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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
9,731 approved · 1,831 refused · 1,599 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
Vesper Barn, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PU
Received 13 Mar 2020Amberstone, 12 Stonebridge, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PJ
Received 16 Mar 2020Arcadia, Biddenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TA
Received 16 Mar 2020Houchin Ltd, Cobbswood Industrial Estate, Hilton Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1DZ
Received 13 Mar 2020Malt House Cottage, Malt House Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LA
Received 16 Mar 2020Smarden Charter Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NF
Received 16 Mar 202070 Wayside Avenue, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PA
Received 16 Mar 2020Crows Hole Farm, Stalisfield Church Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HE
Received 16 Mar 2020Whitegates, Spelders Hill, Brook, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5PD
Received 16 Mar 2020Stone Hill Barn, Stone Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9DU
Received 16 Mar 2020Weavers Barn, Cot Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JB
Received 16 Mar 2020Agricultural Building known as Tyler Barn, Old Harrow Farm, Link Hill Lane, Egerton, Kent
Received 16 Mar 2020Robinwood, Rosemary Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PF
Received 16 Mar 202017 Drum Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1LQ
Received 16 Mar 2020Plot at, Old School House, The Street, Little Chart, Kent
Received 16 Mar 2020Enterprise House, Eureka Science Park, Nicholas Road, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4AG
Received 16 Mar 2020Land to rear of 96A, Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 17 Mar 2020Nash Court, Watery Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JL
Received 18 Mar 2020Dennes Mill, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HT
Received 17 Mar 20202 Elmhurst Close, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4PT
Received 18 Mar 2020Rats Castle, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DY
Received 17 Mar 202043 Haymakers Lane, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 4GL
Received 18 Mar 2020Crouchers Manor, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JN
Received 17 Mar 2020Great Prawls, Wittersham Road, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7HB
Received 17 Mar 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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