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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 dates26,326Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 11,112 approved or refused records
1,807Refused applications
9,305 approved · 1,807 refused · 1,579 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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More application records
- Decision Made21/01764/AS
The creation of a public footpath, bridleway and cycleway with associated landscaping.
Land east of Railway Line, Hamstreet Bypass, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made18/00938/CONI/AS
Part discharge of condition 24 (part iii)
East Stour Court, Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01765/AS
Change of use and conversion of agricultural barn and outbuilding to dwelling with associated annexe and parking provision with demolition and removal of cattle sheds.
Barn at, Park House Farm, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Kent
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01766/AS
Works of conversion of agricultural barn and outbuilding to dwelling with associated annexe and parking provision with demolition and removal of cattle sheds.
Barn at, Park House Farm, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Kent
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01767/AS
Single storey rear extension; two storey front extension; dormers to front elevation; new dormer to rear with balcony
226 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QL
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00939/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 3 (wall construction)
158 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00653/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/00653/AS (Erection of single storey wooden structured workshop at bottom of rear garden (retrospective)) to reduce footprint by bringing side wall 600mm inwards
1 Mace Terrace, Woodchurch Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1LQ
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01768/AS
Garage conversion and front single storey extension. First floor side extension
25 Crofton Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9BU
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01769/AS
Partial replacement of brick cladding with silicone render to gable wall.
3 to 11 Waltham Place, Stanhope, Ashford, TN23 5FH
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01770/AS
Partial replacement of brick cladding with silicone render to gable wall.
17 to 25 Frinsted Gardens, Stanhope, Ashford, TN23 5TL
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01771/AS
Partial replacement of brick cladding with silicone render to gable wall.
1 Speldhurst Close, Stanhope, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5TJ
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01772/AS
Change of Use of the existing unit to allow for flexible uses within Class B2 and/or Class B8 (general industrial/storage) and/or Class E(g)(iii) (industrial processes), and associated external alterations including the installation of windows, doors and external plant area, parking and cycle parking spaces.
Unit M, The Boulevard, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0GA
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01773/AS
Erection of 1 no. non-illuminated fascia signage on the north east (front) elevation of the building
Unit M, The Boulevard, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0GA
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01774/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Detached industrial building
Metiisto Design Ltd, Cobbswood Industrial Estate, Brunswick Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1EH
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01775/AS
Proposed single storey side and rear extension
54 Washford Farm Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5YB
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01776/AS
Partial replacement of brick cladding with silicone render to gable wall.
28 to 36 Frinsted Gardens, Stanhope, Ashford, TN23 5TL
Received 5 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01778/AS
One non-illuminated fascia sign
2B North Street, Ashford, TN24 8JN
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01779/AS
Proposed New 3-Bed Residential Dwelling
Land adjacent Coach House Elmstone, North Street, Biddenden, Kent
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01780/AS
2x Illuminated Fascia signs and 4 x non illuminated signs
152 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01781/AS
Proposed roof mounted solar thermal panels
Heronden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LR
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01782/AS
Proposed roof mounted solar thermal panels
Heronden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LR
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01783/AS
Single storey side and rear extension and garage conversion (resubmission of planning permission 18/00571/AS)
4 Church View, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EB
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decision Made14/01402/AM05/AS
Amendment to condition 8 (B) attached to planning permission 14/01402/AS to change the wording to read;-'With the exception of the new corner/anchor units A0, A1, A19 and A20 shown on Drawing Nos. 402 Rev 08 and 412 Rev 10 (unless the Local Planning Authority has agreed to any subsequent changes to such Drawing in writing), the mean sales floorspace of all other Class A1 retail units shall not exceed 400 sq.m. (gross internal sales area) and no single retail unit (other than the those units and the existing units 1b-4, 6r-10, 44-47r, 58-61,64-69, 87-92 and 101-105 shown on Drawing PL-120-02) shall have a gross sales floor area greater than 500 sq.m. without the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority.'
Ashford Designer Outlet, Kimberley Way, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0SD
Received 7 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01784/AS
Single Storey Rear Extension
6 Kings Chase, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LQ
Received 6 Oct 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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