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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

18,721Searchable applications

583Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,229 approved or refused records

1,506Refused applications

7,723 approved · 1,506 refused · 1,101 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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 Made18/01707/AS
Reserved matters for House Style, House Size, and Landscaping, in accordance with new dwelling permitted under outline application 17/01153/AS
Frog Hollow, Church Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LY
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01708/AS
Repair to Chimney Stacks (retrospective)
Pett Place, Pett Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0DS
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made17/01727/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 4 (plot 3)
Site of former Rimmel International Ltd, Cobbswood Industrial Estate, Carlton Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1ED
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01709/AS
Proposed extensions and refurbishment to create a restaurant / bar and restaurant, alterations to site access, associated on site parking, landscaping and terracing.
Croft Hotel, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DU
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01710/AS
Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural buildings and land within their curtilage to 5 no. dwelling houses
Agricultural Buildings at Noakes Farm, Ash Hill, Ruckinge, Kent
Received 22 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01711/AS
Provision of Security Lighting to the Property (retrospective)
Pett Place, Pett Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0DS
Received 21 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01712/AS
Proposed part two storey and part single storey rear extension
14 Bybrook Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9JA
Received 22 Nov 2018
Decision Made16/01123/AMND/AS
Revision to the reduction in roof height and removal of second storey on approved garage conversion on planning permission 16/01123/AS for the conversion of, and extension to, existing garage to provide annexe and erection of new garage
Palace Corner, The Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LU
Received 19 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01713/AS
Extension to existing cricket pavilion to create new community village hall with associated car parking and detached storage building
Sports Pavilion, The Cricket Ground, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5PY
Received 22 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/00648/CONA/AS
Discharge conditions 1, 2
Giles Farm, The Pinnock, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SY
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01714/AS
Erection of new bailiffs cabin and siting of holiday-let pods on site.
Greenacres Farm Fishery, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EH
Received 22 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01715/AS
Proposed garage in place of garage previously approved
Magnolia House, Blindgrooms Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HN
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01716/AS
Proposed garage in place of garage previously approved
Plot 3, Former T K Banbury Transport Ltd, Blindgrooms Lane, Shadoxhurst, Kent
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01717/AS
Variation / Removal of conditions 4 and 5 of 15/00449/AS - limitations of hours of use of the access and amenity buildings on the site
Greenacres Farm Fishery, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EH
Received 22 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/00709/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4
Lower Woolwich, Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NX
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01718/AS
Two storey side extension and conversion of semi-detached property into two x one bed flats (resubmission of, and revision to design, planning permission 05/01827/AS) (Retrospective)
9 Grange Crescent, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DY
Received 22 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01719/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - vehicle crossover
2 Field End, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0AP
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made09/01533/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4
Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7QA
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01720/AS
Conversion of garage to living accommodation and store.
Casa Ybel, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HU
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01721/AS
Erection of a kitchen extension to replace the lean-to addition.
2 Orlestone Villas, Ashford Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DU
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made17/01443/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions 3(In part),4,5,6 (In part),7,8,9,11,18,23,24 & 26
The Wheel Inn, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 23 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01722/AS
Single storey side extension, extension to roof to include dormer window and rooflights, addition of, and extension to, chimney, change to external materials, replacement garage
Old Hall Place, Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PD
Received 26 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/01723/AS
New Garage and storage building
Balla, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DG
Received 26 Nov 2018
Decision Made18/00934/AMND/AS
Amendment to location of proposed (approved) replacement garage - to be repositioned 6.5 metres further west on site to avoid potential problems arising from root action of existing oak trees. Proposed Garage building footprint/profile to be unchanged.
Pixie Barn, Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NX
Received 26 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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