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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 dates29,715Searchable applications
563Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 13,901 approved or refused records
1,985Refused applications
11,916 approved · 1,985 refused · 1,736 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and DevelopmentContact planning Planning ContactsLocal plan Emerging Local Plan and Design CodePre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision Made21/00003/EIA/AS
Scoping Opinion regarding the proposal for a solar farm development at North Court Fruit Farm, Old Wives Lees
North Court Farm, Lower Lees Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8AU
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01871/AS
Prior Notification for change of use from offices (Class E) on first floor to residential (Class C3)
254 Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QS
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01872/AS
Prior Notification for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to one smaller dwellinghouse including associated operational development
Hop Farm, Park Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1JZ
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01873/AS
Works of conversion of existing barn to residential use; demolition of existing dilapidated garage outbuilding
Barn at, Langley Farm, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01874/AS
Vehicle crossover and hardstanding
15 Hunter Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0RY
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made14/01486/CONF/AS
Discharge of condition 43 (Fibre Broadband)
Land between Arthur Baker Playing Field and, Ashford Road, Charing, Kent
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01875/AS
Demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement single storey rear extension
3 Bells Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6ES
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01876/AS
Replacement windows; replacement weatherboarding and insulation; re-pointing of chimney; new flue; internal alterations at first floor to enlarge wet room
3 Bells Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6ES
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01877/AS
Extension to front porch, replacement single storey rear extension
4 Warwick Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9EH
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01878/AS
Replacement detached garage with study within roof space
101 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DE
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01880/AS
Removal of existing ground floor rear window and replacement with window and door; removal of internal walls and doors at ground floor.
31 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TF
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01881/AS
Two storey rear extension
42 Herdwick Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7FH
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01882/AS
Outline planning application to consider access, landscaping & layout for the erection of a single detached dwelling, garage and associated landscaping
Land between Monarch House and Bourne Farm, Ashford Road, High Halden, Kent
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01883/AS
Single storey front extension
12 Warren Lane, Ashford, TN24 8UF
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01884/AS
Construction of two storey rear extension, replacement front porch, replacement detached garage with garden room
Bankside, Ruckinge Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2NW
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01885/AS
Upgrade to existing sewage system
Rock Hill Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9DP
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00030/GPDE/AS
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 4.0m x eaves 2.30m x ridge 3.80m).
25 Lakemead, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4XX
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01887/AS
Variation of condition 4 to planning permission 19/01725/AS [Conversion of redundant garage barn into annexed accommodation and addition of flue] to alter the fenestration; add a single-storey extension; internal alternations.
The Barn Oast, North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BA
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01888/AS
Side and rear extension to existing garage.
50 Adams Drive, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0FW
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01061/AMND/AS
Non- material minor amendment to planning permission 21/01061/AS [Proposed demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a replacement single storey, 2-bedroom dwelling together with associated landscaping and parking [Revision to 20/01311/AS to include a basement]]. Extension to gable ends with alterations to the fenestration.
Badgers Hill House, New Cut Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8BW
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01889/AS
Prior Notification of change of use of two agricultural barns and land within their curtilage to one larger dwellinghouse and one small dwellinghouse with associated operational development.
Watersheet Farm, Bedlam Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9DA
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01890/AS
Erection of 3 dwellings including associated parking and landscaping; and the demolition of existing garages.
Garages south west of 1, Harper Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01891/AS
Relocation and extension of the existing garage; erection of a car port; and, provision of new vehicular access, track and associated change of use of land.
Beale Farm, Cripple Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HZ
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/01892/AS
Construction of a two storey side extension and associated fenestration
61 Manor House Drive, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3LP
Received 26 Oct 2021
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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