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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

27,090Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 11,749 approved or refused records

1,843Refused applications

9,906 approved · 1,843 refused · 1,616 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Aug 2014 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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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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 Made19/01364/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 & 16
Agricultural Building at, Great Batchelors Lodge, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Kent
Received 27 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00417/AS
Erection of an Agricultural Building
Morghew Park Estate, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LR
Received 30 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00418/AS
Change of use of land to residential and conversion of and extension to a disused building to form an annexe
Pooh Corner, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4JE
Received 27 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00419/AS
Formation of new vehicular access and erection of gates
Little Bedgebury Farm, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HT
Received 27 Mar 2020
Decision Made18/00262/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2, 3 & 6
Land between Ransley Oast and Greenside, Ashford Road, High Halden, Kent
Received 27 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00421/AS
Proposed pitched roof single-storey rear extension
10 Bargates, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5UD
Received 27 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00422/AS
Application under s106A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to modify the planning obligation of 22 August 2013 concerning the mortgagee exclusion clause
Site of former Hopewell County Primary School, St Stephens Walk, Ashford, Kent
Received 26 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00423/AS
Erection of 3No. Dwellings with Associated Access, Parking and Landscaping
Elm Lodge, Tenterden Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AL
Received 27 Mar 2020
Decision Made17/01717/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 17/01717/AS (The conversion of a redundant rural building to a single dwelling and the provision of landscape and ecological enhancement measures) to add a chimney flue and additional fenestration
Underhill Orchard, Rye Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EU
Received 30 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00424/AS
Change of use of existing building to continue and facilitate use as an independent dwelling (retrospective) in breach of condition 1 on planning permission 11/00134/AS
The Paddock, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HF
Received 31 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00425/AS
Erection of 3 dwellings together with associated parking and landscaping works, following demolition of existing structures.
Former Veterinary Hospital, Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 31 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00426/AS
Proposed side and rear extensions; loft conversion with hip to gable extension, dormer window to side / rear and roof lights. Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement garden room to side. Landscape alterations including driveway extension to the front of the property.
Heskyn, 11 Sandyhurst Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4NS
Received 31 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00427/AS
Proposed demolition of garage and construction of a detached dwelling with off street parking on land adjacent to 37 Shrubcote.
Part of garden land at, 37 Shrubcote, Tenterden, Kent
Received 30 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00428/AS
Erection of a steel framed agricultural building
Longs Corner Farm, Smarden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HD
Received 31 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00429/AS
Continued use of building as an independent dwelling and associated alterations (retrospective)
Millworth House, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8RG
Received 30 Mar 2020
Decision Made19/01230/CONA/AS
Discharge conditions 3, 4, 5, 6
Tectona Grandis, The Lees, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BP
Received 31 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00430/AS
Demolition of existing agricultural buildings and erection of a detached dwelling
Ashenden Farm, Bell Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8LD
Received 30 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00431/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Rear Roof Dormer Installation of 2 no. Rooflights to Front Elevation;
11 James Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NB
Received 30 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00432/AS
Change of use from A1 retail on ground floor and existing residential unit on upper floors to provide two C3 dwellings
21-23 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LN
Received 1 Apr 2020
Decision Made20/00433/AS
Works of conversion to create two individual dwellings to include changes to fenestration on front elevation and internal alterations
21-23 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LN
Received 1 Apr 2020
Decision Made20/00434/AS
The redevelopment and diversification from a commercial 'sui generis' Saw Mill to a residential scheme comprising 7no. dwellings together with associated parking, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
Lenham Oak and Fencing Saw Mills, Lenham Heath Road, Charing, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2BU
Received 1 Apr 2020
Decision Made20/00435/AS
Two storey rear extension, rooflights to side elevation, single storey link and double garage with room over (revision to planning permission 19/00273/AS)
Hookstead, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4PQ
Received 31 Mar 2020
Decision Made19/01333/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 5 & 6
Penfield Farm, Perrywood Road, Selling, Faversham, Kent, ME13 9RU
Received 31 Mar 2020
Decision Made20/00436/AS
Replacement Portacabin Office with New Modular Building Offices
Unit 5G, Bethersden Business Centre, Chequer Tree Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JL
Received 1 Apr 2020

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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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