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Ashford Borough Council
Planning applications.
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 dates19,119Searchable applications
578Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,302 approved or refused records
1,517Refused applications
7,785 approved · 1,517 refused · 1,118 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Nov 2016 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and DevelopmentContact planning Planning ContactsLocal plan Emerging Local Plan and Design CodePre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decision Made18/00207/AM02/AS
Amendment to application 18/00207/AS (Reserved Matters approval for the development of Parcel P for 99 dwellings, together with associated access roads, footpaths, drainage, car/cycle parking, groundworks, landscaping and infrastructure) for minor revisions to approved design and layout.
Parcel P The Hamlet, Land at Chilmington Green, Bartlets Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 26 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00151/AS
Two storey rear extension
River Hall Oast, River Hall Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JE
Received 25 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00152/AS
Part change of use of Class E office use to 3 residential apartments. Erection of three storey side extension and other minor alterations. Retention of the ground floor for its existing class E office use. (Alternative scheme to 19/01485/AS)
3 Queen Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RF
Received 26 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00153/AS
Proposed loft space for garage and the use for ancillary accommodation, outside deck area and changes to the fenestration [Revision of planning permission 17/00911/AS and 17/00911/AMND/AS].
Summer House, The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EA
Received 26 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00154/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Use of barn as an Annex to the main dwelling
Oaklands, Moor Lane, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BH
Received 22 Jan 2021 - Decision Made18/01558/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 2
Lacton Manor, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4NG
Received 26 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00002/GPDE/AS
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 4m x ridge height 4m x eaves height 2.5m)
15 St Stephens Walk, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5AD
Received 26 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00155/AS
Formation of wildlife pond for Great Crested Newts
Land south west of Rother Valley Farm, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, Kent
Received 26 Jan 2021 - Decision Made20/01524/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 2
The Byre, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SY
Received 27 Jan 2021 - Valid21/00156/AS
Erection of 5no dwellings with associated parking and landscaping together with modifications to the access.
Land at rear of 10A, Blackwall Road North, Willesborough, Kent
Received 26 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00157/AS
Proposed side extension
38 Rosewood Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4QF
Received 27 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00158/AS
Proposed Access and Driveway
Durrants Court Barn, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BS
Received 27 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00159/AS
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation; addition of porch and changes to fenestration, internal alterations and a pitched roof over the open porch of the original dwellinghouse
Thatch, Ram Lane, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0PU
Received 27 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00160/AS
Variation to condition 2 on planning permission 19/00987/AS (Erection of a new five bedroom detached dwelling along with new access and private drive from the highway) A proposed new access to the highway.
Land to the south west of Elm Tree Grange, Ashford Road, High Halden, Kent
Received 27 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00161/AS
Change of use from a TV repair shop is A1 (retail) to Sui Generis (beauty salon).
74 New Street, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8TT
Received 27 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00162/AS
Replacement of the 1no. existing illuminated fascia sign to the front elevation and 1no. existing illuminated projecting sign.
74 New Street, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8TT
Received 27 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00163/AS
Change of use of land from agriculture to equestrian, erection of two buildings each containing 14 stables/loose boxes and associated feed/store rooms, washbay, rugroom and tackroom, together with demolition of one existing stable building
Chart Court Liveries, Chart Court Farm, Pluckley Road, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QH
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00164/AS
Proposed first floor side extension and single storey side extension. Porch canopy to the front elevation. Part two storey and single storey rear extension. Laying of hardstanding.
Mackley Farm, Knock Hill, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JX
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00165/AS
Proposed dwelling and garage (revision to plot 2 approved under planning permission 16/00150/AS (Replacement of commercial equestrian buildings with 2 No. dwellings and associated garaging and private stable building))
Plot 2, Former Ingleden Park Riding Centre, Swain Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00166/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - formation of new farm road
Chart Court Farm, Pluckley Road, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QH
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00167/AS
Proposed relocation of the stables building, together with (retrospective) ancillary service and preparation area, access, rainwater harvesting tank and landscaping
Pilgrims Rest, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DJ
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00168/AS
Prior notification for the change of use of an existing redundant agricultural building into flexible use (Class R) Tea Room with Kitchen Area & Ancillary Facilities
Redundant Farm Building at, Hamilton Farm, Stone Cross Road, Bilsington, Kent
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00170/AS
Outline planning application for erection of 25 dwellings including access (all other matters reserved)
Vicarage, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PY
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00171/AS
Variation of condition 02 of planning permission 19/00445/AS ( Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of x 2 dwellings) to alter the approved ground level and resultant design
Millgarth, The Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LU
Received 28 Jan 2021
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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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