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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

25,880Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 10,735 approved or refused records

1,786Refused applications

8,949 approved · 1,786 refused · 1,559 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made21/00610/AS
Proposed single storey side extension
54 St Stephens Walk, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5BE
Received 6 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00611/AS
Internal alterations to increase lounge area and reduce kitchen area; alterations to fenestration with installation of double doors and partially bricking up existing door opening to form additional window.
5 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EB
Received 6 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00612/AS
Internal alterations to increase lounge area and reduce kitchen area; alterations to fenestration with installation of double doors and partially bricking up existing door opening to form additional window.
5 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EB
Received 6 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00613/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory
11 Aurelius Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QU
Received 7 Apr 2021
Decision Made19/00516/CONE/AS
Discharge of condition 30 (Grey water recycling)
The Poplars, Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6HR
Received 6 Apr 2021
Decision Made19/01411/CONA/AS
Discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12
Pinnock Yard, The Pinnock, Pluckley
Received 7 Apr 2021
Decision Made17/00622/CONB/AS
Discharge of Condition 8 (a), (b), (c), (d), (d)
The Old Rectory, 6 Rectory Close, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QD
Received 6 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00614/AS
Change of use of the land to site a mobile refreshment van
Lay-by opposite 49 to 53, Avocet Way, Finberry, Sevington
Received 7 Apr 2021
Decision Made10/01277/COND/AS
Discharge of condition 1 in relation to A3 'Green Street' phase - planting scheme & residents' information pack
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 6 Apr 2021
Decision Made18/01322/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 18/01322/AS (Erection of a new dwelling) to provide eight course of facing bricks as a plinth to the proposal. Brick colour and type as provided under 18/01322/ CONA/AS.
Millworth House, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8RG
Received 6 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00615/AS
Reconstruction of rear single storey extension and addition of 2 new velux windows to rear elevation. Reconstruction of detached garage.
46 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NU
Received 7 Apr 2021
Decision Made19/00516/AMND/AS
Minor alteration to the approved feature brickwork panels.
The Poplars, Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6HR
Received 6 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00616/AS
Proposed porch extension and rear extensions along with internal alterations to provide annexe ancillary to existing house.
10 Herons Close, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DN
Received 7 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00617/AS
Revised design of one detached dwelling to the rear of Halbrook House - previous application 18/00681/AS
Land at the rear of Halbrook House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Kent, TN27 0AQ
Received 7 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00618/AS
Roof extension to include dormers & balcony; erection of open porch and single storey side extension linking the garage with the house.
Ballan, Bramble Lane, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EH
Received 7 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00619/AS
Prior notification for proposed change of use of existing agricultural barns and land within their curtilage to form two larger residential dwellings with associated operational development
New House Farm, Poundhurst Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2PQ
Received 8 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00625/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Vehicle crossover and driveway
46 Grange Crescent, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DZ
Received 8 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00626/AS
Single storey rear/side extension
58 Sir Bernard Paget Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3RY
Received 9 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00627/AS
Erection of 13 dwellings together with all necessary infrastructure
Land rear of 7 to 14, Harmers Way, Egerton, Kent
Received 8 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00628/AS
To erect a 2-bay oak framed garage
Hornbrook Cottage, Appledore Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3TJ
Received 9 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00629/AS
Single-storey flat roof extension to rear, extension of existing rear dormer window and two-storey side extension following demolition of existing porch.
3 Forestry Cottages, Sole Street, Crundale, Kent, CT4 7ES
Received 9 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00631/AS
Prior Notification of change of use of one agricultural barn and land within their curtilage to one larger dwelling house and operational development
Low Wood Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AP
Received 9 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00632/AS
Erection of a front porch; replacement windows; alteration to garage roof and fenestration; timber cladding to front elevation and widening the existing driveway.
4 Turners Avenue, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QB
Received 9 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00633/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - use of the building consented under planning reference AS/83/0971 and surrounding yard area have been used for commercial and agricultural vehicle and machinery repairs, sales and delivery, plant hire, operating HGV's and recovery of vehicles comprising a combination of B2 and B8.
Whitehead Machinery Ltd, Beech Farm, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0HD
Received 9 Apr 2021

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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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