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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates25,994Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
83%Approval rate · 10,833 approved or refused records
1,793Refused applications
9,040 approved · 1,793 refused · 1,563 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and DevelopmentContact planning Planning ContactsLocal plan Emerging Local Plan and Design CodePre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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 Made21/00649/AS
Change of Use of agricultural land from grassland to a new sand school
Woodsdale Farm, Pope Street, Godmersham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7DN
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decision Made21/00650/AS
Re-alignment and alteration of party wall and alteration to existing wall
7 Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NS
Received 13 Apr 2021 - Decision Made21/01642/AS
Prior Notification for an agricultural building for storage of forestry machinery
Dencher Wood, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, Kent
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01643/AS
Prior Notification for a'slim line' phase 8 monopole c/w wraparound cabinet at base, 3no. additional ancillary equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works.
Grass verge on west side of junction of St Stephens Walk and, Stanhope Road, Stanhope, Kent
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01644/AS
Prior Notification for Proposed 17.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.
Verge outside Egerton Primary School, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Kent
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01645/AS
Change of use from class E (offices) to Sui Generis (tattoo studio)
MC Personnel, 61 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SG
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01646/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - replace existing 3 no. wooden single glazed sash windows with 3 no. UPVC double glazed sash windows
253a Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AJ
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made11/01285/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 11/01285/AS (Two storey rear extension with covered verandah. Replacement detached double garage with store above) Alterations to fenestration and relocation of door on house extension
Rose Cottage, Pluckley Road, Maltmans Hill, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8RF
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made15/01671/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 15/01671/AS to amend the existing plans to alter the layout of the ground floor and podium level together with some minor façade alterations to deliver additional car parking in relation to plot 2 only
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01647/AS
2x non illuminated signs
2 Drovers Lodge, Coombe Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HD
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01648/AS
Change of use of Ground Floor from Casino (sui generis) to Restaurant (Class Eb) including flue extraction system
38 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TE
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01649/AS
Erection of greenhouse
The Oast House, Lacton Oast, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JF
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01650/AS
Proposed side extension; proposed flue; proposed shed
12 Bells Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6ES
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01142/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/01142/AS (Conversion of detached garage at rear of property into annexe) to alter fenestration on southwest elevation
276 Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QR
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/00748/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/00748/AS (Removal of existing timber fence to the front boundary and replace with a brick wall and metal railings, and metal gates; fit a new timber fence on the boundary between Sheryl and Bryher; widen driveway in permeable paving; construct an infill front extension; construct an infill rear extension) to alter fenestration on rear elevation and changing external finish from brick to render on side & rear
Sheryl, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HT
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01651/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Stationing of a portable Shepherds hut.
Mount Pleasant Farm, Chapel Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9BX
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01652/AS
Retrospective change of use of outbuilding for flexible use as ancillary accommodation and holiday let
The Artists Barn, 17 The Green, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AJ
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01654/AS
Demolition and redevelopment of the site to provide a replacement Club facility and the erection of 31no. apartments across 1x three-storey and 1x five-storey buildings with associated access, parking and landscaping
Ashford International Sports and Social Club, Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7SG
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01655/AS
Proposed new driveway and vehicle cross over
6 Studio Close, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9DH
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01656/AS
Erection of a new, single storey detached dwellinghouse, and associated access, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
Land west of Copse Hall, Biddenden Road, Smarden
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01657/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Front porch; Rear dormer window; Front roof lights.
28 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EA
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01658/AS
Proposed outbuilding to accommodate an artist home studio space.
Grange Court Park, Grange Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6EE
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01659/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - single-storey extension; alterations to the fenestration on the north east elevation.
1 West Cross Gardens, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JP
Received 15 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01660/AS
Single-storey rear extension
105 Ryeland Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN25 7FU
Received 15 Sept 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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