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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
7,821 approved · 1,532 refused · 1,133 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Norfolks, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EG
Received 20 Dec 20182 Millbrook Meadow, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 4XL
Received 20 Dec 2018Lark Hill Cottage, Link Hill Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9BG
Received 20 Dec 2018Melville House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 20 Dec 2018Melville House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 20 Dec 2018Rear gardens of 23 and 25, Windmill Close, Willesborough
Received 21 Dec 2018Iraden, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8LH
Received 20 Dec 2018Tesco Stores Ltd, Moat Field Meadow, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3LU
Received 20 Dec 2018Cold Comfort, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HE
Received 20 Dec 2018Tesco Stores Ltd, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 20 Dec 2018The Panorama, Park Street, Ashford, Kent
Received 20 Dec 2018Bombardier Transportation Ltd, Beaver Lane, Ashford, TN23 4TX
Received 20 Dec 2018Carlton Business Park, Carlton Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 20 Dec 2018Cold Comfort, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HE
Received 20 Dec 201812 Belmore Park, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UW
Received 31 Dec 2018The Vardo, Staple Lees, Hastingleigh, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5HG
Received 21 Dec 20181 and 2 Woodland View, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR
Received 21 Dec 2018Springfield, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DG
Received 21 Dec 2018Wealden, Cot Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JD
Received 21 Dec 2018Land Parcels 34, 35, 36 and 37, Former Rowcroft and Templer Barracks site, Templer Way, Ashford, Kent
Received 31 Dec 2018Land south of The Wheel Inn, The Street, Westwell, Kent
Received 21 Dec 2018Public Conveniences, Station Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 21 Dec 201844 Violet Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GH
Received 31 Dec 2018Land between Arthur Baker Playing Field and, Ashford Road, Charing, Kent
Received 21 Dec 2018Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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