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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

24,478Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 10,360 approved or refused records

1,734Refused applications

8,626 approved · 1,734 refused · 1,490 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made18/00938/CONH/AS
Discharge of condition 22 (noise assessment)
East Stour Court, Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01601/AS
Proposed single storey infill extension and extension to detached garage building to provide studio/home office
Little Mead, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SY
Received 3 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01602/AS
Erection of outbuilding
Myrtle Dene, Warehorne Road, Warehorne, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JT
Received 4 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01603/AS
Single-storey rear extension
109 Essella Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AW
Received 3 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01604/AS
Single storey side extension
49 Arlington, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4HL
Received 3 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01605/AS
First Floor Dormer Extension; Garage Conversion & Alterations to the materials of the dwellinghouse
33 Hoppers Way, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 4GP
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01607/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - proposed - vehicle crossover and hardstanding
74 Meadowbrook Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AZ
Received 3 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01608/AS
Prior Notification for the erection of an agricultural storage barn
Hope Farm, Bulltown Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 5NB
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01609/AS
Proposed two storey infill extension to front elevation, single storey rear extension, garage conversion into habitable living space and rear dormer window.
Windways, Brooke Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8HN
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01057/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4(a)
Red Brick Barn, Barnfield Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0BN
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01610/AS
Erection of detached garage
Sylvanhurst, Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7EF
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01611/AS
Variation of conditions 1, 3, 5 & 7 on planning permission 18/00677/AS (Variation of conditions 1, 3, 4 & 5 of planning permission reference 17/01334/AS to delay landscaping work to pond 3 and 4(a)&(b) and to insert the reference number of a plan) to change the submission date on condition 1 from May 2019 to November 2021; to alter wording on condition 3 to read "The soft landscaping to Pond 3 shall be implemented in accordance with the details approved in Condition 1"; to change the submission and commencement dates on condition 5 from March 2020 to March 2023 and September 2020 to September 2023; and to change the planting season dates on condition 7 from October 2020 to March 2021 inclusive to October 2023 to March 2023 inclusive
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 3 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01612/AS
Demolition of existing outbuildings and hardstanding and the erection of 2 dwellings with associated landscaping, parking and infrastructure.
Land and buildings south of Glebe Retreat, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01613/AS
Weatherboard cladding to front elevation
Summer Hill, Mill Lane, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AL
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01614/AS
Replacement Windows
Rose Cottage, 4 Bells Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6ES
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01615/AS
Two storey extension; two dormer windows; erection of a new outbuilding; elevational alterations to the existing dwellinghouse; extension to the chimney flue.
66 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SA
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01616/AS
Redevelopment of an existing petrol filling station comprising the demolition of the existing building and canopy; erection of a new sales building and canopy; provision of EV charging bays and associated plant; erection of a new substation and a new GRP LV enclosure; 2 no. new jet wash bays; new bin store; new boundary treatment; and associated works.
Hothfield Service Station, Maidstone Road, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1AP
Received 6 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01617/AS
Conversion of, and extension to, existing 2 bay cart shed / work shop to a 2 bedroom annexe to the main house.
Thorne Manor, Smarden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RE
Received 7 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01618/AS
Conversion of, and extension to, existing 2 bay cart shed / work shop to a 2 bedroom annexe to the main house.
Thorne Manor, Smarden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RE
Received 7 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01619/AS
Replacement of existing stable outbuilding with new outbuilding for use as studio/storage/home gym. Single storey extension between annex and garage to provide bathroom & access from parking area.
High House Barn, Ebony Road, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7HY
Received 7 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01620/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Vehicle crossover and creation of hardstanding to provide additional vehicle parking
Viking House, Ellingham Industrial Centre, Ellingham Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6NF
Received 7 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01621/AS
Change of use from A1 retail on ground floor and existing residential unit on upper floors to provide two C3 dwellings (revision to planning permission 20/00432/AS)
21-23 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LN
Received 8 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01622/AS
Works of conversion to create two individual dwellings to include changes to fenestration and internal alterations (revision to listed building consent 20/00433/AS)
21-23 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LN
Received 8 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01623/AS
Part change of use of Public House to one residential dwelling including single storey rear extension; re-provision of rear car park area for 9 spaces / 2 new electric charging points; bicycle racks to front & rear; new bin stores; hard and soft landscaping works; acoustic fencing.
Royal Oak, The Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NA
Received 8 Sept 2021

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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.

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