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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

29,056Searchable applications

582Recorded as pending

85%Approval rate · 13,340 approved or refused records

1,951Refused applications

11,389 approved · 1,951 refused · 1,714 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made19/00340/AM05/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 19/00340/AS (Reserved matters application (access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) pursuant to extant outline permission ref 14/01420/AS for the erection of up to 100 dwellings, parking, landscaping, open space and associated works (revision to planning application 18/00448/AS) to erect a conservatory at plot 18
Land south and east of, Tilden Gill Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 7 May 2021
Decision Made21/00840/AS
Infrastructure route which includes carriageway, footpath/cycleway, indicative locations of visitor parking bays and soft verges to the Phase 2 Avenue providing access to the Chilmington Green Secondary School site within at Chilmington Green, Great Chart, Ashford.
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 11 May 2021
Decision Made21/00033/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/00033/AS (Partial conversion of existing garage to create habitable living space for the provision of an indoor fitness/dance studio; extension of existing garden boundary wall) to clarify the width of the wall from the side elevation of the dwelling.
29 Dunnock Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4QJ
Received 7 May 2021
Decision Made17/01695/CONB/AS
Discharge condition 2b, c, d, f, g, h (b), (c) & (e),
Chilham Water Mill, Ashford Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8EE
Received 7 May 2021
Decision Made14/01116/CONF/AS
Discharge condition 22, 38
Site of Pluckley Brickworks, Station Road, Pluckley, Kent
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made20/00758/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 20/00758/AS (Front porch) to change front door from side elevation to front elevation
59 Rogersmead, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LF
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made21/00842/AS
Erection of 1 no. non illuminated replacement wooden notice board
St Margaret's Church, Church Hill, Bethersden
Received 9 May 2021
Decision Made21/00843/AS
Erection of a side and rear extension.
1 Addison Cottages, The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EB
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made21/00844/AS
Single storey rear extension
80 Gladstone Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0BZ
Received 11 May 2021
Decision Made21/00845/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - stationing of caravan as temporary living space within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse.
The Coppers, The Street, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JH
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made21/00846/AS
Lawful Development Certidicate- Proposed- extension to boxed dormer; hip to gable extension (under 50m3); One roof light.
Emmern, Maidstone Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JD
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made18/00056/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 7
Land between A2070 and Railway north of, Warehorne Road, Hamstreet, Kent
Received 11 May 2021
Decision Made21/00847/AS
Garage conversion to living accommodation
20 Caesar Avenue, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PZ
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made21/00848/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - replacement rear conservatory
The Grove, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AD
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made21/00849/AS
Proposed conversion of garage / store with associated internal alterations to form annexe to serve main dwelling.
Pookwell, Sandhurst Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4PQ
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made21/00850/AS
Demolition of existing garage and works to rebuild northeast corner of main house.
Vitters Oak, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DW
Received 11 May 2021
Decision Made21/00851/AS
Demolition of existing garage and works to rebuild northeast corner of main house.
Vitters Oak, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DW
Received 11 May 2021
Decision Made21/00852/AS
Removal and replacement of existing louvres & glazing from two first floor windows on the south elevation
Ashford Telephone Exchange, Regents Place, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1LA
Received 12 May 2021
Decision Made20/01651/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 2, 3
71 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LP
Received 10 May 2021
Decision Made20/00799/AM02/AS
Non-material amendment to planning approval 20/00799/AM01/AS (Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of two detached dwellings with associated amenity and parking) amendments to garden room for plot 1
Sun Patch, The Street, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9AL
Received 11 May 2021
Decision Made16/01722/CONH/AS
Discharge of condition 3 (materials: change of roof tiles)
Land between Hinxhill Road and, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 11 May 2021
Decision Made21/00853/AS
Proposed Alterations to Dormer, replacing flat roof with pitched and replacing the window; Removal of a chimney; Demolition of garage in rear garden
Brook House, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Received 12 May 2021
Decision Made21/00854/AS
Proposed bi-fold doors out to garden area; demolition of later flat roof boiler room and replacement single storey element; installation of roof lights; landscaping alterations to extend driveway area to the front.
Beacon House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 11 May 2021
Decision Made21/00855/AS
Proposed internal alterations to existing single storey element along with removal of fireplace to form open plan kitchen dining room. Proposed new opening to provide bi-fold doors out to garden area. Demolition of later flat roof boiler room and replacement single storey element to provide boot room space. Installation of rooflights. Internal alterations at ground and first floor level to include addition of partition walls/doors. Replacement like for like windows to match in style and character
Beacon House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 11 May 2021

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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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