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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 dates26,191Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 10,997 approved or refused records
1,799Refused applications
9,198 approved · 1,799 refused · 1,576 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made21/01707/AS
Single storey rear extension [part retrospective].
18 Hayward Close, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JS
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01708/AS
Change of use of land for the siting of shipping container to allow for the operation of a hot food stall (retrospective)
Unit 3B, Leigh Green Industrial Estate, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7DE
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decision Made18/00022/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2 (External materials), 4 (bat roosting features) & 5 (precautionary mitigation strategy)
Park House Farm, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LF
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decision Made18/00023/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4 (masonry repairs)
Park House Farm, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LF
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01709/AS
Hard and soft landscaping to the external areas associated with the EC30 Community Cafe and Wellbeing Centre.
East Cross Clinic, Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RA
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01710/AS
Installation of new 4m long dropped kerb and new permeable driveway.
4 Albemarle Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HL
Received 23 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01711/AS
Replacement outbuilding (garage) with detached annexe/home office.
Whitehouse Cottage, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8LN
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01712/AS
Proposed Holiday let and alteration to existing access
Rosedene, Rocky Bourne Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AN
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision Made18/00759/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions 9 (Construction Management Plan) & 12 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment/Tree Protection)
Land to the South of Sicklefield House, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01713/AS
Single storey front infill extension
Little Croft, 56 Sandyhurst Lane, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4NT
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01714/AS
Two single storey rear extensions; new porch
Frogs Hole Farm, Frogs Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4QB
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01715/AS
Two storey rear extension; Elevation alterations.
5 Kither Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4NW
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision Made19/01549/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions 5 (noise protection), 6 (site personnel parking/wheel washing), 8 (bin/cycle access arrangements) & 13 (vehicle parking drainage)
The Old Bakery, Victoria Crescent, Ashford, TN23 7HL
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01716/AS
Erection of a double garage with a carport
Nettlepole, Nettlepole Lane, Little Chart, Ashford, TN27 0QJ
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01717/AS
Erection of rear conservatory
4 Orchard Lane, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4AD
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01718/AS
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of new oak frame garden room with associated landscaping
Burnt House Barn, Pilgrims Way, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0DR
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision Made18/00679/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2 (materials); 6 (cycle storage); 7 (SUDs); 8 (sewage); 10 (archaeology); 11 (landscaping); 12 (walls/fences)
Land at 3 Brickfield Cottage, Harville Road, Wye, Kent
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision Made18/01566/CONC/AS
Discharge condition 10 (sewage)
Hurstfield, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DW
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01719/AS
Prior notification for the change of use an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a larger residential dwelling with associated operational development
Hurst Hill Farm, Pluckley Road, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1ER
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01720/AS
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and construction of single storey side/rear extension
Burnside, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9EA
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01721/AS
Change of use of agricultural land to provide yard area expansion to afford access; erection of security fencing & gates and provision of new site access roadway
Upper Bilham House, Cheesemans Green Lane, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HY
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01722/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Use & Development - Use of the Land for the Creation of a Single Dwelling with Garden Land
Land to the north of Barnfield, Appledore Road, Stone, Kent
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01723/AS
Proposed erection of 4no. 5 bedroom dwellings & alterations to existing track and site access from Appledore Road
Land rear of 51 to 57, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 28 Sept 2021 - Decision Made21/01724/AS
Two-storey side & rear extension
34 The Bulrushes, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5GD
Received 27 Sept 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.
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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