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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 dates19,121Searchable applications
578Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 9,303 approved or refused records
1,518Refused applications
7,785 approved · 1,518 refused · 1,118 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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 Made19/00353/CONC/AS
Discharge of condition 7
Kingsgate Farm, Kingsgate Lane, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NS
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00172/AS
Extension to detached garage including dormer windows.
Downsells, Canterbury Road, Godmersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HE
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00173/AS
Prior notification for the installation of a new 20.00m monopole supporting 6 no. antennas with a wrap around equipment cabinet at the base of the column, installation of 3 no. new equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
Proposed Telecommunications mast south east of 20, Newtown Green, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0PE
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00174/AS
Works of conversion to facilitate change of use to create two dwellings following prior approval granted under application reference 19/00191/AS (Notification for prior approval for a change of use from premises in light industrial use class B1(c) and land within its curtilage to two dwelling houses)
Buildings A and B, Rook Toll, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00175/AS
Prior notification for proposed change of use of existing Barn and land within its curtilage to form two residential dwellings with associated operational development
Barn 2, Stone Green Nurseries, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00176/AS
Prior notification for proposed change of use of existing Barn and land within its curtilage to form two residential dwelling with associated operational development
Barn 1, Stone Green Nurseries, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 29 Jan 2021 - Decision Made21/00177/AS
Single storey rear extension
4 Maynard Villas, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3LP
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00179/AS
Construction of two storey side, front and rear extensions with rear single storey extension
25 Oxenturn Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BH
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00180/AS
Demolition of agricultural buildings and erection of 5 detached single storey dwellings.
Balcony Farm, Haycross Lane, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3TF
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00181/AS
Proposed first floor roof extension & detached garage
Two Chimneys, Northbrooke Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8JE
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Pending Consideration21/00182/AS
Reserved matters application to consider access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline permission 14/01486/AS (Hybrid planning application for the development of land at Maidstone Road, comprising: full planning permission for the erection of a 51 unit age restricted affordable housing scheme and outline planning permission for market sale housing on the remainder of the site) for the erection of 59 no. 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom market housing units
Land between Arthur Baker Playing Field and, Ashford Road, Charing, Kent
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision Made20/01317/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 20/01317/AS (Proposed conversion and extension of an outbuilding to form a residential annexe) to include changes to fenestration, addition of chimney, air source heat pump and garage doors
Lime Kiln Farm, Tilden Chapel Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QN
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00185/AS
Change of use of the land to allow for the stationing of one residential caravan.
Old Yard, Lenham Heath Road, Charing, Kent
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00186/AS
Demolition of existing garage, rear extension & conservatory. Erection of new porch, two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
270 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QN
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00187/AS
Outline Application (with all matters reserved except access and landscaping) for the erection of up to 4 detached dwellings, with provision of access to Kingsford Street and landscaping
Land between Orchard Cottage and Redburr, Kingsford Street, Mersham, Kent
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00222/AS
Erection of a storage building in connection with Mersham Le Hatch Business Village.
Mersham Le Hatch, Hythe Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NH
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00223/AS
Single storey rear extension to provide dining area to existing public house
Six Bells Inn, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QQ
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00224/AS
Erection of a single storey garden room extension
Westwell Lodge, Gold Hill, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decision Made19/00354/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4
2 Silks Farm Cottage, Amage Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DE
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00225/AS
Demolition of garage and the erection of detached building for mixed use ancillary annexe and holiday let
23 Hurst Close, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UG
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00226/AS
Installation of new timber close boarded fence (retrospective)
Forge Field Oast, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8ER
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00227/AS
Application for Temporary Rural Workers Dwelling.
The Wilderness, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LS
Received 10 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00228/AS
Maintenance and refurbishment works to the Appledore Station building and exterior wall.
Appledore Station, Station Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DG
Received 9 Feb 2021 - Decision Made21/00229/AS
Section 73 application to vary condition 19 of planning permission 15/00206/AS to increase the limit on HGV movements from 110 per day to 150 per day to meet current market demand
Charing Quarry, Hook Lane, Charing, Kent, TN27 0AN
Received 4 Feb 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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