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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,702 approved · 1,500 refused · 1,096 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
24 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EA
Received 20 Jul 20205 Glebe Close, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NG
Received 21 Jul 2020Land south of Swiss Cottage, Rolvenden Hill, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 21 Jul 202075 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SF
Received 21 Jul 2020Blossoms Caravan Park, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BU
Received 21 Jul 2020Agricultural Building, Woodside Farm, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Kent
Received 21 Jul 202040 Glebelands, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EA
Received 22 Jul 2020South Of England Rare Breeds Centre, Highlands Farm, Warehorne Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RJ
Received 22 Jul 2020St Mawgan, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HX
Received 22 Jul 2020Tectona Grandis, The Lees, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BP
Received 22 Jul 2020112 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7SR
Received 21 Jul 20201 Ham Mill Cottages, Ham Mill Lane, Warehorne, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2QW
Received 21 Jul 20208 Bramble Walk, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GF
Received 22 Jul 2020Rocky Bourne Barn, Mill Lane, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AL
Received 22 Jul 2020Enterprise House, Eureka Science Park, Nicholas Road, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4AG
Received 23 Jul 202023 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AL
Received 21 Jul 2020Avalon, Soleshill Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8JZ
Received 23 Jul 2020Herondon Lodge, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 23 Jul 2020Kia Ora, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NQ
Received 23 Jul 2020Carrissima, Grosvenor Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9PH
Received 24 Jul 2020Ladywood Cottage, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AP
Received 24 Jul 2020Missingham Farm, Pilgrims Way, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LU
Received 27 Jul 2020Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 24 Jul 20201 Pixs Cottages, Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NX
Received 27 Jul 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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