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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
24,745Searchable applications
589Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 10,431 approved or refused records
1,744Refused applications

8,687 approved · 1,744 refused · 1,503 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

  1. Decision Made22/00746/AS

    Proposed erection of a carport and two storey extension to rear

    Ashstone Cottage, Hamstreet Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EB

    Received 9 May 2022
  2. Decision Made20/00859/CONB/AS

    Discharge of condition 3 (Materials)

    Hegg Hill House, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NX

    Received 9 May 2022
  3. Decision Made22/00747/AS

    Proposed detached ancillary annex

    Rosedene, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JW

    Received 9 May 2022
  4. Decision Made22/00748/AS

    Retrospective change of use of former workshop to clinic for healthcare treatments

    The Dovecote Centre, Brookfield House, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QE

    Received 10 May 2022
  5. Decision Made22/00749/AS

    Proposed single storey side and rear extension and insertion of window to the rear elevation

    19 The Copse, Ashford, TN23 3LG

    Received 6 May 2022
  6. Decision Made22/00750/AS

    Erection of a 15.2Kw ground mounted photovoltaic solar array

    Hurst House, Budds Lane, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EL

    Received 10 May 2022
  7. Decision Made22/00751/AS

    Proposed roof extension to provide first floor accommodation incorporating single storey/two storey rear/side extensions, garage and porch

    The Retreat, Plain Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RA

    Received 11 May 2022
  8. Decision Made22/00755/AS

    Single storey rear extension with rendered walls and internal alterations.

    17 Tally Ho Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1HJ

    Received 10 May 2022
  9. Decision Made22/00756/AS

    Conversion of garage, extending hardstanding, construction of single storey extension to front

    19 Chalk Avenue, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6BU

    Received 11 May 2022
  10. Decision Made22/00758/AS

    Change of use of ground floor to Dental Surgery (Use Class E(c)(ii)) to support existing dental clinic next door

    The Old Grain Store, Warehorne Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JJ

    Received 10 May 2022
  11. Decision Made22/00759/AS

    Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed rear extension with covered patio and additional window to existing North East Elevation

    Crofters, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BU

    Received 10 May 2022
  12. Decision Made22/00760/AS

    Construction of three new dwellings utilising existing highway access with pedestrian footway, landscaping plus garaging

    Westlea House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AH

    Received 10 May 2022
  13. Decision Made22/00762/AS

    Proposed 2-bay garage within the curtilage of a Grade 2 Listed Building

    Mill Cottage, Mill Lane, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4EL

    Received 10 May 2022
  14. Decision Made22/00763/AS

    Variation of condition 30 (approved plans) on planning permission 18/01016/AS to amend layout and design of garages to Plots 2 and 3 and retrospectively vary the roof design to village hall extension.

    Land north of Fairlawn, Blind Lane, Mersham, Kent

    Received 11 May 2022
  15. Decision Made22/00766/AS

    Garage extension and conversion to provide small home gym and storage.

    Frogs Hole Oast, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8HB

    Received 11 May 2022
  16. Decision Made15/01671/CONT/AS

    Discharge of condition 21 Part K (mortar colour) in relation to Plots 1 & 2 only.

    Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent

    Received 11 May 2022
  17. Decision Made22/00767/AS

    First Floor extension and rear extension

    3 Haslewood Close, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NY

    Received 11 May 2022
  18. Decision Made22/00768/AS

    Proposed single-storey side extension; new canopy to rear replacement door

    Hales Place, Oaks Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RH

    Received 11 May 2022
  19. Decision Made22/00769/AS

    Single-storey extension to kitchen, replacement back door and sidelights, including canopy over doorway. Reinstatement of oak-framed internal wall between entrance hall and sitting room. Installation of new internal access stair from ground floor to existing basement.

    Hales Place, Oaks Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RH

    Received 11 May 2022
  20. Decision Made22/00770/AS

    Proposed replacement of dilapidated veranda with lean-to conservatory.

    1 Newlands Cottages, Withersdane Lane, Molash, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8HU

    Received 12 May 2022
  21. Decision Made22/00771/AS

    Proposed single storey side extension

    5 Mount Pleasant, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DN

    Received 12 May 2022
  22. Decision Made22/00772/AS

    Variation of condition 2 (Approved plans) on planning permission 20/00800/AS To amend internal wall position first floor and to add roof solar array to unit 1. Amend wall positions ground, and the first floor, add a roof solar array for unit 2 and amend the wall position of the first floor of the garage for unit 2. To add roof solar array units 3-5 and amend carport's from 3 bay to 2 bay for units 3-5

    Building A, New Barn Farm, Ashford Road, High Halden, Kent

    Received 12 May 2022
  23. Decision Made22/00282/CONA/AS

    Discharge of conditions 4(Landscaping scheme), 6(Bicycle storage) & 10(Enhancement of biodiversity)

    Abbottsfield, Lees Road, Brabourne, Kent

    Received 12 May 2022
  24. Decision Made22/00774/AS

    Change of use from a restaurant/Bar (A3) to 8 residential dwellings (C3), Dormer window to the front and two dormer windows to the rear to match existing, rear extension, rear first-floor balcony, landscaping, and parking

    Swan Inn, 19 Tufton Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QN

    Received 13 May 2022

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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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