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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

27,474Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

85%Approval rate · 12,074 approved or refused records

1,860Refused applications

10,214 approved · 1,860 refused · 1,636 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Made21/00746/AS
Installation of louvre to rear wall for installation of internal extraction system
Unit C, 18-20 Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PF
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00747/AS
Erection of 1 no. new externally illuminated fascia sign with a 200mm projecting top hung trough light; erection of 1 no. new projecting illuminated sign.
Unit C, 18-20 Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PF
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00748/AS
Removal of existing timber fence to the front boundary and replace with a brick wall and metal railings, and metal gates; fit a new timber fence on the boundary between Sheryl and Bryher; widen driveway in permeable paving; construct an infill front extension; construct an infill rear extension.
Sheryl, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HT
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00749/AS
Proposed conversion of existing detached garage and holiday let to annexe facility for elderly parents
Vane Farm, Headcorn Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PN
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00750/AS
Proposed two and three storey residential development on former light industrial site, comprising 12no. two and three bedroom townhouses and 8no. two bedroom apartments, and associated parking and landscaping.
55 Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8BN
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00751/AS
Change of use of units 4 & 6 to be used for Game processing and Butchers (use class B2) (retrospective)
Units 4 & 6, East Stour Farm, Ashford Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7DH
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00752/AS
Single storey rear infill extension; replacement roof to existing single storey rear extension; rear rooflights to facilitate loft conversion
21 Mead Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0BS
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made16/01781/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 16/01781/AS (Erection of 1no. dwelling with associated parking and garden) to alter glazing details and window materials
Gower Farm Barn, Susans Hill, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RE
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00753/AS
Erection of a single storey detached office building.
Greenfield House, Biddenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TD
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00754/AS
Installation of additional Velux rooflight. Construction of double garage with glazed canopy and associated landscaping.
Stonebridge Barn, Brook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3SN
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made20/01295/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 20/01295/AS (Variation of condition 3 on planning permission 20/00696/AS (Change of use of land to residential; proposed side, rear & first floor extensions, detached car barn garage and conversion & extension of existing garage to accommodate a home gym, games room and pool room) to alter the design of the approved garage) to add a clock turret and alter fenestration detail
Oakdene, Bonnington Road, Bonnington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7BN
Received 29 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00755/AS
Relocation of existing kitchen from first floor to ground floor with new fittings; Erection of stud-work partition wall within existing kitchen to create dressing area to bedroom 2; Removal of infill panels to enlarge bedroom 2; Erection of stud-work partition wall within existing bedroom 1 to create new en-suite bathroom; Installation of all new fittings within en-suite and associated pipework. New soil pipe to connect with existing.
2 Market Place, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LR
Received 28 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00756/AS
Erection of outbuilding [Retrospective] [Revision of 16/01821/AS]
129 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DE
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00757/AS
New Window in Dining Room on East Elevation with associated application 21/00758/AS New Window in Dining Room on East Elevation; Replastering of a wall.
Young Manor Farm, Maidstone Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8ET
Received 28 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00758/AS
New Window in Dining Room on East Elevation; Replastering of a wall.
Young Manor Farm, Maidstone Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8ET
Received 28 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00759/AS
Revision to listed building consent 20/01776/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) new partition/fire doors and omission of approved door; provision of new vents
Bower House, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NW
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00760/AS
Change of use from Class E to a Nail Parlour (Sui Generis)
71 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SF
Received 28 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00762/AS
Prior notification of the change of use of one agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a (smaller) residential dwelling and associated operational development
Oxley Farm, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NR
Received 28 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00764/AS
Demolition of Existing garage and construction of single storey side and rear extension
14 Bargates, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5UD
Received 28 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00765/AS
Proposed erection of two detached dwellings with detached garages and stable blocks
Miller Farm, Luckhurst Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QW
Received 28 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00766/AS
Roof extension to include construction of two storey front extension, single storey rear extension, addition of rooflights and construction of replacement detached garage (alterations to design of approved application 19/00479/AS and Part Retrospective).
Sunrise, Capel Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EJ
Received 28 Apr 2021
Decision Made19/01557/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 3
Oak Tree Farm, Woodchurch Road, High Halden, TN26 3JQ
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made18/00465/CONC/AS
Discharge of conditions 4, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26 & 27
London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HX
Received 27 Apr 2021
Decision Made21/00767/AS
Removal of manege and change of use to residential garden land to create a private tennis court.
The Beeches, Blackwall Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EG
Received 28 Apr 2021

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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.

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