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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
11,625 approved · 1,965 refused · 1,722 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Halden Field, Pope House Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SS
Received 14 May 2020Fairfield, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EG
Received 15 May 2020Ebony Cottage, Reading Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7HT
Received 11 May 2020212 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QL
Received 11 May 2020Badgers, Church Lane, Kenardington, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2NQ
Received 11 May 2020Zone A, Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 11 May 2020The Old Stores, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 11 May 202028 Quantock Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8RJ
Received 11 May 2020Red Gables, Northbrooke Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8JE
Received 12 May 2020Agricultural buildings at, Vitters Oak, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 12 May 2020Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 12 May 2020Barn at, Clover Farm, The Pinnock, Pluckley
Received 11 May 2020Willow Tree Cottage, Forge Hill, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DT
Received 12 May 2020128 Rylands Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LU
Received 12 May 2020Little Vale, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QW
Received 12 May 2020Great Omenden Farm, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QP
Received 12 May 2020Red Barn Farm, Laws Lane, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HG
Received 12 May 2020Proposed Bus Shelter 10 metres from junction of Lossenham Lane and, Rye Road, Newenden, Kent
Received 13 May 20204 Church View, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EB
Received 12 May 2020Phases 3 4 and 5 Land south west of Recreation Ground Road and north and east, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 12 May 2020Taktec, West Street, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1ET
Received 12 May 2020Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 13 May 2020Green Lane Farmhouse, Green Lane, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BL
Received 14 May 20203 Kingsland Cottage, Kingsland Lane, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JW
Received 13 May 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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