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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
28,831Searchable applications
582Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 13,155 approved or refused records
1,931Refused applications

11,224 approved · 1,931 refused · 1,706 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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

  1. Decision Made22/00938/AS

    Remove fireplace and replace with wood burning stove in sitting room.

    Vine Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB

    Received 8 Jun 2022
  2. Decision Made21/01041/CONA/AS

    Discharge conditions 2(Materials), 3(Approved details- sections of window reveals and details of eaves; porch and chimney), 4(Biodiversity enhancement)

    Lambden Farm, Lambden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RB

    Received 8 Jun 2022
  3. Decision Made22/00939/AS

    Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - ancillary accommodation

    Old English Cottage, Vicarage Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BT

    Received 8 Jun 2022
  4. Decision Made18/01849/AMND/AS

    Non material amendment to planning permission 18/01849/AS (Proposed single storey rear and side extension with first floor extension to the rear and raised decked platform, proposed detached car port/garage/store. Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement with outbuilding to serve as holiday let accommodation) to alter fenestration to single storey extension and additional roof light to master bedroom. Change of orientation of the detached garage building and associated landscaping.

    Wealden, Cot Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JD

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  5. Decision Made22/00940/AS

    Proposed mixed-use re-development of former agricultural / storage buildings for a micro brewery, a taproom / brasserie, a holiday let and the provision of holiday huts and associated parking and landscaping.

    Haffenden Farm, Bugglesden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TG

    Received 8 Jun 2022
  6. Decision Made12/00400/COAR/AS

    Discharge of condition 29 (Access & strategic vehicular routes plan - Chilmington green road closure)

    Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  7. Decision Made21/00822/CONA/AS

    Discharge of condition 3(Details - Joinery, roof lantern & mechanical ventilation or flues information)

    Olantigh, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EW

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  8. Decision Made22/00941/AS

    Erection of a stable building with ancillary store for equine related use, together with the continued use of land for the keeping of horses with associated access, yard and track with biodiversity and landscape enhancements

    The land to the South of Rosemary Lane known as, The Old Orchard, Rosemary Lane, Ashford, TN27 8PF

    Received 8 Jun 2022
  9. Decision Made22/00942/AS

    Proposed single storey garden store

    Sandford, Smarden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HE

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  10. Decision Made22/00944/AS

    Proposed Change Of Use of Block H at Sidelands Farm to Class E. Separate application for Block H (Planning already granted for this conversion under one application for the entire site, planning ref. 21/00496/AS)

    Sidelands Farm, Little Olantigh Road, Wye

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  11. Decision Made22/00945/AS

    Certificate of lawful development - proposed construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwellinghouse and a detached garage

    Cherry Rose, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NN

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  12. Decision Made22/00946/AS

    Proposed change of use of existing storage building to form holiday let and associated external alterations

    Woodchurch Post Office, 13 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3PA

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  13. Decision Made22/00947/AS

    Alterations to planning application 21/00815/AS (Replace existing first floor rear flat roof and ground floor side garage roof with pitch roofs) for the first floor rear double hipped roof to be a double gabled roof.

    23 Homewood Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AU

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  14. Decision Made22/00948/AS

    Certificate of lawful development - Proposed use of the land for siting a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwelling

    115a Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HW

    Received 9 Jun 2022
  15. Decision Made22/00950/AS

    Proposed erection of a timber single storey granny annexe for ancillary use to the main dwelling

    115a Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HW

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  16. Decision Made22/00951/AS

    Alteration/reposition of external kitchen flue

    Five Bells, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LP

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  17. Decision Made22/00952/AS

    Alteration/reposition of external kitchen flue

    Five Bells, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LP

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  18. Decision Made22/00953/AS

    Change of use from agricultural land to a detached dwelling for use as a holiday let with associated access, hard and soft landscaping on land adjacent to Hams Leas.

    Ham Leas Farmhouse, Marsh Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2QW

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  19. Decision Made19/00104/CONA/AS

    Discharge of conditions 6(Landscaping management plan), 7(Biodiversity enhancement), 11(Drainage works) & 13(Sewage disposal)

    The Willows, Poundhurst Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2PQ

    Received 10 Jun 2022
  20. Decision Made22/00956/AS

    Certificate of lawful development - Proposed Installation of a satellite dish on the rear wall of the dwellinghouse.

    1 Maple Place, Appledore, Ashford, TN26 2BZ

    Received 13 Jun 2022
  21. Decision Made22/00957/AS

    Proposed replacement dwelling with garage

    Long Meadow, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NQ

    Received 13 Jun 2022
  22. Decision Made22/00958/AS

    Removal of existing roof structure and the re-construction with new dormer windows to create first floor accommodation and the erection of a two storey extension to the south west elevation.

    The Old Roses, Ashford Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8EE

    Received 13 Jun 2022
  23. Decision Made20/01709/AMND/AS

    Non material amendment to planning permission 20/01709/AS (Conversion of redundant hop research barn to a single dwelling; removal of lean-to structures and one structural bay of main frame. Removal of outbuildings, spoil and remains of adjacent cow barn structure including concrete bases/foundations. Provision of new landscaping, fencing and associated access and parking.) To alter 1. Roofing material 2. Addition of glazed side door 3. Reduction in glazing and alteration of the external facade on the south western elevation 4. Removal and reduction in the size of roof lights 5. Repositioning of solar panels. 6. Removal of louvre screen on ground/first floor and replace with cladding. 7. Amendment to the design of the vertical slat louvre screen on south-east elevation. 8. Removal of external steel portal frame.

    Silks Farm, Amage Road, Wye

    Received 13 Jun 2022
  24. Decision Made22/00959/AS

    Proposed internal layout alterations including to ground floor kitchen - infilling existing opening in timber stud partitioning and new internal door and frame, existing steps removed, new foul waste below kitchen floor. To ground floor bedroom - creation of new en-suite including new partitions and mechanical/electrical works to include installation of in-line vent terminal tile on rear roof slope.

    Hopewell House, 13 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8LF

    Received 13 Jun 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.

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