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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

18,806Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,248 approved or refused records

1,507Refused applications

7,741 approved · 1,507 refused · 1,104 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Made19/00798/AS
Extension and Conversion of Barn to Residential, Construction of Outbuilding, Incorporation and Change of Use of Land to Residential Curtilage and Temporary Stationing of Two Static Caravans and Two Cabins for duration of build (alternative scheme to prior approval granted under 16/00239/AS)
Orchard Barn, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DH
Received 3 Jun 2019
Decision Made17/00678/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 4(d)
Land west of Forge House, Egerton Road, Charing, Kent
Received 3 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00799/AS
Erection of a porch to front elevation; replace kitchen door with window; erection of two dormer windows to front and rear elevations; first floor extensions; garage roof conversion.
The Dukes, Bank Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DE
Received 3 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00800/AS
Rear extension to provide an additional activity space, timber cladding and removal of pebble dash and replacement with render, replacement front entrance canopy and ramp with new pedestrian access; alterations to fenestration and roof form
Appledore Village Hall, 76 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AE
Received 3 Jun 2019
Decision Made17/00172/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 5 (i)
Buildings and Yard opposite Laurenden, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 3 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00801/AS
Erection of a two storey detached dwelling (retrospective)
Lantarna, The Pinnock, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SP
Received 3 Jun 2019
Decision Made09/00081/AMND/AS
Revision to planning application 09/00081/AS to alter the housing tenure and arrangement of Plots 29-32 and 41-44.
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 4 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00815/AS
Single storey side extension
30 Washford Farm Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5YB
Received 6 Jun 2019
Decision Made18/00191/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 13 & 14
Land rear of The Red Lion and east of, Tile Lodge Road, Charing
Received 4 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00816/AS
Outline application with all matters reserved for the erection of two detached dwellings with associated driveway and access.
Land north of Baileys Place, Heath Road, Appledore, Kent
Received 4 Jun 2019
Decision Made18/01175/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 1, 3, 6, 7 & 8
Little Barn, Red Barn Farm, Laws Lane, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HG
Received 4 Jun 2019
Decision Made18/01329/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
Old Cottage, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3LF
Received 4 Jun 2019
Decision Made18/01785/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 2
Herondon Lodge, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 31 May 2019
Decision Made17/00018/COAB/AS
Discharge of condition 59 (relating to Plots 3, 4 and 5)
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 5 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00817/AS
Demolition of barns and erection of 4no. dwellings, with associated landscaping and parking
Noakes Farm, Ash Hill, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2PE
Received 5 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00854/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Installation of box dormer to side elevation; erection of outbuilding for office and storage
The Woodlands, Church Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LY
Received 11 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00855/AS
Single storey rear extension
Portland, Green Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BJ
Received 11 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00856/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
Land rear of Manorwood House, Woodchurch Road, Shadoxhurst, Kent
Received 11 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00818/AS
Replacement and relocation of existing flare stack and associated works (retrospective)
Former Pluckley Landfill Site, Chambers Green Road, Pluckley
Received 4 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00819/AS
Removal of Condition 12 of application 15/01258/AS (Conversion of three barns to office and two holiday lets, together with the demolition of a Atcost barn) To allow use of holiday lets as permanant dwellings.
Missingham Farm, Pilgrims Way, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LU
Received 5 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00820/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Installation of a Dropped Kerb
25 Flaxpond Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5PR
Received 5 Jun 2019
Decision Made16/00150/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12 & 14 for application 16/00150/AS
Ingleden Park Riding Centre, Swain Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SL
Received 5 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00822/AS
Single storey rear extension.
Lilac House, 27 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 5 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00823/AS
Erection of single storey rear extension and removal of window and door on rear elevation; removal of rafters in kitchen.
Lilac House, 27 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 5 Jun 2019

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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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