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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

19,519Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,385 approved or refused records

1,543Refused applications

7,842 approved · 1,543 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made20/01184/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - single storey rear extension
47 Chestnut Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3LR
Received 7 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01185/AS
Erection of Single Storey Side Extension; Single Storey Rear Extension; installation of swimming pool (revision to width of side extension and location of swimming pool on planning permission 20/00944/AS)
Wootton Manor Cottage, Wootton Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0DU
Received 7 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01186/AS
Proposed erection of a single storey outbuilding to create holiday let accommodation.
Grooms Cottage, Ingleden Park, Swain Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SL
Received 7 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01187/AS
Replacement front porch
3 Grove Cottage, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LT
Received 7 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01188/AS
Single storey rear extension, replacement front porch, first floor side extension
5 Amage Road Cottages, Amage Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DB
Received 7 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01189/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - rooflights and upper floor side window to facilitate loft conversion
4 Stowell Close, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5HS
Received 7 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01190/AS
Change of use of part commercial/residential to residential/dwelling only.
Tudor Lodge Gift Shop, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Received 7 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01192/AS
Demolition of existing agricultural buildings and erection of a detached dwelling (revision to layout and driveway on planning permission 20/00430/AS)
Ashenden Farm, Bell Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8LD
Received 8 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01193/AS
Single storey orangery on rear elevation
Rattle Hall, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR
Received 8 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01194/AS
Single storey orangery on rear elevation
Rattle Hall, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR
Received 8 Sept 2020
Decision Made16/01537/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2 (a-g), 3, 4 & 6
Church Farm Oast, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB
Received 8 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01195/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - garage conversion and new bay window to front elevation.
Aidens, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UJ
Received 8 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01196/AS
Revision to site layout for the replacement of 3 existing mobile homes with 3 day rooms and provision of one additional touring caravan
Meadow View, Ashford Road, High Halden, Kent
Received 8 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01197/AS
Proposed demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of a new double garage
Woodlands, Stumble Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EZ
Received 8 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01198/AS
Installation of conservation style rooflights
The Barn, Finn Farm Court, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BF
Received 8 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01199/AS
Prior approval for the erection of a new agricultural building for general agricultural storage
High Oak Farm, Woodchurch Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JY
Received 9 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01200/AS
The construction of a new vehicular access from Lower Ensden Road via a priority junction to provide access to the railway to the north.
Land north of, Lower Ensden Road, Chilham
Received 9 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01201/AS
Demolition of existing outbuilding and proposed 1.5 storey rear linked extension (revision to design of extension as approved under planning permission 19/01783/AS)
Old School House, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QB
Received 9 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01202/AS
Repair to bottom of the door frame and replacement of existing softwood door with hardwood oak door.
17 Barrow Hill Cottages, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NG
Received 9 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01203/AS
Demolition of existing outbuilding. Proposed two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and erection of porch (revision to planning permission 20/00155/AS)
62 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HW
Received 9 Sept 2020
Decision Made19/01736/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 15
Land west of, New Cut Road, Chilham, Kent
Received 10 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01204/AS
Change of use of amenity land and erection of fencing
60 Caesar Avenue, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PZ
Received 9 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01205/AS
Proposed two bedroom bungalow
Cherry Garden Nursery, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4PL
Received 10 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01206/AS
Alternative scheme to prior approval granted under 18/01206/AS for the conversion of barn to residential incorporating minor changes in fenestration and solar panels. Addition of flue to woodburning stove. Construction of 2-bay car port and relocation of existing outbuilding. Formal change of use of land to domestic curtilage.
Agricultural Building known as Tyler Barn, Old Harrow Farm, Link Hill Lane, Egerton, Kent
Received 10 Sept 2020

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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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