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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.
8,527 approved · 1,715 refused · 1,451 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jan 2016 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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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Sports Pavilion, The Cricket Ground, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5PY
Received 19 Oct 2020Larkfield, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BE
Received 19 Oct 2020Barn, Bank Farm, Bank Road, Aldington, Kent
Received 19 Oct 2020Telecommunication Mast, Foster Road, Ashford Business Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0SH
Received 16 Oct 2020Former Pledges Mill and South Kent College Site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 19 Oct 2020Dane Cottage, Dane Street, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8ER
Received 20 Oct 2020Church Farm Oast, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB
Received 20 Oct 20203 Ruffets Wood, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QQ
Received 19 Oct 2020Aidens, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UJ
Received 19 Oct 2020Well Cottage, Taylors Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BZ
Received 20 Oct 2020Well Cottage, Taylors Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BZ
Received 20 Oct 2020Harquin, 2 Dering Close, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RN
Received 20 Oct 2020Littlecroft, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AG
Received 20 Oct 202014 County Square, Tufton Walk, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1YB
Received 20 Oct 2020Two Chimneys, 28 Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4NS
Received 21 Oct 2020North Way Farm, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NG
Received 20 Oct 20201 Newlands Cottages, Withersdane Lane, Molash, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8HU
Received 21 Oct 2020Annexe, Tuesnoad House, Tuesnoad Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EH
Received 21 Oct 2020Old Hall Place, Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PD
Received 21 Oct 2020Coopers Lodge rear of 64, High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AU
Received 21 Oct 2020Old School House, 64-66 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LS
Received 21 Oct 2020The Homelands, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1NJ
Received 22 Oct 2020Prospect House, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BB
Received 21 Oct 2020Unit 1, Hall Avenue, Orbital Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0AA
Received 22 Oct 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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