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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

19,435Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,364 approved or refused records

1,535Refused applications

7,829 approved · 1,535 refused · 1,134 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made19/00909/AS
Variation of condition 1 on planning permission 14/00763/AS to remove reference to clinic use and allow educational use
Withersdane Hall, Coldharbour Lane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DA
Received 21 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00910/AS
Variation of condition 1 on planning permission 14/00765/AS to remove reference to clinic use and allow educational use
Withersdane Hall, Coldharbour Lane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DA
Received 21 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00911/AS
Variation of condition 1 on planning permission 14/00766/AS to remove reference to clinic use and allow educational use
Withersdane Hall, Coldharbour Lane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DA
Received 21 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00912/AS
Creation of opening within an existing chimney breast to the Living Room on the Ground Floor removing portion of brickwork and insertion of timber lintel/mantle
Bank House, Egerton Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0BS
Received 21 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00913/AS
Removal of existing outbuilding and erection of proposed detached garage with home office / hobby room above
Little Vale, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QW
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made17/00947/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 17/00947/AS (Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with living accommodation above) to provide an additional side door; alterations to window positions; changes to materials; change to roof profile/parapet and installation of air source heat pump
Lavington House, Naccolt, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5NY
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00914/AS
Erection of freestanding non-illuminated advertising board (retrospective)
Havenlea Place, Canterbury Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8AE
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00915/AS
Provision of new garage, attached to existing stable building.
Mill House, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BJ
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00916/AS
Change of use from class A1 Shop/Retail to 3 No. 2 bedroom residential apartments including replacement single storey extension and alterations to front bays/door.
4 West Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JL
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00917/AS
Works of conversion from retail to 3 No. 2 bedroom residential apartments including replacement single storey extension and alterations to front bays/door
4 West Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JL
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00918/AS
Building alterations and repairs to include replacement floating flooring; removal of partitions and step; internal lighting installation; replacement gate (retrospective)
Willow Barn, Cherry Gardens, Brook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3TA
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00919/AS
Single storey extension via glazed link to the existing cottage (revision to planning permission 17/00053/AS)
Bagshot Cottage, Baddlesmere, Faversham, Kent, ME13 0LA
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00920/AS
Single storey extension via glazed link to the existing cottage and reopening of side door (revision to listed building consent 17/00054/AS)
Bagshot Cottage, Baddlesmere, Faversham, Kent, ME13 0LA
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00921/AS
Outline planning permission including access, layout and scale for the demolition of two out of use wings and erection of two new wings on the same site to create 40 self-contained extra-care units with associated communal support facilities and infrastructure
Lakeside Nursing Home, Chapel Road, Hothfield, Ashford, TN25 4LN
Received 24 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00922/AS
Proposed new animal enclosures
Wildlife Heritage Foundation, Headcorn Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PJ
Received 26 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00923/AS
Proposed covered area/enclosure within garden area to provide space for shisha bar (revision to planning permission 18/01853/AS)
The Breeze Bar and Restaurant, 117 Station Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1EY
Received 23 Jun 2019
Decision Made17/00018/COAC/AS
Discharge of condition 47 (plot 3 )
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 25 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00925/AS
Repairs to external fabric including replacement boarding, repair of windows, cills, architraves, render repair, removal of redundant timber blocks, replacement stable door, and roof repairs
The Tickled Trout, Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EB
Received 25 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00926/AS
Part two storey/part single storey side extension to replace conservatory; replacement front porch
Rose Cottage, New Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9DT
Received 25 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00927/AS
Single storey extension to rear
37 Bentley Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HP
Received 25 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00929/AS
Prior approval for change of use from agricultural building to one dwelling house and associated operational development (resubmission of 16/01039/AS)
Farm buildings at Bull Lane Farm, Bull Lane, Bethersden, Kent, TN26 3HA
Received 27 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00931/AS
Proposed new garage/workshop
Oakfield Lodge, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4PL
Received 26 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00932/AS
Erection of two garage blocks (to provide 10 garages in total) to replace two existing garage blocks (part retrospective in terms of demolition to dangerous structure)
Cornex Garage, 22 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LN
Received 25 Jun 2019
Decision Made19/00933/AS
Erection of one residential dwelling (resubmissions of permissions 16/00053/AS, 16/01644/AS & 17/00493/AS)
Cranwell House, The Forstal, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
Received 27 Jun 2019

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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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