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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.
8,097 approved · 1,619 refused · 1,244 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Nov 2016 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Workshop at Sycamore Barn, Tamley Lane, Hastingleigh, Ashford, TN25 5HW
Received 22 Jul 2019Ring Cottage, Wissenden Green, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EW
Received 23 Jul 2019HSBC, 39-41 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TG
Received 22 Jul 2019HSBC, 39-41 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TG
Received 22 Jul 201916 Millbrook Meadow, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 4XL
Received 23 Jul 201912 Croftwood, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5JW
Received 23 Jul 201964 Abbots Walk, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5ES
Received 23 Jul 2019Wagon and Horses, Faversham Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0NR
Received 23 Jul 2019Land West of and adjacent Yew Tree Farm, Church Hill, Charing
Received 22 Jul 2019Nationwide Building Society, 41 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6BJ
Received 24 Jul 2019Potters, 7 East Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AD
Received 31 Jul 2019Land On The North Side Of, Highfield Lane, Sevington, Kent
Received 31 Jul 2019Mead House, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SA
Received 31 Jul 2019Yelland Cottage, Blind Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AU
Received 31 Jul 2019Land rear of Hornash, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Kent
Received 31 Jul 2019Evegate Business Park, Station Road, Smeeth, Kent
Received 1 Aug 2019Bower Farm, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NW
Received 2 Aug 201945 Wayside Avenue, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PA
Received 2 Aug 2019Coldharbour Farm, Barhams Mill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9DD
Received 1 Aug 2019Nationwide Building Society, 41 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6BJ
Received 24 Jul 2019Elm Tree, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DQ
Received 24 Jul 2019Barn west of Amherst Court, Bedlam Lane, Egerton, Kent
Received 25 Jul 20191 New Rents, Kenardington Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BS
Received 25 Jul 2019Pilgrims House, Pilgrims Way, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NA
Received 25 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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