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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

25,318Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 10,571 approved or refused records

1,762Refused applications

8,809 approved · 1,762 refused · 1,534 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2015 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made20/01533/AS
Proposed single storey extension, car and log store and new access; improved parking and turning arrangements; planting of new hedgerow
Rushton, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NT
Received 10 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01534/AS
Conversion of existing garage into study
Streamside, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Received 11 Nov 2020
Decision Made19/00890/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 8 & 9
Highbank, Shalmsford Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8AD
Received 11 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01535/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Alteration to existing external store and garage to form utility room and wet room
10 Housefield, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0AF
Received 11 Nov 2020
Decision Made19/00600/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 2
Green Hedges, Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 11 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01536/AS
Erection of a Proposed Holiday Let Cabin with associated access, parking and landscaping
Land adjacent to 35 Gatefield Cottages, Gatefield Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 11 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01537/AS
Change of use of redundant land to provide off street parking, fencing, gates and partial demolition of wall
Land rear of Hillview, 25 Church Street, Wye, Kent
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01538/AS
Proposed two storey front and side extensions with internal alterations, proposed crossover
122 Grasmere Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BG
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01539/AS
Replacement of roof tiles and some hanging tiles to main house and installation of new insulated breather membrane.
Goodshill House, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UN
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01540/AS
Prior approval for change of use from one agricultural building and land within its curtilage to two larger dwelling houses and two smaller dwelling houses with associated operational development
Agricultural Building at, Little Acorn Farm, Harris Lane, High Halden, Kent
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/00537/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 20/00537/AS (Variation of condition 2 on Planning Application 19/01606/AS (Erection of 1 dwelling and garage with landscape and ecological enhancements) to alter approved plans to relocate the new dwelling closer to the boundary to allow more garden and parking area
Meadow View, Ashford Road, High Halden, Kent
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01541/AS
Construction of Single Storey Rear Extension
204 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QL
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01542/AS
Revision to listed building consent 19/00007/AS (Construction of a single storey rear extension and small garden room and the removal of a redundant truncated chimney stack) to install a conservation rooflight into the pitched roof of the new extension to provide light and natural ventilation into the new utility room.
27 The Green, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AJ
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01543/AS
Outbuilding for storage uses ancillary to residential dwelling
Sunny View, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5PJ
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01544/AS
Siting of a Portakabin on two car parking spaces for 12 months to provide an external INR Clinic
Willesborough Health Centre and Pharmacy, Bentley Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HZ
Received 12 Nov 2020
Decision Made17/00914/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 17/00914/AS (Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings. Erection of two detached dwellinghouses with landscaping and construction of new vehicular access to serve both properties) to raise pitched roof to rear element of both dwellings and increase in head height of ground floor windows to reflect change in proportions.
Blue Firs, Canterbury Road, Godmersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HF
Received 13 Nov 2020
Decision Made17/01674/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2 & 3
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 13 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01545/AS
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 18/01558/AS(Change of use and conversion of one existing farm building to provide two holiday lets and change of use and conversion of one existing farm building for games room / alfresco dining area. Works include new doors and windows, alterations to the roofs, weatherboarding to the external walls and construction of new parking areas, external walls and gates) to external doors and roofing materials
Lacton Manor, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4NG
Received 13 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01546/AS
Variation of condition 2 on planning permission 20/00799/AS (Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of two detached dwellings with associated amenity and parking) to approved plans to allow a material amendment to include a first floor to plot 1 with dormer windows and additional window to SE elevation in kitchen.
Sun Patch, The Street, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9AL
Received 13 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/00425/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 4, 6, 10, 12
Former Veterinary Hospital, Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 11 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01547/AS
Erection of a self contained ancillary annexe to be used as overspill accommodation to the main house with all services connected off the main house.
Little Singleton Farm, Goldwell Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1JS
Received 13 Nov 2020
Decision Made19/01509/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 4 & 5
2 Clap Hill Cottages, Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DA
Received 13 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01548/AS
Single storey rear extension
27 Patrick Clayton Drive, Ashford, TN23 3SR
Received 16 Nov 2020
Decision Made20/01549/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - rear dormer and front rooflights
27 Patrick Clayton Drive, Ashford, TN23 3SR
Received 16 Nov 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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