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Ashford Borough Council
Planning applications.

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

23,822Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 10,213 approved or refused records

1,710Refused applications

8,503 approved · 1,710 refused · 1,443 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Decision Made19/01260/AS
Installation of a conservation style rooflight to front elevation
The Byre Hadmans Place, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8PW
Received 3 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01261/AS
Erection of garage and amendment to external driveway wall (revision to planning permission 19/00599/AS)
5 Jasper Kingscote Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3TG
Received 30 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01262/AS
Demolition of wall and gate at the rear of the property to accommodate car parking area and erection of new gate
13 Barrow Hill Terrace, Barrow Hill, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NF
Received 30 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/00019/GPDE/AS
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 8m x eaves 2.5m x ridge 2.8m)
155 Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6NE
Received 30 Aug 2019
Decision Made19/01264/AS
Proposed replacement single storey extension
22 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AH
Received 2 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01265/AS
Proposed replacement single storey extension and alterations to existing element to the rear; erection of stud work wall within existing kitchen area to create an enclosed utility room / ground floor WC, removal of existing partition walls and alteration to fenestration
22 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AH
Received 2 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01266/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing - Use of Hereford Cottage, Highland Cottage and Jersey Cottage as independent residential dwellings
The Hereford Cottage, The Jersy Cottage and The Highland Cottage, Willow Court, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2PB
Received 2 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/01267/AS
Two storey side extension, replacement porch, additional window/rooflights
1 Fir Tree Villa, Bonnington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AY
Received 2 Sept 2019
Decision Made20/01366/AS
Proposed manege for residential horse riding, alterations to existing stables and erection of floodlights
Woodside Farm, Pluckley Road, Maltmans Hill, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8RD
Received 7 Oct 2020
Decision Made17/01661/CONA/AS
Part discharge of condition 7 for Unit E only
Trafalgar House, Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 7 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01367/AS
Creation of a new access and associated driveway to serve Ragged Barn.
Ragged Barn, Mundy Bois Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9ER
Received 7 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01368/AS
Proposed conversion of wooden lodge into kitchen and prep area for business
4 Cormorant Place, Finberry, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 7FT
Received 8 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/00397/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 3
Hopes Grove Nurseries, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LT
Received 7 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01369/AS
Erection of porch
11 Breadlands Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0ER
Received 8 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/00055/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 3
7 Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NS
Received 8 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01370/AS
Installation of roof mounted photovoltaic panels on an existing garage/workshop
Buxford Mill, Bucksford Lane, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4TZ
Received 8 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01373/AS
Erection of first floor rear extension to form an additional bedroom.
2 Calehill Gardens, Calehill Road, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QG
Received 8 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01374/AS
Single storey infill extension between existing classrooms block and office block.
The Gables, Biddenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TD
Received 8 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01375/AS
Installation of five in-roof solar panels on garage and eight ground-mounted solar panels on land adjacent to garage.
Sunnydale Barn, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3LL
Received 8 Oct 2020
Decision Made18/00733/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions: 5, 6, 7, 8, 16 & 19
Land adjacent The Barn, Chilmington Green Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 8 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01377/AS
Erection of single storey rear extension
29 Silver Hill Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NZ
Received 9 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01378/AS
Pond creation for Great Crested Newts
Pinnock Barn, The Pinnock, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SS
Received 9 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01431/AS
Construction of a Free-Standing Retractable Awning within Existing Public House Patio Area to Assist with Covid-19 Social Distance Compliance Regulations
The Ferry Inn, Appledore Road, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JY
Received 21 Oct 2020
Decision Made20/01471/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Driveway at residential dwelling
Sandhill House, Brook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3SX
Received 28 Oct 2020

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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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