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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 dates26,133Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 10,954 approved or refused records
1,797Refused applications
9,157 approved · 1,797 refused · 1,572 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made21/01689/AS
Lawful development certificate- existing- Use of land for stationing of 4no. caravans for permanent residential occupation and for caravan storage on land.
Blossoms Caravan Park, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BU
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01732/AS
Erection of two single storey side extensions
Hallmark Farm, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SP
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/00084/CONA/AS
Discharge conditions 4 (wall repair specification/schedule); 5 (window details) & 6 (mortar/repointing methodology)
Great Bromley Farm, Blackwall Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PA
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01733/AS
Construction of three bay carport and garage with log store.
Kite Farm, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PD
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01690/AS
Lawful- development certificate- existing- Use of land as a touring caravan holiday area.
Blossoms Caravan Park, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BU
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01691/AS
Extension of hardstanding to the existing playground.
St Teresas Catholic Primary School, Quantock Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QN
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/00586/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 8 (samples of replacement Peg Tiles/Hanging Tiles)
Newgate, Brabourne Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5PL
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01692/AS
Lawful- development- existing- mixed-use of a building comprising a self-contained dwelling with office and laundry facility.
Building A, Blossoms Caravan Park, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BU
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01693/AS
Erection of a side extension; demolition of existing outbuilding and creation of new outbuilding for a garden/bike store; and lowering of garden ground levels and new retaining wall
Bakery House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01694/AS
Erection of a side extension; demolition of existing outbuilding; and new retaining wall
Bakery House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01695/AS
New detached double garage and car port
Eversleigh, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DL
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01696/AS
4 replacement windows to the front of the property
2 Churchfield Cottages, Church Road, Warehorne, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2LL
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01697/AS
4 replacement windows to the front of the property
2 Churchfield Cottages, Church Road, Warehorne, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2LL
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Valid21/01698/AS
Erection of one detached dwelling
32 Downs Way, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JP
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/00029/GPDE/AS
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 5.95m x eaves 2.95m x ridge 2.95m).
9 Wharton Gardens, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0HQ
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made09/00081/AM01/AS
Non-material minor amendment to planning permission 09/00081/AS to alter the housing tenure and arrangement of Plots 1-44
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01699/AS
Variation of condition 2 on planning permission 20/01408/AS (Change of use of the care home known as Ashstone House and the former Coach House known as Orlestone Lodge, to include single storey link extension, to provide 2no. dwelling houses with associated landscaping, parking and repair works (revision to planning permission 20/00868/AS)) to add two dormer windows.
Ashstone House, Hamstreet Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EB
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01700/AS
Prior approval for the addition of an additional storey on existing property to a maximum height of 9m
Bedlam House, Bedlam Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PG
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision Made18/01508/CONM/AS
Discharge condition 21 (A) (hard and soft landscape works)
Recreation Ground between Halstow Way and, Noakes Meadow, Ashford, Kent
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01701/AS
Dormer windows to the front and rear to facilitate a loft conversion; Single-storey rear extension; Erection of a new garage; Proposed balcony on north east elevation.
Longberry Farm, Etchden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DS
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01702/AS
Proposed first floor balcony
Beult Cottage, Brissenden Court, Woodchurch Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BE
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01703/AS
Vehicle cross over and hardstanding.
49 Alec Pemble Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9PF
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01705/AS
First floor extension; Two-storey side extension; Single-storey rear extension; Alterations to the fenestration.
Kemsted, 17 Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NN
Received 20 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01706/AS
Formation of Vehicle Crossover & Hardstanding Drive
149 Jemmett Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4RJ
Received 22 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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