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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.
7,831 approved · 1,535 refused · 1,135 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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87 Bentley Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HR
Received 24 Jun 2019Brunswick House, 6A Brenchley Mews, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JQ
Received 28 Jun 20194 Knockwood Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AP
Received 28 Jun 20192 The Martins, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3LD
Received 27 Jun 20195 High Trees Close, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0ND
Received 27 Jun 2019Beechwood Farm, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SP
Received 26 Jun 2019The Oast House, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8LN
Received 27 Jun 2019Land East of 15, Cot Lane, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8JB
Received 27 Jun 2019Ashford Prep School, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DJ
Received 28 Jun 2019Bridgewood Farm, Watery Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JJ
Received 28 Jun 2019Pillreed Cottage, Plurenden Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JN
Received 28 Jun 2019Stone Green Hall, Flood Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HE
Received 28 Jun 2019Ashford Prep School, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DJ
Received 1 Jul 201923 Tufton Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QN
Received 1 Jul 2019Nimrod Farm, Ongley Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8HF
Received 28 Jun 20192 Ramsden Farm Cottage, Ebony Road, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JB
Received 1 Jul 2019The Pent House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QA
Received 29 Jul 201956 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LS
Received 1 Jul 2019Longacres, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EG
Received 2 Jul 2019Site B Land north oif, Javelin Way, Ashford, Kent
Received 2 Jul 20191 Nassim Cottages, Grange Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DX
Received 2 Jul 2019Land adjoining The Paddocks and Orchard Cottage, Church Road, Sevington, Kent
Received 1 Jul 2019Chilham Water Mill, Ashford Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8EE
Received 1 Jul 2019Tylers, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 1 Jul 2019Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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