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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

30,826Searchable applications

597Recorded as pending

86%Approval rate · 14,740 approved or refused records

2,025Refused applications

12,715 approved · 2,025 refused · 1,778 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Council contacts

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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 Made15/01671/CONM/AS
Part discharge of condition 25 in relation to plot 2 only (flood storage compensation scheme)
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 19 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02016/AS
Single storey rear extension. Reconfiguration of windows and door to front elevation.
Old Thatched Barn, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JA
Received 19 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02017/AS
Re-roofing existing roof over the main house
Heronden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LR
Received 19 Nov 2021
Decision Made18/00652/AM03/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 18/00652/AS (Full planning application for 353 dwellings, new accesses from Finn Farm Road, Cheeseman's Green Lane and Brockman's Lane and creation of a T junction between Finn Farm Road and Rutledge Avenue. Creation of a new access serving 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 Finn Farm Road. On site highway works together with associated parking, infrastructure, drainage, open space, landscaping and earthworks) amend materials and fine details in relation to the roof tiles and porch canopies for parcels 2 and 3
Land south of Park Farm East, Hamstreet Bypass, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 19 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02018/AS
Proposed 50m x 30m equestrian sand school surrounded by three railed wooden fencing. Within the setting of a listed building
Vine Hall Farm, Woodchurch Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JY
Received 19 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02019/AS
Proposed front dormer window and two rear dormer windows.
Sun Patch, The Street, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9AL
Received 19 Nov 2021
Decision Made20/00304/COND/AS
Discharge of condition 5 (landscaping scheme)
Eastern part of, Site of Pluckley Brickworks, Station Road, Pluckley, Kent
Received 19 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02020/AS
Lawful development certificate- proposed- single storey side extension
8 Hookstead, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3NF
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made18/01430/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 (site personnel parking), 6 (SUDs), 7 (sewage), 8, 9, 10 & 11 (biodiversity enhancements), 12
Old Corn Store, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AQ
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made19/00340/AM07/AS
Non Material Amendment to on planning permission 19/00340/AS (Reserved matters application (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) pursuant to extant outline permission ref: 14/01420/AS for the erection of up to 100 dwellings, parking, landscaping, open space and associated works (revision to planning application 18/004448/AS) to provide Conservatory for plot 70.
26 Bramley Grove, Tenterden, TN30 7FB
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02021/AS
Vehicle cross over and hardstanding for off-road parking
Wentworth, Plain Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6QN
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02022/AS
Vehicle cross over and hardstanding
32 Cryol Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5AJ
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made20/00304/AM01/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 20/00304AS (Erection of 6 residential dwellings with access off station road, together with associated parking and landscaping) to alter the elevations of House Type 01 and House Type 02
Eastern part of, Site of Pluckley Brickworks, Station Road, Pluckley, Kent
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02023/AS
Replacement of a kitchen window (timber framed construction only).
The Oast House, 4 The Malthouses, Canterbury Road, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LL
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02024/AS
Demolition of existing offices and construction of new offices
Novagas Ltd, The Fuel Depot, Stone Cross Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PJ
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/01706/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 21/01706/AS [Formation of Vehicle Crossover & Hardstanding Drive] to amend the access.
149 Jemmett Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4RJ
Received 23 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02025/AS
Lawful development certificate- proposed- Vehicle cross over and hardstanding for off-road parking
36 Nettlefield, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9EG
Received 19 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02026/AS
Demolition of existing lean-to open store and construction of extension of existing farm shop.
Perry Court Farm, Canterbury Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4ES
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02027/AS
Two storey side extension
42 Holmwood Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5DP
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made18/00976/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 2 (materials), 3 (sectional details), 4 (finish of flues or vents), 6 (materials for parking), 8 (construction management plan), 11 ( archaeological field evaluation), 12 (public right of way), 13 (contamination), 16 (lighting design for biodiversity), 17 (enhancement of biodiversity), 18 (bat scoping survey), 19 (Details of walls and fences), 20 (landscaping scheme)
Bower Farm, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NW
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02028/AS
Proposed agricultural track and yard area [retrospective].
Lazy Meadow Farm, Smarden Road, Bethersden, Kent, TN26 3HE
Received 22 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02030/AS
Internal alterations including replacement windows and doors
Elvey Farm, Elvey Lane, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SU
Received 23 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02031/AS
Prior notification for the change of use of two agricultural barns and land within their curtilage to 2 no. smaller dwelling houses and associated operational development
Herwish, Martens Lane, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JP
Received 23 Nov 2021
Decision Made21/02032/AS
Temporary siting of mobile home whilst converting existing barn
Conley Barn, Bulltown Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 5NB
Received 23 Nov 2021

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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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