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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

26,773Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

84%Approval rate · 11,483 approved or refused records

1,828Refused applications

9,655 approved · 1,828 refused · 1,596 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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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More application records

Decision Made20/01767/AS
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, front porch. Internal alterations to include removal/addition of walls, reconfiguration of existing staircase
1 Bakers Bridge Cottages, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NJ
Received 16 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01772/AS
Part single storey/two storey rear extension with internal alteration.
88 Essella Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AW
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01773/AS
Erection of replacement dwelling (existing dwelling to be demolished)
Little Acorns, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EG
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made17/01699/CONA/AS
Discharge conditions 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
Cranwell House, The Forstal, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/00365/CONB/AS
Discharge condition 13 & 14
Houchin Ltd, Cobbswood Industrial Estate, Hilton Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1DZ
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01774/AS
New non-illuminated fascia sign
1-3 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8JN
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01775/AS
Installation of 3No. rooflights and 1No. replacement rooflight.
Bower House, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NW
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01776/AS
Installation of new staircase from ground to first floor and new staircase from first floor to converted attic space. Lining underside of attic roof. Installation of partitions. Installation of 3No. rooflights and 1No. replacement rooflight.
Bower House, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NW
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01777/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - solar panels
34 Ramsfield, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AD
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01778/AS
Replacement of existing boundary treatments and fencing to Smarden primary school & Smarden nursery
Smarden Primary School, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8ND
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01779/AS
Single storey rear extension and insertion of Juliet balcony at rear first floor level.
1 The Orchids, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6PQ
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made21/00007/AS
The construction of 1 No detached four bedroom dwelling associated garage/outbuilding, parking, access, infrastructure and landscaping.
Land to the south east of, New Street Farm, Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 23 Dec 2020
Decision Made21/00008/AS
Partial retrospective application for the erection of two welfare blocks at the new Ashford International Truck Stop
Ashford Waterbrook Inland Border Facility, Ashford Truck Stop Unit 14, Arrowhead Road, Waterbrook Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0FL
Received 4 Jan 2021
Decision Made20/01780/AS
New side porch to Kitchen and alteration of external steps. Window & door alterations. New dormer window and revision to door openings. Master Bedroom gable end extension including balcony and pitched roof over existing dormer window. (Application incorporating works approved in application refs: 19/00904/AS & 19/00905/AS - Garden Room extension and alterations to Parlour, internal configurations, new front porch and external window and door alterations)
Little Bedgebury Farm, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HT
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01781/AS
Alterations to stair hall layout and landing including new door openings. New side porch to Kitchen and alteration of external steps. Window & door alterations. Reconfigure Bedroom 3 & Ensuite layout including new link corridor to Master Bedroom, new dormer window and revision to door openings. Master Bedroom gable end extension including balcony and pitched roof over existing dormer window. Application incorporating works approved in application refs: 19/00904/AS & 19/00905/AS - Garden Room extension and alterations to Parlour, internal configurations, new front porch and external window and door alterations.
Little Bedgebury Farm, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HT
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01782/AS
Outline planning permission for up to 23 dwellings together with all necessary infrastructure considering access only (all other matters reserved)
Poplar Farm House, 20 Poplar Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7PD
Received 17 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01784/AS
Single storey rear extension
Appleby Oast, Green Hill Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9EY
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01786/AS
Conversion of existing Old Alma with side and rear extensions to accommodate 4 No. 1-bedroom flats, demolition of existing outbuildings, erection of 2 No. 2-bedroom flats with associated hardstanding.
The Old Alma, Canterbury Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DX
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01787/AS
Proposed creative laboratory creative store with cycle facilities.
Site B Land north oif, Javelin Way, Ashford, Kent
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decision Made18/00529/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 3
Star Farmhouse, Wissenden Green, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3EW
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01788/AS
Erection of two storey front extension, extension to existing balcony on side elevation and insertion of 1No. dormer window. Insertion of 1No. dormer extension to rear elevation amd 3No. rooflight to rear facing elevation. Alterations to existing fenestration. Demolition and replacement of Knoll Hill Cottage and external works relating to existing drive and new PV arrays
Knoll Hill House, Knoll Hill, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7BZ
Received 21 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01789/AS
Installation of 2 roof lights windows to existing loft room.
17 Jemmett Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4QA
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/01790/AS
Erection of garden room extension
Troy Town Farm, Troy Town Lane, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PQ
Received 18 Dec 2020
Decision Made20/00336/AS
Installation of 2 internally illuminated high level flex sign; 1 internally illuminated entrance sign; Window graphics; Totem sign
Unit 6, Warren Retail Park, Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8XH
Received 9 Mar 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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