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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

19,580Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 9,394 approved or refused records

1,545Refused applications

7,849 approved · 1,545 refused · 1,146 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 Made16/01853/CONV/AS
Redischarge of condition 21 for Phases 3, 4 and 5 in relation to apartment block 5 (plots 118-131)
Land south west of Recreation Ground Road and north and east of, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 26 Feb 2021
Decision Made21/00359/AS
Repair and refurbishment of existing disused Dutch Barn to provide a studio space on the first floor with a utility room, store and car port on the ground floor
The Old Stables, Palstre Court Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7PX
Received 26 Feb 2021
Decision Made18/00733/CONC/AS
Discharge condition 4, 20
Land adjacent The Barn, Chilmington Green Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 3 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00443/AS
New entrance gate, wall and associated landscaping
Plot 1, Former Wye College Pig Unit, Amage Road, Wye
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00444/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Remove 15 year old gas boiler and install air source heat pump on the front of the house
1 Taylors Yard, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BT
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00360/AS
Erection of single storey bungalow to replace existing mobile home (pitch 5)
The Meadows, Sandy Lane, Great Chart, Kent
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00361/AS
First floor extension and single storey rear extension
12 Shepherd Drive, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UJ
Received 26 Feb 2021
Decision Made21/00362/AS
Proposed single storey front extension to provide new main entrance along with conversion of first floor to existing garage into habitable space, together with replacement doors and windows.
Tui Lodge, Pilgrims Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AA
Received 26 Feb 2021
Decision Made21/00363/AS
Change of use of land to residential and relocation of garage as approved under 20/00342/AS.
Hales Place, Woodchurch Road, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JQ
Received 26 Feb 2021
Decision Made21/00364/AS
Rear ground floor extension
Honeymead, Stonebridge, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PJ
Received 25 Feb 2021
Decision Made21/00365/AS
Variation of condition 2 on planning permission 18/00169/AS (Reserved matters application for details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of one residential dwelling with office/workshop unit integrated with dwelling pursuant to outline planning permission granted under 17/01682/AS) to alter design to include addition of dormers and relocation of approved garage
Mead House, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SA
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made19/01411/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 19/01411/AS (Erection of 4 x dwelling houses, car barns and associated landscaping) to remove chimney stack from side elevation, addition of window, addition of utility room and removal of car barn between plots 2 & 4
Pinnock Yard, The Pinnock, Pluckley
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00366/AS
Replacement outbuilding; new landscaping/driveway/lamp post.
Vine House, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00367/AS
Proposed new utility room and new external door at ground floor, new family bathroom at first floor, partial removal of modern stud wall to expose existing Crown Post at second floor, removal and replacement of outbuilding
Vine House, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00368/AS
Demolish garage/shed and the erection of a two storey side extension.
Eastgate Cottage, 8 Roethorne Gardens, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AE
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made20/01776/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 5
Bower House, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NW
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00370/AS
Second floor extension above existing first floor
6 Quarry View, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5WD
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00371/AS
Proposed single storey rear extension.
Newtown, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AP
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00372/AS
Proposed single storey rear extension
Newtown, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AP
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00373/AS
Change of use of garage to hair salon
83 Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HW
Received 1 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00374/AS
Change of use of, and extension to, former public house to provide two residential dwellings to include landscaping/fencing and associated access; erection of detached garage with accommodation above and removal of timber shed and tin garage.
Royal Oak, The Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NA
Received 2 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00375/AS
Works of conversion to facilitate change of use of, and extension to, former public house to provide two residential dwellings and removal of timber shed and tin garage.
Royal Oak, The Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NA
Received 2 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00376/AS
Erection of a new garden shed and summerhouse; replace existing concrete slabs around swimming pool with Indian Sandstone Paving; erection of five-bar gate to the front of the property; removal of shed/chicken coop; replace concrete paths with Indian Sandstone; erect 'L' shape wall from antique brick and reclaimed Bethersden Marble.
Ragstones, New House Lane, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0RX
Received 26 Feb 2021
Decision Made21/00378/AS
Change of use of land to residential and moving/relocating fencing/gate
12 South Motto, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NJ
Received 1 Mar 2021

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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.

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