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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

29,411Searchable applications

580Recorded as pending

86%Approval rate · 13,638 approved or refused records

1,969Refused applications

11,669 approved · 1,969 refused · 1,722 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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 Made20/00607/AS
Retrospective application for single storey timber summer house
3 Kingsland Cottage, Kingsland Lane, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JW
Received 13 May 2020
Decision Made18/00098/CONJ/AS
Discharge of conditions 29, 32, 60, 62, 69, 70, 76 relating to Parcel A
Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 13 May 2020
Decision Made20/00608/AS
Erection of agricultural storage building and enlargement of existing concrete hardstanding
Barn View, Chequer Tree Farm Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7GW
Received 12 May 2020
Decision Made20/00609/AS
Alterations to the attic rooms to enclose the staircase and form a shower room. Alteration to the attic window facing west and addition of vent tile to roof slope. Remove existing door in attic to repositioning it in new opening.
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9EB
Received 15 May 2020
Decision Made20/00610/AS
Part change of use of land from agricultural to residential and erection of detached ancillary annexe accommodation.
Withy Farm, Goldups Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8JG
Received 15 May 2020
Decision Made16/00751/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 5 (of 19/00376/AS)
Breton Court, Grange Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6EE
Received 18 May 2020
Decision Made17/00172/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5(ii), 8, 10, 12, 13 &15
Buildings and Yard opposite Laurenden, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 18 May 2020
Decision Made17/00272/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 5
Land at The Willows, Mock Lane, Great Chart, Kent
Received 22 May 2020
Decision Made20/00631/AS
Proposed garage and workshop building and change of use of land to residential
2 Goodshill House Cottages, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UN
Received 21 May 2020
Decision Made20/00632/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - single storey rear extension
4 Kings Meadow, Kennington, Ashford, TN25 4PS
Received 21 May 2020
Decision Made19/01504/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 1, 4 (b, c & e), 6, 7 & 8
Wistaria Cottage, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QB
Received 22 May 2020
Decision Made20/00633/AS
Erection of a first floor side extension and replacement of conservatory with garden room.
3 Chestnut Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JT
Received 22 May 2020
Decision Made20/00634/AS
Construction of a new single storey car port/garage/workshop
The Old Pub, Frith Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HQ
Received 22 May 2020
Decision Made20/00613/AS
Proposed First Floor Rear Extension
39 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5ED
Received 18 May 2020
Decision Made20/00013/GPDE/AS
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 5m x ridge height 2.75m x eaves height 2.5m)
119 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QB
Received 12 May 2020
Decision Made20/00614/AS
Proposed two storey side extension
34 Green Fields Lane, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LH
Received 15 May 2020
Decision Made18/00733/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 12
Land adjacent The Barn, Chilmington Green Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 18 May 2020
Decision Made17/01718/AM01/AS
Reduction of both ground floor and first floor footprints, changes to door opening configuration to rear elevations, amend approved brick slip finish to ground floor, to an applied render finish and amend approved sedrum roof finish to a proprietary flat roof waterproofing system on planning permission reference 17/01718/AS (Proposed two storey & single storey side/rear extension.)
36 Curtis Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0DB
Received 18 May 2020
Decision Made20/00615/AS
Prior approval for change of use from one agricultural barn and land within their curtilage to one dwelling house and associated operational development
Outbuilding at, Ragged Barn, Mundy Bois Road, Egerton, Kent
Received 15 May 2020
Decision Made20/00616/AS
Conversion of redundant barn to 2 no. 4 bedroom dwellings
Barn C, New Langley Farm Buildings, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 19 May 2020
Decision Made20/00617/AS
Increase in roof height; installation of rear dormer, rooflights & windows to facilitate loft conversion
30 Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8BJ
Received 18 May 2020
Decision Made20/00618/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - stationing of food van ancillary to the use of the cafe
Blue and White Cafe, Hythe Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SP
Received 18 May 2020
Decision Made20/00619/AS
Prior approval application for the change of use of building from light industrial use (within use class B1c) to residential use (as 2 dwellings)
The Orchard, Swan Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7PJ
Received 13 May 2020
Decision Made20/00126/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 5,6 & 8
Southfield, Southfield Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0BP
Received 20 May 2020

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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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