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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

19,505Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,379 approved or refused records

1,539Refused applications

7,840 approved · 1,539 refused · 1,138 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made20/01159/AS
Installation of two windows at first floor level on the roundel
Poulton Manor Oast, Frith Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DG
Received 31 Aug 2020
Decision Made20/01160/AS
Car port at front of property
Rosslyn, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BY
Received 1 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01162/AS
Construction of a steel framed garage on garden to rear of Redwood House
Redwood House, Canterbury Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0EU
Received 1 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01168/AS
Erection of two storey side extension and first floor rear extension; conversion of existing garage; with internal alterations (re-submission of application 20/00763/AS)
24 Collard Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JR
Received 1 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01169/AS
Alteration and widening of driveway and erection of fencing. New window to rear elevation.
Touchwood, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HY
Received 2 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01170/AS
Installation of two windows at first floor level on the roundel
Poulton Manor Oast, Frith Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DG
Received 2 Sept 2020
Decision Made18/01636/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions: 5 & 6
1 Grove Cottage, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LT
Received 2 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01171/AS
Alterations to elevations, and walls to facilitate conversion to residential use (as approved under 18/01672/AS)
The Corn Store, Lime Kiln Farm, The Cut, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QN
Received 2 Sept 2020
Decision Made18/00760/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2, 4, 10, 13, 14 &15
Former Kennels Site, Wye Road, Wye, TN25 5DB
Received 2 Sept 2020
Decision Made18/00207/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 18/00207/AS (Reserved Matters approval for the development of Parcel P for 99 dwellings, together with associated access roads, footpaths, drainage, car/cycle parking, groundworks, landscaping and infrastructure) for layout and landscaping changes and substitute house types
Parcel P The Hamlet, Land at Chilmington Green, Bartlets Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 2 Sept 2020
Decision Made19/01678/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 19/01678/AS (Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension) for changes to external cladding, removal of rear ground floor window and addition of rear first floor window.
3 Church View, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DZ
Received 2 Sept 2020
Decision Made18/01197/AM01/AS
Revision to planning permission 18/01197/AS (Proposed rear infill extension and new double garage with home office) for changes to construction materials for the double garage
9 Sprotlands Avenue, Ashford, TN24 0AQ
Received 2 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/00189/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 2
Old Chestnut House, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7EG
Received 3 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01172/AS
The Erection of 2no. Holiday Lets with associated parking.
Oak Tree Farm, Woodchurch Road, High Halden, Ashford TN26 3 JQ
Received 4 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01173/AS
A new bespoke building to provide an end of life veterinary surgery run in association with the established pet crematorium.
Cherry Tree Farm Equine and Pet Crematorium, Cherry Tree Farm, High Halden, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01174/AS
Erection of shed
59 Lower Vicarage Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BH
Received 3 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01175/AS
Demolish existing conservatory and replace with new conservatory.
Evegate Manor, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6GB
Received 3 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01176/AS
Erection of single-storey extension
Finches House, Bilting Lane, Bilting, Godmersham, Ashford, TN25 4HD
Received 3 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01178/AS
Construction of a single storey infill orangery/conservatory.
Honeyset Farm, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QR
Received 4 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01179/AS
Construction of an in-ground swimming pool and shed to house pool equipment.
Gibbet Oak, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7DH
Received 4 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01181/AS
Installation of drop kerb for new domestic driveway
144 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DE
Received 7 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01182/AS
Construction of a single storey outbuilding to form home office with side store.
71 Bentley Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HR
Received 4 Sept 2020
Decision Made18/00961/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4 & 5
Jennings Farm, Charing Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QN
Received 4 Sept 2020
Decision Made20/01183/AS
Construction of a first floor extension to provide a 2-storey house with pitched roof, including a 2-storey extension to rear and single storey extension to rear and side.
Hawkinge, Pound Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3JE
Received 4 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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