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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

31,421Searchable applications

597Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 15,186 approved or refused records

2,046Refused applications

13,140 approved · 2,046 refused · 1,803 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Apr 2012 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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

Decision Made21/01146/AS
Proposed detached garage
Old Orchard House, Cage Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QE
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made20/00101/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 & 10
2 Fir Court, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QW
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01147/AS
Erection of two wooden pergolas in garden
Meadows, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SA
Received 20 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01148/AS
Variation of condition 2 on planning permission 11/00932/AS (Construction of a retail development for John Lewis at Home, together with car parking, access, landscaping and associated works (including foul drainage sewer, pumping station and electricity sub-station) to alter the external/internal total sales area to include external garden centre
John Lewis at Home, Fougeres Way, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DT
Received 20 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01149/AS
Change of use of land to residential including erection of 3 bay detached garage
Oak View Barn, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EE
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01150/AS
Erection of 3 metre high palisade fence to provide external garden centre; siting of chiller/cold stores to store chilled and frozen goods for sale within the proposed store.
John Lewis at Home, Fougeres Way, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DT
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01151/AS
Variation of condition 3 on planning permission 11/00932/AS (Construction of a retail development for John Lewis at Home, together with car parking, access, landscaping and associated works (including foul drainage sewer, pumping station and electricity sub-station) to add to, and alter, the range of goods for sale
John Lewis at Home, Fougeres Way, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DT
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01152/AS
Proposed first floor rear extension
Homelands, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01153/AS
Conversion of garage roof-space to form a habitable room with shower and WC
Beech Cottage, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01154/AS
Demolition of existing garage and extension; erection of two-storey side and rear extension together rear dormer and front rooflights to facilitate loft conversion
6 Birling Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8BB
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01156/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - use of the annexe as an independent residential dwelling
Annexe at, Woodacre, Brockmans Lane, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JB
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01157/AS
Demolition of existing two storey and single storey extensions and construction of two storey rear and side extensions with single storey addition between.
Orchardene, Frittenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8LF
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01158/AS
Proposed demolition of existing garage and conservatory; erection of single storey extension and new detached annexe
Homeleigh, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BE
Received 22 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01159/AS
Lawful Development Certificate- Existing- The continued use of a building and ancillary portacabin as an office (in breach of conditions 4 and 5 of planning permission 91/00373/AS)
South Stour Offices, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HS
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made18/01508/CONI/AS
Discharge conditions 21 (hard & soft landscaping works)
Recreation Ground between Halstow Way and, Noakes Meadow, Ashford, Kent
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01160/AS
Proposed gates, new driveway and erection of garage [Part Retrospective].
Mount Pleasant, Mill Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7AJ
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01161/AS
Erection of a single storey front extension
Braeside Bungalow, Sticketts Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1NG
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01162/AS
Demolition of existing conservatory and replacement single storey rear extension
25 Wealden Avenue, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6NN
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01163/AS
Erection of 2 single-storey and 2 two-storey detached dwellings together with associated infrastructure
Agricultural Buildings and yard north west of Great Chilmington Farmhouse, Chilmington Green Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 22 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01164/AS
Proposed development of a Class B8 Storage Facility along with proposed new bridge
Land East of Eurogate Business Park, Thompson Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01165/AS
Change of use from groundsman maintenance storage unit to part changing places facility and installation of 18No solar panels to the west facing roof slope
Store room adjacent to Public Conviences, Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made19/00482/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 19/00482/AS (Construction of an all-weather footpath through the churchyard linking the tarmac drive to the north with a short footpath into Marshall's Land to the south (revision to surface as approved under planning permission 18/01379/AS)) for the inclusion of "slalom" barriers
St Michaels and All Angels Parish Church, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PU
Received 21 Jun 2021
Decision Made11/00473/COAF/AS
Part discharge of conditions: 4 (archaeological field evaluation),15 (earth works) & 23 (construction method statement) in relation to sub phase 'B4-B5' of the Land South of Captain's Wood phase
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 23 Jun 2021
Decision Made21/01168/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - Use of an existing building as a single dwellinghouse
Langham House, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3LE
Received 22 Jun 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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