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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

21,441Searchable applications

577Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 9,767 approved or refused records

1,628Refused applications

8,139 approved · 1,628 refused · 1,267 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made21/00431/AS
Demolition of existing dwelling (retrospective) and erection of replacement dwelling
Two Chimneys, 28 Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4NS
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00432/AS
Change of use from Shop (Use Class E) to Hot Food Takeaway (Use Class Sui generis) and installation of a flue pipe
63 Gladstone Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0BZ
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00433/AS
Erection of new livestock building for turkeys
Lotland Farm, Biddenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TD
Received 5 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00434/AS
Single storey side/rear extension
105 Church Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JZ
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00435/AS
Proposed one and half storey side extension application (revision to planning permission 18/01002/AS)
5 Forest Cottages, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4AR
Received 6 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00436/AS
Proposed stables and change of use of land for the keeping of horses (private use)
Forehead House, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7EH
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00437/AS
Construction of a garden shed
39 Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6JB
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00438/AS
Removal of rear single storey lean to extension and replacement with single storey wrap around extension; rear dormer to facilitate loft conversion
34 Sussex Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NB
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00439/AS
Repairs to roof to include new insulation, vents flashings and guttering; replacement windows with double glazed units
Ramsden Barn, Standard Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JS
Received 9 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00440/AS
Removal of existing derelict timber and rebuild wooden framed summerhouse with a decking area.
The Hollyhocks, Peening Quarter Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7NP
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made20/01175/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3 and 4
Evegate Manor, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6GB
Received 13 Jan 2021
Decision Made21/00441/AS
Extension to existing garage to include new dormer windows and first floor. Replacement single storey rear extensions
Hillyfield, 352 Sandyhurst Lane, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4PE
Received 9 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00442/AS
Redevelopment to form 53 No. Apartments for Older People (Sixty Years of Age and/or Partner over Fifty-Five Years of age), Guest Apartment, Communal Facilities, Access, Car Parking and Landscaping - Revised scheme to previous application 19/01669/AS
Smallhythe House, Tawny Bank, Oakengates, Woodberry and Micken Lodge, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 8 Mar 2021
Decision Made19/00058/AMND/AS
Revision to: Confirming cladding and window material colour references plus additional windows at ground floor level within Police compound area on planning permission reference 19/00058/AS for Proposed removal of existing concrete cladding panels and proposed re cladding; proposed replacement fenestration
Kent County Constabulary, Ashford Police Station, Tufton Street, Ashford, TN23 1BT
Received 9 Mar 2021
Decision Made20/00729/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 20/00729/AS (Erection of front porch; first floor front extension; single storey rear extension with balcony; removal of existing external chimney breast from side elevation) to alter external materials
1 Moat Park House, Ashford Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JL
Received 9 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00446/AS
New rooflight on inner slope and ground & first floor window on side elevation; replacement porch; new fencing/gate; new oil tank and shed; new car parking arrangements; sewage treatment plant
Ninn Farm, Ninn Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DA
Received 9 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00484/AS
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with a new Annex.
The Haons, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DJ
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00485/AS
Change of use from amenity land to residential garden
158 Manorfield, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5YP
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00486/AS
Lawful development certificate- proposed- Vehicle crossover.
30 Larch Walk, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BW
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00487/AS
Erection of a single storey rear extension to replace existing garden room and alterations to existing rear dormer to improve the first floor accommodation
18 Bournewood, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2HJ
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decision Made18/00207/AM04/AS
Amendment to application 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 the Insertion of doors to 50% of car barns on Plots 1 and 2.
Parcel P The Hamlet, Land at Chilmington Green, Bartlets Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decision Made18/00207/AM05/AS
Amendment to application 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) amended soft landscape plans, incorporating the following tree species substitutions in line with KCCs comments: Tilia x euchlora substituted with Tilia cordata Rancho. Malus Everest substituted with Crataegus x lavalleei Malus Rudolph substituted with Crataegus x prunifolia Splendens Malus Trilobata substituted with Sorbus aucuparia Asplenifolia
Parcel P The Hamlet, Land at Chilmington Green, Bartlets Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decision Made18/01566/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 3 (Construction management plan)
Land between Paddock Rise and Rock Cottage, Canterbury Road, Challock, Kent
Received 15 Mar 2021
Decision Made20/00304/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 4 (materials), 6 (construction parking) & 16 (sewage)
Eastern part of, Site of Pluckley Brickworks, Station Road, Pluckley, Kent
Received 16 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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