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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,506 approved · 1,817 refused · 1,588 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Aug 2014 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
10 Gatefield Cottages, Tenterden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4JH
Received 8 Dec 2020Little Harbourne, Harbourne Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SJ
Received 8 Dec 202035 Essella Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AJ
Received 8 Dec 2020Woodend Cottage, Hamstreet Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EB
Received 8 Dec 2020Lower Woolwich, Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NX
Received 8 Dec 2020Old School House, 64-66 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LS
Received 8 Dec 2020Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 8 Dec 2020Wilmington, Canterbury Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4EW
Received 8 Dec 2020Tomtebo, Nickley Wood Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1LZ
Received 8 Dec 2020Tomtebo, Nickley Wood Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1LZ
Received 9 Dec 2020Milepost Cottage, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BY
Received 8 Dec 2020Land north west of Swan Street House, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Kent
Received 9 Dec 2020175 Quantock Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QN
Received 8 Dec 2020October House, 51 Blackwall Road South, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NX
Received 9 Dec 2020Silks Farm, Amage Road, Wye
Received 10 Dec 2020Foxen Farm Cottage, Southfield Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0BP
Received 10 Dec 2020Court Lodge, Eastwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 10 Dec 2020The Old School House, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BJ
Received 10 Dec 2020Newtown, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AP
Received 10 Dec 2020Newtown, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AP
Received 10 Dec 2020Land north east of The Low House, Forstal Road, Egerton, Kent
Received 9 Dec 2020Land rear of Rose Cottage Farm, North Street, Biddenden, Kent
Received 10 Dec 2020Barn rear of, 88 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HS
Received 10 Dec 2020Barn rear of, 88 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HS
Received 10 Dec 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
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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