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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

24,354Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 10,332 approved or refused records

1,729Refused applications

8,603 approved · 1,729 refused · 1,475 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decision Made21/01573/AS
Timber Framed Two and a Half Bay Garage with Ancillary Room Above
Bulleign Barn, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NQ
Received 27 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01574/AS
Garage conversion
21 Mountbatten Way, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6PZ
Received 30 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01575/AS
Variation of condition 2 (use class) on planning permission 06/00822/AS (Change of use for ground floor of annexe to holistic therapy centre) to allow the operation of a training and conference centre
Banyan Retreat, Lake House, Maidstone Road, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1AR
Received 31 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01576/AS
Proposed single storey rear/side extension; rooflights to front and dormer to rear to facilitate loft conversion
16 Albemarle Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HL
Received 31 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01577/AS
Proposed single storey rear/side extension; rooflights to front and dormer to rear to facilitate loft conversion
18 Albemarle Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HL
Received 30 Aug 2021
Decision Made18/00556/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (schedule of works/specifications) & 5 (detailed drawings)
Star Farmhouse, Wissenden Green, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EW
Received 31 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01578/AS
Continued use of land as residential to provide garden and parking; erection of a single-storey garage
The View, Little Harbourne Farm, Harbourne Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SJ
Received 30 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/00048/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/00048/AS (Single and two storey rear extensions) Additional window added to north elevation, reinstatement of existing window and alteration to roof form of single storey element
Oak Farm, Bilsington, Kent, TN25 7LH
Received 30 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01579/AS
Prior Notification for proposed 15.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.
Land on northside of roundabout at junction of Claudius Grove and, Britannia Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 27 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01580/AS
Installation of rooflights and additional fenestration to facilitate loft conversion
Osmington, Canterbury Road, Godmersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HE
Received 30 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01581/AS
Single storey rear extension, first floor side extension and front porch canopy
2 Newlands Cottages, Withersdane Lane, Molash, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8HU
Received 30 Aug 2021
Decision Made20/01128/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 7 (lighting plan for biodiversity), 8 (biodiversity enhancements), 10 (landscaping scheme), 13 (walls/fences)
Barn at, Little Halden Farm, Tenterden Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 31 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01582/AS
Removal of condition 4 (restricting private use only) on planning permission 16/00501/AS (Change of use of land to facilitate extensions to the existing outdoor riding arena) to allow the manège to be used in association with the established horse training facilities
Bean Place, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AZ
Received 31 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/00289/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 3a (joinery details)
South Hill Farm, Tamley Lane, Hastingleigh, Ashford, TN25 5HL
Received 31 Aug 2021
Decision Made20/00365/COND/AS
Discharge Condition 15 (Verification Report - Surface Water Drainage)
Houchin Ltd, Cobbswood Industrial Estate, Hilton Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1DZ
Received 31 Aug 2021
Under Consultation21/01629/AS
Change of use and conversion of agricultural storage building to a single dwelling with associated operational development and increase in residential curtilage (revision to prior approval 19/01322/AS)
Barn at, Tutt Hill Farm, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Kent
Received 9 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01630/AS
Proposed ground mounted solar PV panels in the orchard
Heronden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LR
Received 8 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01632/AS
Two-storey rear extension and the insertion of a new roof; first floor side window.
131 Guernsey Way, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9LQ
Received 9 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01633/AS
Change of use of a living room within a dwellinghouse (C3) to a beauty salon (sui generis)
15 Normandy Way, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LN
Received 9 Sept 2021
Decision Made17/01801/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials), 4 (details), 5 (final levels), 7 (cycle storage) & 9 (external lighting)
Tenterden Car Wash, Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 9 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01634/AS
Installation of gas meter and new boiler flue following removal of existing boiler, oil tank and associated pipes/flue
Cliffe Cottage, Forge Hill, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0SJ
Received 9 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01675/AS
Extension of Commercial Kitchen and Dining Area to an existing Public House
The Ferry Inn, Appledore Road, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JY
Received 16 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01676/AS
Proposed two storey rear extension; two front dormer windows; front porch canopy.
Green Gables, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BB
Received 16 Sept 2021
Decision Made21/01677/AS
Garage with storeroom over [Re-submission of 21/00945].
Costa Cottage, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EQ
Received 17 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.

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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