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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

23,223Searchable applications

574Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 10,103 approved or refused records

1,690Refused applications

8,413 approved · 1,690 refused · 1,399 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jan 2016 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made20/00148/AS
Two storey side extension and extension to existing garage; change of use of land for the keeping of horses and erection of stable, alterations to driveway
1 Chequer Tree, Colliers Hill, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HT
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00149/AS
Proposed two-story side extension including single storey rear linked extension converting existing garage to habitable accommodation
5 Knott Crescent, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UF
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00150/AS
Removal of condition 16 (double yellow lines to entrance to Chessenden Lane extending from Pluckley Road and including corner of junction with The Street to the entrance of car park) on planning permission 18/01771/AS (Erection of a single storey store/shop (Class A1) with associated ancillary parking spaces and signage together with a revised parking layout to Charter Hall)
Smarden Charter Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NF
Received 29 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00151/AS
Replacement of two windows
13 Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8LE
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made19/00776/AMND/AS
Revision to plots 5 & 6 to be the same layout as plots 3 & 4 including roof lights and dormers, this will make each dwelling 3 bedroom instead of two bedroom, the external sizes are the same on planning permission 19/00776/AS (Erection of 8 dwellings (semi-detached) with associated access and parking together with change of use land for residential curtilage (alternative to outline planning approval 18/00622/AS) )
Land west of Viaduct Terrace, Warehorne Road, Warehorne, Kent
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00152/AS
Single storey rear extension (revision to planning permission 17/01874/AS)
78 Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 30 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00002/OLE/AS
Alterations to the LV overhead lines on Brook Street; Removal of the LV overhead service line to Bourne Farm by the installation of a terminal pole and a LV underground cable.
Bourne Farm, Brook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3SZ
Received 4 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00153/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - loft conversion to include rear dormer and rooflight
3 Shipley Mill Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NR
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00154/AS
Erection of 33 dwellings including the creation of access, green space, a communal green and landscaped areas and associated infrastructure
Land to the west of, Calleywell Lane, Aldington, Kent
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00155/AS
Demolition of existing outbuilding. Proposed two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and erection of porch.
62 Repton Manor Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HW
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00004/GPDE/AS
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 4.7m x eaves 2.6m x ridge 3.4m)
14 Forest Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4GB
Received 31 Jan 2020
Decision Made14/00362/CONG/AS
Discharge of condition 40
Land north east of Kelston, Churchfield Way, Wye, Kent
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made18/00471/AMND/AS
Revision to 18/00471/AS (Replace existing farm barn and mobile home with new three bedroom dwelling with new parking and landscaping) amendment proposed to change gable end window to a glass wall.
Springfield Farm, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AT
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00159/AS
Alteration to roof form on single storey side extension and single storey rear extension; Alterations to materials and replacement of windows.
The White House, Frogmore Lane, Bonnington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7BP
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00160/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Detached Outbuilding
36 Wealden Avenue, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6NP
Received 3 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00161/AS
Proposed reinstatement of farmyard vehicular access. Reinstatement of roundel and additional window on the west elevation of the oast.
Quarrington Farm, Quarrington Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5NG
Received 4 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00162/AS
Internal alterations at ground floor level of Farmhouse and internal alterations to oast to include reinstatement of roundel and additional window on west elevation.
Quarrington Farm, Quarrington Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5NG
Received 4 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00163/AS
Single storey side and rear extensions
Kingsland Grove, Kingsland Lane, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JP
Received 5 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00164/AS
Demolition of existing rear utility; erection of a single storey rear extension, erection of boundary fence and alterations to driveway
The Rowans, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR
Received 5 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00165/AS
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building and land within its curtilage to one residential dwelling and associated operational development
Land known as Dering Farm, Green Hill Lane, Egerton, Kent
Received 5 Feb 2020
Decision Made17/01442/AMND/AS
Reduction to the size of the roof extension; addition of a rear dormer window on planning application 17/01442/AS (Proposed single storey rear extension and roof extension to side and rear with rear roof terrace)
Danebury, Plain Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RA
Received 5 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00166/AS
Proposed change of use of redundant agricultural land to residential to include demolition of existing corrugated iron barn and erection of new car port and log store to serve dwelling granted prior approval under application 18/01408/AS
Agricultural Buildings at Etchden Barn, Etchden Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 4 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00167/AS
Erection of a new attached dwelling and creation of a new vehicular access
112 Shrubcote, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BJ
Received 5 Feb 2020
Decision Made20/00168/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Laying of hardstanding to facilitate parking and vehicle crossover
71 Albemarle Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HJ
Received 6 Feb 2020

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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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