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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

23,672Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 10,182 approved or refused records

1,706Refused applications

8,476 approved · 1,706 refused · 1,439 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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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More application records

Decision Made17/01226/CONB/AS
Discharge condition 8
Part garden land of 5, Grosvenor Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 21 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01212/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Single storey rear extension
Makina, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BD
Received 22 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01213/AS
Removal of Condition 33 on planning permission 18/01843/AS relating to plot 3 (industrial units) in relation to hours of operation to allow 24 hour use of the industrial units
Carlton Business Park, Carlton Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 21 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01215/AS
Installation of timber cladding to front and rear elevation; Erection of a single storey front extension.
248 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QN
Received 22 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01216/AS
Erection of a two storey extension to east elevation; Single storey extension to north/east
The Coppice, Faversham Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0NN
Received 23 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/00839/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2 & 4
1 Fir Court, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QW
Received 22 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01217/AS
Change of Use from a vacant A3/A4 use building to 4 residential apartments.
The Oak, 5 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0HU
Received 22 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01218/AS
Internal alterations to facilitate conversion to 4 apartments.
The Oak, 5 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0HU
Received 22 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01219/AS
Formation of a pond for Great Crested Newts
Pear Tree Cottage, Stocks Road, Wittersham, Ashford, TN30 7EJ
Received 22 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01220/AS
Erection of a two storey side extension and vehicle crossover
8 Littlebrook Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HP
Received 27 Aug 2019
Decision Made17/01581/CONC/AS
Discharge of condtion 12 & 16
23 Tufton Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QN
Received 9 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/01221/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - erection of a single storey rear extension
21 Foxglove Green, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0RJ
Received 27 Aug 2019
Decision Made18/00938/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions 11 and 24 parts i and ii. Demolition of existing sheltered housing scheme and replacement with over 50s sheltered housing scheme to provide 24no.1 bed/2 person apartments, 5no. 2 bed/3 person apartments, communal facilities and associated parking spaces
East Stour Court, Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent
Received 21 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01222/AS
Installation of a conservation style rooflight to front elevation; application of a lime cement fillet down the front & rear roof slopes where the Byre roof abuts the flank wall of the oast house
The Byre Hadmans Place, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Received 27 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01224/AS
Installation of a Ground Mounted Solar PV Array
Warrenden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NE
Received 23 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01225/AS
Proposed conversion of existing house to two flats including new entrance porch and side window at second floor level
1 Jireh House, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DE
Received 23 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01226/AS
Stationing of 2no. mobile homes/caravans for seasonal use by farm workers and out of season storage at other times and installation of new treatment plant.
Gibbet Oak Farm, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7DH
Received 26 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/00340/AMND/AS
Replacement of Marlow and Amberley house-types at entrance to the development only with Oxford Lifestyle and Warwick house-types on planning permission 19/00340/AS (Reserved matters application (access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) pursuant to extant outline permission ref 14/01420/AS for the erection of up to 100 dwellings, parking, landscaping, open space and associated works (revision to planning application 18/00448/AS))
Land south and east of, Tilden Gill Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 26 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01227/AS
Proposed extension of existing vehicular hardstanding and access, new and replacement fencing/wall enclosure
Goodrich Cottage, The Forstal, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
Received 27 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01229/AS
Change of Use from pasture and construction of a 20 x 40 metre outdoor riding arena.
Bellmead, Bell Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NT
Received 27 Aug 2019
Decision Made18/01564/AMND/AS
Revision to the increase in width to side exentsion by 0.6m on planning permission 18/01564/AS (Proposed single storey side and rear extension)
7 Penn Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5UG
Received 28 Aug 2019
Decision Made14/01420/CONB/AS
Discharge condition 4
Land south and east of, Tilden Gill Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 27 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01230/AS
Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and construction of 2 detached dwellings (re-design of approved reference 17/00126/AS.)
Tectona Grandis, The Lees, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BP
Received 27 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01231/AS
Variation of condition 7 of planning permission 15/01020/AS (Erection of a replacement dwelling) - Revisions to approved design comprise the omission of the chimney and front dormer.
Holmlea, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BD
Received 28 Aug 2019

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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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