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Ashford Borough Council
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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

18,676Searchable applications

584Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,216 approved or refused records

1,502Refused applications

7,714 approved · 1,502 refused · 1,099 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

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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 Made18/01687/AS
Installation of two red light safety cameras at Appledore Level Crossing, together with ancillary signage (retrospective)
The Gate House, Appledore Station, Station Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DG
Received 16 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01688/AS
Re build balcony and steps from second floor to ground (resubmission of application 11/00539/AS)
The Windmill, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NH
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01689/AS
Change of use of former butchery from class A1 (retail) to B1a (office use)
St Michaels Butchery, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PR
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01690/AS
Relocation of ATM, installation of shopfront to side elevation and the erection of external walk in refrigeration units
BP Filling Station, 18 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7RP
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01691/AS
Replace existing flat roof over a single storey extension to the rear elevation of the property with a new pitched roof to match the existing pitched roof
Lynton, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EG
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01692/AS
Extension to rear of detached chalet bungalow to provide accommodation
Broadview, Blackberry Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AE
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01693/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - dropped kerb in connection with the construction of a new driveway
42 Musgrove, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7UW
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01694/AS
Re build balcony and steps from second floor to ground (resubmission of application 11/00538/AS)
The Windmill, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NH
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01695/AS
Removal of agricultural occupancy condition on planning permission WE/9/63/230
2 Tuesnoad House, Tuesnoad Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EH
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01696/AS
Prior Approval for a change of use of an agricultural building including land within its curtilage into a single residential dwelling and associated operational development
The Farriers, Mundy Bois Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9ER
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01697/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - infill extension and further extension to the rear; fenestration changes
Chadshunt, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PU
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/00107/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 2
The Wharf, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5QG
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01698/AS
Change of use of land to extend residential garden. Erection of side extension. Conversion of existing attached barn with first floor extension over. Erection of new cart style garage.
The Cottage, Belcot Manor Farm, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LT
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01699/AS
Erection of detached dwelling with associated parking and landscaping
The Hay Loft, Laws Lane, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HG
Received 20 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01700/AS
Erection of rear, 3 metre, single storey extension
56 Essella Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AN
Received 20 Nov 2018
Decision Made17/01019/CONC/AS
Discharge of condition 14 (PART)
The Levels, Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4NP
Received 20 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01701/AS
Single storey rear extension
5 Eastwell Meadows, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QR
Received 20 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/00527/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13,14
Agricultural building at, Dering Wood Lodge, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 20 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01702/AS
Single storey rear infill extension
2 Meadow Close, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DY
Received 20 Nov 2018
Decision Made12/00400/AM05/AS
Non-material amendment to condition 17 of planning permission 12/00400/AS to revise condition 17 (xii) SuDS Strategy - Revised SUDS Strategy Masterplan
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01703/AS
Demolition of wall and gate at the rear of the property to accommodate car parking area and erection of new gate
13 Barrow Hill Terrace, Barrow Hill, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NF
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01704/AS
Retrospective application for erection of double garage
Appleby Grange, Green Hill Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9EY
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01705/AS
Conversion of existing integral garage into a living area and removal of internal walls to create an open plan kitchen/dining room and reconfigure other rooms accordingly.
52 Shrubcote, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BP
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01706/AS
Erection of timber fencing and hardstanding (retrospective); change of use of land to residential
Barn at Wanden, Wanden Lane, Egerton, Kent
Received 21 Nov 2018

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What these statistics cover

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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