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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

21,419Searchable applications

577Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 9,765 approved or refused records

1,628Refused applications

8,137 approved · 1,628 refused · 1,264 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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 Made21/00410/AS
Erection of single storey side extension to house therapeutic swimming pool
Glebe Orchard Barn, Bowerland Lane, Chilham, Ashford, CT4 8AT
Received 3 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00411/AS
Erection of a single storey flat roof with parapet wall rear extension following demolition of existing single storey element; single storey pitched roof enclosed side porch, associated hard and soft landscaping; changes to external materials
Yeavering Bell, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AG
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00412/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - Garden room/summer house
32 Cherry Tree Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BB
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00413/AS
Proposed Front Porch
16 Wheler Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JX
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00414/AS
Erection of a single storey side extension following demolition of porch and garage together with associated hard and soft landscaping.
Yeavering Bell, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AG
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00415/AS
Change of use of barn to residential use to include a two storey linked extension, change of use of land and the demolition and rebuild of the garage (alternative to 17/00960/AS)
Barn at, Langley Farm, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made17/01118/CONE/AS
Discharge of conditions 10, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 27
Site of The Prince Albert Public House, New Street, Ashford, Kent
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00416/AS
Notification regulation 5 under the electronic communications code (conditions and restrictions) regulations 2017 (as amended) BT intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus at WP1: 10m light pole, (Pol:WL::AA3607177, opposite Stone Corner Oast, Tenterden
Stone Corner Oast, Ebony Road, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JG
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00417/AS
Lawful Development Certificate- Proposed- Vehicle crossover and Hardstanding.
70 Bond Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7UJ
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00418/AS
Prior Notification for a storage building used for agricultural vehicles and machinery.
Gill Farm, Gill Lane, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HZ
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00419/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - Location of shipping container to be used to serve hot food.
Unit 3B, Leigh Green Industrial Estate, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7DE
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00420/AS
Proposed single storey rear extension.
19 John Haselden Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3TH
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00421/AS
Rear Extension.
Washenden Manor, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DA
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00422/AS
Rear Extension; Alterations to the fenestration.
Washenden Manor, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DA
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00423/AS
Alterations to the site including changes to the existing side-by-side layout and parking bays, with amended kerb lines and associated works to the site. The removal of the existing remote corral with the construction of a new corral in an alternative location. The installation of 2 no. new Customer Order Displays (COD) retaining the existing overhead Canopies, a new Goal Post height restrictor and digital drive thru signage suite.
McDonalds Drive Through Restaurant, The Parade, Orbital Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0GA
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00424/AS
The installation of 2 no. new Customer Order Displays (COD) retaining the existing overhead Canopies, a new Goal Post height restrictor and digital drive thru signage suite.
McDonalds Drive Through Restaurant, The Parade, Orbital Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0GA
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00425/AS
Proposed 3 bay detached garage
Oak View Barn, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EE
Received 4 Mar 2021
Decision Made18/01016/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions: 6 & 18 and part discharge of condition 20 (part ii)
Land north of Fairlawn, Blind Lane, Mersham, Kent
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00426/AS
Replacement dwelling
Long Meadow, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NQ
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00427/AS
Revisions to approved scheme 20/01206/AS Amended car port design and position with associated landscaping changes.
Old Harrow Barn, Link Hill Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9BH
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00428/AS
Removal of condition 5 (Occupancy Restricted up to 6 weeks) to planning reference number 20/00965/AS [Proposed Use of the land for the Stationing of 5no. Residential Park Mobile Homes]
Cackle Hill Lakes, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8JW
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00429/AS
Single-storey extension; proposed dormer & roof light.
10 Antonius Court, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PJ
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00430/AS
8no. SolarMate Arena Lights for 40m x 20m Menage/Sand School (Retrospective)
The Woodlands, Swain Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SH
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made18/00759/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 14
Land to the South of Sicklefield House, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent
Received 5 Mar 2021

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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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