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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

29,470Searchable applications

575Recorded as pending

86%Approval rate · 13,694 approved or refused records

1,973Refused applications

11,721 approved · 1,973 refused · 1,726 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made18/00098/CONK/AS
Discharge condition 74 relating to Parcel A
Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 19 May 2020
Decision Made20/00620/AS
Proposed single storey extension
Hales Place, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DY
Received 20 May 2020
Decision Made20/00621/AS
Proposed single storey extension with internal alterations to include addition of partition walls
Hales Place, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DY
Received 20 May 2020
Decision Made20/00623/AS
Demolition of redundant buildings and conversion of traditional barn and Oast buildings to residential dwelling , construction of Garage Block and Stable Block, horse walker and provision for periodic storing of circus lorry and trailer
Moat Farm, Moons Green, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7PR
Received 20 May 2020
Decision Made20/00624/AS
Conversion of derelict outbuildings to two single-storey holiday lets, and conversion of existing barn to holiday let.
Paddock Hill Farm, Hythe Road, Smeeth, Kent
Received 20 May 2020
Decision Made20/00625/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - use of the site for the production, assembly and dismantling of playground equipment
The Orchard, Swan Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7PJ
Received 21 May 2020
Decision Made20/00626/AS
Replace existing cess pit with a new Klargester Bioficient 1 IPS
Etchden Farm, Park Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DP
Received 21 May 2020
Decision Made20/00627/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development- Proposed- Single Storey Rear Extension
9 Manor Leaze, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6PX
Received 21 May 2020
Decision Made20/00628/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - proposal to change colour of windows/door from white UPVC to grey UPVC
7 Copt Hall, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5QB
Received 21 May 2020
Decision Made20/00629/AS
Change of use to large HMO (7 occupants) and proposed two storey extension (partial revision to planning permission 17/01396/AS)
1 Riversdale Road, Ashford, TN23 7TP
Received 18 May 2020
Decision Made19/00201/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 12 (2)
Builders Yard, Plain Road, Smeeth, Kent
Received 20 May 2020
Decision Made20/00630/AS
Three storey rear extension and loft conversion (re-submission of 19/00436/AS, 19/00876/AS & 19/01449/AS)
89 Bentley Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0HR
Received 19 May 2020
Decision Made20/00635/AS
Single storey rear extension, roof extension, demolition of garage and construction of garage with ancillary annexe accommodation (revision to application 19/01774/AS).
Squirrels Wood, Ruckinge Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2NW
Received 22 May 2020
Decision Made20/00636/AS
Strip and re-tile roof including adding/increasing insulation. Replacing softwood sprockets with oak sprockets. Replacement of plastic rainwater goods with cast iron gutters and downpipes. Construction of brick boundary wall & piers, wrought iron gate and fixings to corner post of house.
Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB
Received 25 May 2020
Decision Made19/01553/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 19/01553/AS (Proposed change of use from public house to residential dwelling house, with new extensions including garage and fencing) to change design of garage and dwelling
Plough Inn, Lees Road, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6QB
Received 20 May 2020
Decision Made20/00637/AS
The removal of existing windows and external doors and replacement with conservation/heritage type double glazed windows and external doors.
Vitters Oak, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DW
Received 22 May 2020
Decision Made19/01688/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 3, 4 & 5
Swinford Cottage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 26 May 2020
Decision Made20/00638/AS
Front and rear dormer windows to facilitate loft conversion
Warren Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HW
Received 22 May 2020
Decision Made20/00663/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - use of the site as B1 (business), B2 (general industrial), B8 (storage)
South side of Pluckley Railway Station, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RU
Received 1 Jun 2020
Decision Made20/00665/AS
Erection of 3 detached dwellings, with associated car barns and landscaping and creation of a new vehicular access
Land adjacent to Orlestone Rise, Ruckinge Road, Hamstreet, Kent
Received 1 Jun 2020
Decision Made20/00666/AS
Proposed porch extension
31 Churchfield Way, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EQ
Received 29 May 2020
Decision Made20/00667/AS
Outline Application to consider access and layout for the erection of 3 buildings to provide B1 office space with associated parking
Land adjoining The Paddocks and Orchard Cottage, Church Road, Sevington, Kent
Received 29 May 2020
Decision Made20/00668/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development-Proposed-Single Storey Rear Extension
Copper Beeches, Ox Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PE
Received 1 Jun 2020
Decision Made20/00669/AS
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation and alterations to driveway to provide parking
31 Hoppers Way, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 4GP
Received 1 Jun 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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