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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
29,527Searchable applications
569Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 13,745 approved or refused records
1,976Refused applications

11,769 approved · 1,976 refused · 1,729 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Apr 2012 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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 Made20/00639/AS

    Erection of a pair of dwellings and associated garages and erection of a new garage to serve Abbottsfield, and alterations to the access onto Lees Road, following demolition of existing garage.

    Abbottsfield, Lees Road, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RN

    Received 25 May 2020
  2. Decision Made20/00640/AS

    Dormer windows and doors to garage

    The Beeches, Blackwall Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7EG

    Received 26 May 2020
  3. Decision Made20/00641/AS

    Alteration to existing bungalow to create an annexe with additional 1.5 storey attached dwelling, extension to existing residential curtilage, additional 3 bay garage/storage building and relocation of existing stables.

    Pantiles, Woodchurch Road, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JG

    Received 26 May 2020
  4. Decision Made20/00642/AS

    Erection of garden room within curtilage of the property (revision to that approved under 16/01382/AS)

    The Pond House, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QX

    Received 26 May 2020
  5. Decision Made20/00643/AS

    Alterations to rear materials; erection of new lounge in the undercroft; installation of new side window and alterations to approved oak framed two storey entrance porch (Revision to application 19/00226/AS)

    Tudor House, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EF

    Received 26 May 2020
  6. Decision Made20/00644/AS

    Proposed installation of rear dormer

    7 Good Intent Cottages, Stonebridge Green Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9AP

    Received 27 May 2020
  7. Decision Made20/00645/AS

    Erection of a two storey side extension and part-two part-single storey rear extension.

    Newlands House, Newlands Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AR

    Received 27 May 2020
  8. Decision Made20/00646/AS

    Variation of conditions 2 & 3 on planning permission 16/00663AS for condition 2 to read: "There shall be no more than 1 pitch on the site and on the pitch hereby approved no more than 3 caravans, as defined in the Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 and the Caravan Sites Act 1968 as amended, shall be stationed at any time (of which no more than 2 shall be a static caravan)" and for condition 3 to read: "One of the static caravans referred to in condition 2) shall only be stationed on the site so long as the site is occupied by Mrs J Ripley, and shall be occupied only by a carer as and when required as part of Mrs J Ripley's care package. When the site ceases to be occupied by Mrs J Ripley, one of the static caravans hereby permitted shall be removed"

    Jobens Farm, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN26 1NH

    Received 27 May 2020
  9. Decision Made20/00647/AS

    Construction of brick wall and end piers along part of the South-west boundary and removal of sycamore tree.

    Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB

    Received 27 May 2020
  10. Decision Made20/00648/AS

    Erection of two storey rear extension (retrospective)

    Rosecroft, Selling Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8BH

    Received 27 May 2020
  11. Decision Made20/00649/AS

    Replacement porch

    98 Cradlebridge Drive, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0RF

    Received 26 May 2020
  12. Decision Made20/00650/AS

    Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 16/01854/AS (Erection of 4 two storey dwellings) to replace approved drawing for the front elevations for plots 1 - 3, this removes the chimney to plot 1

    Site of former Great Chart Motors, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3AH

    Received 27 May 2020
  13. Decision Made18/00724/CONB/AS

    Discharge of conditions: 9, 15, 17 & 19

    Land south of junction of Beaver Road and, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent

    Received 25 May 2020
  14. Decision Made20/00651/AS

    Garage conversion and alterations to fenestration.

    44 Caesar Avenue, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PZ

    Received 27 May 2020
  15. Decision Made19/01015/CONA/AS

    Discharge of conditions: 3, 4 & 6

    Martins Cottage, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NG

    Received 27 May 2020
  16. Valid20/00652/AS

    Erection of 11 dwelling houses comprising a terrace of two-bed cottages, two pairs of three-bed houses and three detached four-bed houses together with access, parking, surface water attenuation pond and associated landscaping (including provision of open space) and agricultural field access

    Land south west of Goldwell Court, Goldwell Lane, Aldington, Kent

    Received 28 May 2020
  17. Decision Made19/01759/AMND/AS

    Revision to planning permission 19/01759/AS (Construction of a link extension between two agricultural barns and a change of use of the two barns to a single dwelling) to provide additional conservation style roof windows to north, east and south roof slopes; alteration to the approved roof form from gable end to hipped roof on west elevation and approved window & door configuration to be handed on east elevation

    Barn 1 and 2, Court Lodge Farm, Church Lane, Hamstreet, Kent

    Received 27 May 2020
  18. Decision Made19/01685/CONA/AS

    Discharge of conditions 4 & 5

    White Horse Inn, Ruckinge Road, Bilsington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7JX

    Received 28 May 2020
  19. Decision Made20/00653/AS

    Erection of private dance studio and gym plus separate ground keeper's outbuilding within the curtilage of Knoll Hill House.

    Knoll Hill House, Knoll Hill, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7BZ

    Received 27 May 2020
  20. Decision Made20/00654/AS

    Prior approval for change of use from three agricultural buildings and land within their curtilage to five dwelling houses and associated operational development

    Hamden Grange Farm, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HF

    Received 28 May 2020
  21. Decision Made21/01791/AS

    Proposed alterations to the existing Oast building including new window and door openings at ground floor level and new internal wc.

    Stede Court, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JG

    Received 8 Oct 2021
  22. Decision Made21/01792/AS

    Change of use of land for the stationing of a horsebox to provide refreshments/food

    Julie Rose Stadium, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QX

    Received 8 Oct 2021
  23. Decision Made21/01793/AS

    Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Vehicle cross over and hard standing

    62 Essetford Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5BP

    Received 8 Oct 2021
  24. Decision Made21/01795/AS

    Two storey side extensions to both side elevations

    12 Grantley Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7UE

    Received 8 Oct 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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