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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

25,719Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 10,668 approved or refused records

1,779Refused applications

8,889 approved · 1,779 refused · 1,553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 Made17/01674/COND/AS
Discharge of condition 5 (Roof terrace landscaping)
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 26 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00561/AS
Removal of condition 3 of planning permission 85/00548/AS (Proposed change of use from residence to old persons retirement home) so that the property can be used for other uses within use class C2 of the Use Class Order 1987 (as amended)
Sevington Mill, Sevington Lane, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0LB
Received 26 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00562/AS
Installation of swimming pool and pool shed.
Court Lodge, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00563/AS
Redevelopment of an existing garden room (part retrospective)
Shorts Wood House, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DW
Received 26 Mar 2021
Decision Made18/00207/AM06/AS
Non-material minor amendment to application 18/00207/AS (Reserved Matters approval for the development of Parcel P for 99 dwellings, together with associated access roads, footpaths, drainage, car/cycle parking, groundworks, landscaping and infrastructure) for french doors in lieu of window to rear elevation of plot 91.
Parcel P The Hamlet, Land at Chilmington Green, Bartlets Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 26 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00564/AS
Proposed replacement 2/3 bedroom dwelling with cart lodge, summer house and new improved drive access (demolition of existing bungalow when new house has been completed)
Frog Hollow, Church Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LY
Received 26 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00565/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - rear dormer.
2 Cuckoo Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5DB
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00009/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 6(a) & 6(b)
Coquet Lodge, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LR
Received 26 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00567/AS
Lawful development certificate- proposed- Rear single-storey extension.
15 Goldfinch Drive, Finberry, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 7FQ
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00568/AS
Erection of a two-storey rear extension; one first-floor side window.
140 Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8PR
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00569/AS
Repairs to Stair 1.
Bower House, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NW
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00570/AS
Proposed new garden building to replace existing.
Squirrel Cottage, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NQ
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00571/AS
Change of use of land to residential; demolition of existing garage and shed; erection of a new garage and to provide a new driveway.
Brimley House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AG
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00013/GPDE/AS
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 3.97m x eaves 2.53m x ridge 2.78m)
77 Weavers Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5DZ
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00572/AS
Demolition of No.9 The Bothy and the erection of a replacement dwelling with associated access, parking and landscaping.
The Bothy, 9 Church Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DA
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made17/00925/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 2 (Materials), 5 (Joinery), 6 (Detailed drawings of brickwork...), 11 (landscape scheme), 12 (contamination),17 (method statement Drawing No. 1536-100 Rev D).
Site of former Ashford Hospital N H S Trust, Kings Avenue, Ashford, Kent
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00573/AS
Erection of a single-storey rear extension; front porch.
10 Oast Meadow, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0AS
Received 29 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00574/AS
Lawful development certificate- proposed- vehicle crossover and hardstanding.
28 Downs Way, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JP
Received 29 Mar 2021
Under Consultation21/00575/AS
Outline permission for the erection of 4 no. self-build plots.
The Bamboos, Bockhanger Lane, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4AH
Received 30 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00576/AS
The construction of a new barn building and associated hardstanding and access for the provision of 2no. stables, tack room, tractor store and hay barn
Oak View, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4PL
Received 30 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00014/GPDE/AS
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 4.50m x eaves 2.30m x ridge 3.80m).
14 St Stephens Walk, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5AF
Received 30 Mar 2021
Decision Made21/00577/AS
Demolition of The Bothy Barn and the erection of three detached dwellings with associated accesses, parking and landscaping
The Barn The Bothy, and Land at rear of 9, Church Hill, Chilham
Received 30 Mar 2021
Decision Made18/01055/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4
Whitfield House, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BZ
Received 30 Mar 2021
Decision Made18/01056/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 3a, b & c
Whitfield House, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BZ
Received 30 Mar 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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