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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

19,109Searchable applications

578Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,300 approved or refused records

1,516Refused applications

7,784 approved · 1,516 refused · 1,116 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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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 Made18/00652/CONI/AS
Discharge of conditions relating to Parcels 1 & 4 to discharge conditions 5 (Construction Activities: Code of Construction Practice and Site Management Plan), Condition 6 (Cycle storage and communal bin stores at apartments), Condition 11 (iii) (Hard landscaping), Condition 12 (Hard and soft landscaping implementation), Condition 16 (High-speed Fibre Optic Broadband (FTTP)), Condition 21 (Internal sound levels – residential) and Condition 22 (Electric charging points at houses, flats over parking and apartments)
Land south of Park Farm East, Hamstreet Bypass, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 11 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01207/AS
Installation of a kiosk on Godmersham Water Treatment works operational site to house a UV disinfection system
Godmersham Pumping Station, Canterbury Road, Godmersham, Kent, CT4 7DP
Received 11 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01081/AS
Demolition of existing storage building and erection of a replacement Chill Store
Trophy House, Leacon Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4TU
Received 17 Aug 2020
Decision Made18/00989/CONC/AS
Discharge condition 8
Oak Tree Cottage, School Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BA
Received 17 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01082/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed - Erection of conservatory to rear
30 Skylark Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QH
Received 17 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01083/AS
Relocation of ground floor WC to existing understairs cupboard; reinstatement of door/wall/panelling; removal of existing partition wall
Wakeley House, 71 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LS
Received 17 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01084/AS
Revision to listed building consent 18/00840/AS (Single storey extension; internal alterations at ground, first and second floors, removal, replacement and enlargement of windows, replacement and addition of conservation rooflights; addition of flue, and re-instate lime plaster on laths for the roof and roof ashlar walls) to change design of the single storey extension to change windows/doors arrangement
The Forge House, 64-68 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AS
Received 17 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01085/AS
Conversion of garage to study, first floor extension over garage and clad existing bay window to match
28 Tudor End, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9DR
Received 17 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01086/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - Single Storey infill Orangery/Conservatory.
Honeyset Farm, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QR
Received 18 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01087/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - erection of an outbuilding to be used as a domestic shed
Oldbury, Brissenden Green Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BJ
Received 18 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01088/AS
Proposed garage and garden store; change of use of land to residential and extension to driveway (part retrospective)
Palstre Court Farm Barn, Palstre Court Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7PX
Received 18 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01089/AS
Erection of a rear extension to replace the existing conservatory
22 Constantine Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PN
Received 17 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01090/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - 3 no. rooflights to front elevation
1 Bridewell Mews, Bridewell Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6EY
Received 18 Aug 2020
Decision Made19/00475/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 19/00475/AS (Reserved matters (pursuant to outline planning application 12/00400/AS) for the development of 64 residential dwellings within Parcel Q, Main Phase AAP 1 including associated roads, parking, landscaping, open space and infrastructure) for the repositioning of 3 carports associated with plots 37 49 and 58 at Chilmington Green Parcel Q2
Parcel Q, Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 18 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01091/AS
Erection of 1 no. non-illuminated free-standing totem sign and 1 no. non-illuminated fascia
The Cobalt Building, 1600 Eureka Park, Lower Pemberton, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BF
Received 18 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01092/AS
Construction of two dwellings
Land south east of Viaduct Terrace and rear of Whispers, Warehorne Road, Warehorne, Kent
Received 18 Aug 2020
Decision Made19/00183/CONB/AS
Discharge conditions 3, 5, 16
Crossways, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BJ
Received 18 Aug 2020
Decision Made21/00119/AS
Internal alterations to an office building, changes to the fenestration and the addition of 4x rooflights.
The Wharf, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5QG
Received 19 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00120/AS
Provision of 2 classrooms (5 bay modular unit).
Repton Manor Primary School, Repton Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3RX
Received 19 Jan 2021
Decision Made20/01614/CONA/AS
Discharge conditions 3, 5, 6, 9
Mersham Le Hatch, Hythe Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NH
Received 20 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00121/AS
Variation of condition 16 on planning permission 19/01742/AS (Demolition of Existing Agricultural Buildings and Erection of a Dwelling with Associated Access, Parking and Landscaping/Garden) to vary the approved plans.
Plot 2, Former Wye College Pig Unit, Amage Road, Wye
Received 19 Jan 2021
Under Consultation21/00122/AS
Change of use to Large House in Multiple Occupation (Amended description)
62 Adams Drive, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0FW
Received 19 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00123/AS
Erection of rear dormer window & rooflights to side elevation; insertion of replacement windows and doors and other alterations.
80 Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 20 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00124/AS
Application for prior notification for an agricultural storage building.
The Old Dairy, Giggers Green Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7BY
Received 20 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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