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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 dates

19,357Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,351 approved or refused records

1,531Refused applications

7,820 approved · 1,531 refused · 1,132 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Nov 2016 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made18/01853/AS
Proposed covered area within garden to provide space for Shisha Bar
The Breeze Bar and Restaurant, 117 Station Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1EY
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01090/CONB/AS
Discharge condition 8 (Contamination)
Site H2a Orbital Park, The Courtyard, Sevington, Kent, TN24 0GR
Received 21 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01854/AS
Variation of condition 10 (Highway Works) on application 16/01548/AS.
Wye School, Kempe Centre, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EJ
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01855/AS
Change of use and conversion of former oast house to create 2 dwellings
Quarrington Oast House, Quarrington Farm, Quarrington Lane, Brabourne, Kent
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01856/AS
Listed building consent for change of use and conversion of former oast house to 2 dwellings
Quarrington Oast House, Quarrington Farm, Quarrington Lane, Brabourne, Kent
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01857/AS
Variation of condition 11 on permitted application 16/01755/AS (Demolition of existing store with a proposed detached 5 bedroom house) to alter the height of the roof, introduce a rooflight to bedroom 2 and reposition unit centrally in plot and additional weatherboarding to facades in lieu of brickwork
Blackmore Farm, Station Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DF
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made19/00001/AS
Construction of 2 ponds for Great Crested Newts. Each of a surface area of 200 square meters and maximum depth of 2m.
Cherry Orchard Cottage, Cherry Orchard Lane, Bonnington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AZ
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01858/AS
Erection of single holiday let (Amendment to scheme permitted under 18/00918/AS)
The Old Saw Mill, Church Lane, Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5HN
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01859/AS
Proposed single storey front/side extension and alterations including windows and rooflights (Following approval for conversion to dwelling under 16/00331/AS)
School Cottage, School Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AR
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01860/AS
Proposed side extension to form attached garage
2 Chequers Park, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5BA
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made17/01357/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2, 3, 5 & 12
Trafalgar House, Elwick Road, Kent
Received 31 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/00840/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 3
The Forge House, 64-68 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AS
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01780/AS
Proposed internal and external repairs following subsidence damage to include: repairs in/around windows; repointing; repairs to helibar; window/door adjustments; crack and render repairs; replacement of plasterboard
The Forge House, 64-68 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AS
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01781/AS
Single storey side extension
1 Ripley Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0JP
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01783/AS
Single storey linked extension
Herondon Lodge, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01784/AS
Creation of new highway access serving Seven Saints to improve sight lines.
Seven Saints, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QR
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01785/AS
Single storey linked extension; part-removal of, and extension to, existing flat roof element; removal and replacement of internal partition walls; new internal timber panel to inside of original front door; new window and rooflight
Herondon Lodge, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01786/AS
Replacement garage.
Herondon Lodge, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01787/AS
Erect an additional wooden garage
4 Stone Abbage Cottages, Dowle Street Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RY
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made16/01531/CONC/AS
Re-discharge of condition 2 on plots 1 & 2
Land N of Bagham Road and SW of Berry House Lodge, Mulberry Hill, Chilham
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01372/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3 & 4
Old Harrow Farm, Link Hill Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9BH
Received 10 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01788/AS
Erection of a small front porch with WC
11 Tadworth Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9JT
Received 11 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01789/AS
Proposed rear/side extension to ground and first floors and construction of second floor addition and replacement windows to rear elevation
Ashford Baptist Church, St Johns Lane, Ashford, TN23 1PS
Received 11 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01790/AS
New dwelling along with crossover parking, bin & bike storage
Land adjacent 39, Warwick Road, Kennington, Kent, TN24 9EH
Received 11 Dec 2018

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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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