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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

19,368Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,352 approved or refused records

1,531Refused applications

7,821 approved · 1,531 refused · 1,132 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made18/01791/AS
Industrial development comprising a mix of B8 (storage), B2 and B1(c) (industrial) uses, landscaping, access, electricity sub-station and associated works
Unit 1, Hall Avenue, Orbital Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0AA
Received 11 Dec 2018
Decision Made12/00400/CONO/AS
Discharge of condition 50 (External Appearance) - Parcels A, E, F(part) - sub-phase 1
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 11 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01792/AS
Single Storey Side Extension
123 Manorfield, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5YP
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01793/AS
First floor extension over garage (existing)
9 Juniper Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JY
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01794/AS
Conversion of existing garage to one bed annex
Foxwood, Capel Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EJ
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01795/AS
Proposed first floor side extension.
17 Belmont Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9LS
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made17/01481/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 4a (in part) & 4d (in part)
Ruffyns, Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7EF
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01797/AS
Application for proposed car barn and change of use of land to residential. (to be read in conjunction with consented application ref: 18/00527)
Agricultural building at, Dering Wood Lodge, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01798/AS
Replacement of existing portaloos on site with new building housing male, female and disabled wc and groundskeepers store
Biddenden Bowls Club, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01799/AS
Single storey extension to front elevation
3 Yew Close, Ashford, TN23 3JZ
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01800/AS
Demolition of existing outbuildings & construction of single storey kitchen extension and two storey side extension with annexe accommodation
Fairlight, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UW
Received 13 Dec 2018
Under Consultation18/01801/AS
Outline application for residential development for the erection of up to 35 units, to include access from Church Road only, with all other matters reserved
Land between Peelers and Oakleigh, Church Road, Smeeth, Kent
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01802/AS
Listed building consent to repaint the front elevation with colours to match the original paintwork.
8 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BX
Received 12 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01803/AS
Extension to, and conversion of, former studio to holiday let with associated parking and amenity curtilage
Studio at, Beale Lands Farm House, Shawlands Lane, High Halden, Kent
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01804/AS
Demolish existing redundant agricultural barn and replace it with a similarly sized dwelling that will utilise the existing access and include associated parking and garden storage.
Agricultural Barn at, Pig and Whistle Farmhouse, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/00551/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 6 & 13
Land between the Pig and Whistle Farmhouse and Minden Cottage, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01805/AS
Demolition of disused cowshed and ancillary building with permission for conversion to holiday let use, and its replacement by a single dwelling to form holiday let accommodation
Clover Farm, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PB
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01806/AS
Construction of a pond for Great Crested Newts in current improved grassland
Runsell Farm, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3ET
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made17/00258/CONE/AS
Discharge of condition 5 & 8(a).
Land rear of Rose Cottage Farm, North Street, Biddenden, Kent
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01807/AS
Replacement dwelling
Hope Farm Bungalow, Peening Quarter Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7NP
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made16/01854/CONE/AS
Re- Discharge of conditions 7 & 9 - Materials and Landscaping
Site of former Great Chart Motors, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3AH
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01808/AS
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two dwellings
Millgarth, The Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LU
Received 13 Dec 2018
Decision Made17/01657/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 2 - Materials
Halden Field, Pope House Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SS
Received 14 Dec 2018
Decision Made18/01810/AS
Conversion of single integral garage into a habitable room.
32 Saw Lodge Field, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PB
Received 14 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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