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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

19,115Searchable applications

578Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,301 approved or refused records

1,516Refused applications

7,785 approved · 1,516 refused · 1,116 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made21/00125/AS
Construction of swimming pool and pump house
Handley Cross, Withersdane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DL
Received 20 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00126/AS
Outline application for up to 15 dwellings, a medical centre and pharmacy, associated landscaping and infrastructure with all matters reserved except for access
Land south east of, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00127/AS
Conversion of garage to annexe including cladding to the exterior and cladding to first floor of dwelling house
43 Chestnut Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3LR
Received 20 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00128/AS
Proposed 5 bedroom detached dwelling and vehicular access on land adjacent to 105 The Street, Willesborough.
Folly Lodge, 105 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NB
Received 20 Jan 2021
Decision Made16/01314/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 2 (Retrospective) & 5.
Ivy Cottage, 5 Cranbrooks, Blind Lane, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HB
Received 20 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00130/AS
Single storey rear/side extension
74 Raymond Fuller Way, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9TB
Received 20 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00131/AS
Repair/replacement of one metre of deteriorated oak timber
Henden Place, 15 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PF
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00132/AS
Conversion of existing redundant agricultural barn to a single dwelling, conversion of an existing redundant agricultural barn to a studio, ancillary external works
Pevington Farm, Egerton Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0PF
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00133/AS
Conversion of existing redundant agricultural barn to a single dwelling, conversion of an existing redundant agricultural barn to a studio, ancillary external works
Pevington Farm, Egerton Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0PF
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00134/AS
Loft conversion to create second floor accommodation comprising formation of front and rear dormer roofs including installation of velux rooflights.
Silver Birches, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DQ
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made17/00588/CONC/AS
Discharge condition 9
Land east of The Dering Arms, The Grove, Pluckley, Kent
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00135/AS
Proposed change of use of first floor residential dwelling into wine tasting venue. Minor internal alterations to ground and first floor to facilitate shop and wine bar
Tudor Lodge Gift Shop, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00136/AS
Works of conversion to facilitate proposed change of use for first floor residential dwelling into wine tasting venue and further alterations to ground and first floor to facilitate shop and wine bar.
Tudor Lodge Gift Shop, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00137/AS
Application for prior notification of proposed agricultural development being the erection of a steel frame barn for machinery & hay/straw storage
Lone Barn Farm, Sticketts Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 19 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00138/AS
Erection of a single storey rear extension
Birch House, 93A Lower Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3SG
Received 21 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00139/AS
Replacement of existing cold store structure with new building of similar design, to be used for short-term holiday lets
Disused Cold Store, Knoll House, Acton Lane, Wittersham, Kent
Received 22 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00141/AS
Two storey extension to front and rear.
25 Chart Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HT
Received 22 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00142/AS
Single storey link extension and conversion of former stables to create residential extension to oast
Forge Field Oast, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8ER
Received 25 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00143/AS
Change of use of land to residential and erection of a fence
2 Wivenhoe, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5YL
Received 25 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00145/AS
Section 73 Minor Material amendment application for variation of condition 1 of 19/00455/AS (Reserved matters application for details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of one detached bungalow in pursuant to Outline Planning permission 18/00545/AS) to add first floor accommodation to include a window to the first floor front elevation and first floor rear elevation and a Conservation Velux window to the first floor north eastern elevation.
Land west of Hodee, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 25 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00146/AS
Single storey rear extension to garage and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
8 Harvest Way, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5WR
Received 25 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00147/AS
Construction of single detached dwelling (plot 2) (amended design to design approved under planning permission 14/01157/AS)
Paladin, 2 The Lilybuds, The Lees, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DH
Received 25 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00149/AS
Erection of a single storey side extension
Summerfield, Kingsford Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6PE
Received 25 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00150/AS
Erection of three dwellings accessed from Quarrywood together with associated landscaping and engineering works.
Land rear of 2 to 16 Longsfield off, Quarry Wood, Aldington, Kent
Received 25 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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