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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

18,463Searchable applications

583Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,174 approved or refused records

1,490Refused applications

7,684 approved · 1,490 refused · 1,090 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Apr 2018 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas44 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas75 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

Decision Made19/01781/AS
Proposed Farm Shop on the land adjacent to Hallmark Farm and change of land use from agricultural land to A1 (retail) and A3 (restaurant/cafe)
Hallmark Farm, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SP
Received 23 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01782/AS
Change of use from a storage compound to a hand car wash and associated facilities
Storage compound between Unit 5 and Watling Tyres, Chunnel Estate, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7HJ
Received 23 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/00847/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 19/00847/AS (Erection of a single detached three bedroom dwelling with associated parking and private garden) for minor amendments to the canopy and the dining room corner window
Old School House, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QB
Received 20 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01783/AS
Demolition of existing outbuilding and proposed 1.5 storey rear linked extension and new outbuilding
Old School House, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QB
Received 20 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01784/AS
Installation of a Motor Control Centre (MCC) Kiosk.
Pumping Station East side of, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent, TN24 0GB
Received 20 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01785/AS
Demolition of existing buildings and removal of residential caravan; erection of four dwellings with carports and landscaping enhancements. (Alternative to application 18/01575/AS)
Eleven Acre Shaw, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, Kent
Received 20 Dec 2019
Decision Made18/00652/CONB/AS
Discharge condition 14 (A), 15
Land south of Park Farm East, Hamstreet Bypass, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 23 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01786/AS
Prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to one residential dwelling and associated operational development
Cott Farm, Cot Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JD
Received 20 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01787/AS
Prior approval for change of use from agricultural barn and land within its curtilage to one dwelling house and associated operational development (revision to 18/01827/AS)
Roughlands Farm House, Lewd Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PB
Received 30 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01747/AS
Reconfiguration and enlargement of rear dormer with new pitched catslide roof and ground floor extension
Spelders Hill Farm, Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PB
Received 16 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01748/AS
Reconfiguration and enlargement of rear dormer with new pitched catslide roof and ground floor extension
Spelders Hill Farm, Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PB
Received 16 Dec 2019
Decision Made17/00498/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 5, 6 & 8
73 Falcon Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5UR
Received 11 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01749/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - vehicle crossover to enable parking with a permeable hard standing
West Eaton, Kingsford Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NZ
Received 17 Dec 2019
Decision Made19/01750/AS
Conversion of, and extension to, garage to provide habitable accommodation with single storey extension linked extension
Wellingtons, Flood Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HE
Received 16 Dec 2019
Decision Made20/00944/AS
Erection of Single Storey Side Extension; Single Storey Rear Extension; installation of swimming pool
Wootton Manor Cottage, Wootton Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0DU
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decision Made20/00945/AS
Change of use of existing unit 17 from B1 to A1
Unit 17, Pickhill Farm, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 21 Jul 2020
Decision Made19/00987/CONC/AS
Discharge of condition 6
Land to the south west of Elm Tree Grange, Ashford Road, High Halden, Kent
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decision Made20/00946/AS
Erection of cart barn
The Annexe Goodshill Farmhouse, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UN
Received 23 Jul 2020
Decision Made20/00947/AS
Full planning permission for a 92-bedroom hotel with associated servicing, car parking and bar/restaurant (for public access) together with the provision of 10 apartments following the demolition of existing buildings.
1 to 11 New Rents, Ashford, TN23 1LE
Received 22 Jul 2020
Decision Made17/01592/CONC/AS
Discharge of condition 4 (part - in relation to bedrooms 2 & 3 only)
Old White Hill Cottage, Canterbury Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8EB
Received 31 Jul 2020
Decision Made20/00821/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - Installation of proposed dormer to side elevation
23 Butterside Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PD
Received 30 Jun 2020
Decision Made20/00822/AS
Variation of condition 1 of 19/00455/AS (Reserved matters application for details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of one detached bungalow in pursuant to Outline Planning permission 18/00545/AS) to replace drawing number 17.879.01D with new drawing number 17.879.01I to provide an enclosed porch to front elevation and set dwelling back to accommodate, redesign of roof, change of brick to Flemish Antique and internal reconfiguration of room layouts
Land west of Hodee, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 30 Jun 2020
Decision Made20/00823/AS
Variation of condition 2 on planning permission ref 13/01063/AS (Variation of condition 5 on Planning Permission Reference 08/00650/AS to extend trading hours from 0700 to 2300 Monday to Saturday, 1000 and 1700 (or as permitted by Sunday trading laws) on Sundays and 0800 and 2000 on Bank Holidays) to extend the permitted delivery hours to allow for unrestricted deliveries and unrestricted unloading
Waitrose Supermarket, 1 Sir Bernard Paget Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3RT
Received 30 Jun 2020
Decision Made20/00824/AS
Formation of a pond for Great Crested Newts
Gable Hook Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BQ
Received 1 Jul 2020

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Ashford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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