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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 dates

28,548Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

85%Approval rate · 12,943 approved or refused records

1,920Refused applications

11,023 approved · 1,920 refused · 1,690 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Apr 2014 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made20/00574/AS
Demolition of existing rear conservatory and creation of new replacement single-storey flat roofed extension
3 Blossom Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4GE
Received 5 May 2020
Decision Made18/01398/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 6
2A Tufton Road, Ashford, TN24 8AU
Received 5 May 2020
Decision Made19/00741/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 19/00741/AS (Erection of detached garage unit with secure storage/bicycle store and change of use of land to incorporate into residential curtilage) to install two pitch roof dormer windows in rear elevation (east) (retrospective)
Glebe Orchard Barn, Bowerland Lane, Chilham, Ashford, CT4 8AT
Received 30 Apr 2020
Decision Made20/00575/AS
Erection of a two-bay garage/garden store
Bakers Farm, Snargate Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BT
Received 6 May 2020
Decision Made20/00248/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 3, 5, 8, 12
The Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJ
Received 5 May 2020
Decision Made20/00576/AS
Erection of a detached dwelling with associated part-demolition of existing dwelling and widening of existing access
Apple Tree Cottage, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HY
Received 6 May 2020
Decision Made20/00577/AS
Change of use from vacant former convenience store (A1 Retail) to Nail Bar (Sui Generis)
13-15 Bank Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1DE
Received 5 May 2020
Decision Made18/00035/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 18/00035/AS (Loft conversion with front and rear dormer windows, first floor side windows and new proposed chimney to existing front room) to install a juliette balcony on the approved window on the southeast elevation
20 Coombelands, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NU
Received 6 May 2020
Decision Made20/00578/AS
Installion of garage doors to carport
1 Three Fields Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AQ
Received 6 May 2020
Decision Made22/00829/AS
Proposed garage conversion and a single storey rear extension
35 Mountbatten Way, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6PZ
Received 23 May 2022
Decision Made22/00830/AS
Variation of conditions 3 (Parking of vehicles), 4 (Bicycle storage) and 22 (Approved Plans) on planning permission 18/01531/AS to alter design and layout of car ports for each property
Land rear of Millgarth, The Hill, Charing, Kent
Received 23 May 2022
Decision Made17/00568/CONK/AS
Part discharge condition 7(b) first floor structure sections & elevations,(c) extenal wall sections,(d) sections & elevations of new openings,(e) joinery,(f) floor boarding,(h) eaves & ridge detailing,(i) fire & sound insulation
Former Wye College Buildings, High Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 4AH
Received 20 May 2022
Decision Made22/00831/AS
Certificate of lawful development - Proposed extension to existing vehicular crossover by 4 meters
29 Molloy Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HR
Received 23 May 2022
Decision Made22/00832/AS
Erection of No.3 dwellings with carport's (one carport with home office/studio above); associated access, hardstanding and landscaping
The Old Railway Station, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JA
Received 24 May 2022
Decision Made22/00833/AS
Replace existing Aluminium frame conservatory with New UPVC conservatory
19 Crofton Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9BU
Received 23 May 2022
Decision Made22/00835/AS
Proposed two storey side extension
Weston, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QZ
Received 24 May 2022
Decision Made21/00740/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning application 21/00740/AS (Alterations to existing conservatory, conversion of existing garage, first floor side extension and loft conversion) To alter external materials to the first floor extension from brick work to hanging tiles, to match neighbouring properties along with increasing the roof pitch of the ground floor extension.
3 Ruffets Wood, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QQ
Received 24 May 2022
Decision Made21/00679/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 4.1(Detailed drawings. Sections, Moulding's and gazing bars), 4.3(Details;Conservation roof lantern) and 6(Materials)
Stone Stile, Hart Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HW
Received 24 May 2022
Decision Made22/00836/AS
Single storey rear extension
Redmires, Malvern Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8JA
Received 25 May 2022
Decision Made22/00837/AS
Proposed detached garage / workshop building with solar panels on South Elevation
Garden Cottage, Egerton House Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9BD
Received 24 May 2022
Decision Made22/00838/AS
Proposed detached garage / workshop building with solar panels on South Elevation
Garden Cottage, Egerton House Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9BD
Received 24 May 2022
Decision Made22/00839/AS
Proposed detached dwelling and associated garaging on existing residential classified land (retrospective)
1 Grove House, The Grove, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RR
Received 24 May 2022
Decision Made22/00840/AS
Installation of a digestate tank. Dimensions 23.16m - diameter. 2.7m above ground and associated bunding
Conscience Farm, Blind Lane, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HA
Received 25 May 2022
Decision Made22/00841/AS
Proposed two storey side extension providing additional first floor accommodation
7 Evans Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0UA
Received 24 May 2022

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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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