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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
31,008Searchable applications
597Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 14,873 approved or refused records
2,031Refused applications

12,842 approved · 2,031 refused · 1,785 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Planning information Planning and DevelopmentContact planning Planning ContactsLocal plan Emerging Local Plan and Design CodePre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions

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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.

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

  1. Decision Made21/02131/AS

    Change of use of the field to the keeping of horses; the construction of a stable block and sand school, along with establishment of a wildlife buffer zone.

    Land south east of Barnfield and south of, Barnfield Road, Charing, Kent

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  2. Decision Made21/00712/CONA/AS

    Discharge condition 10 (Biodiversity)

    Stone Green Nurseries, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3ET

    Received 8 Dec 2021
  3. Decision Made21/02132/AS

    Retrospective Change of use of existing building to B1 (a) - office use (other than A2)

    Office building west of, Hales Place, Woodchurch Road, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JQ

    Received 6 Dec 2021
  4. Decision Made21/02133/AS

    Revision to listed building consent 19/00076/AS to increase the rear French doors and alter style; replacement staircase; retention of existing store

    Bexley House, 32 High Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AL

    Received 7 Dec 2021
  5. Decision Made21/02047/AS

    Lawful Development Certificate - proposed - Change of use from existing B1(a) to office E(g)(i) (office administration)

    Unit 10, Pickhill Farm, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LZ

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  6. Decision Made21/02048/AS

    Proposed construction of detached garage with ancillary accommodation (revisions to garage approved under permission 20/00635/AS)

    Squirrels Wood, Ruckinge Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2NW

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  7. Decision Made21/02049/AS

    Change of use and conversion of an existing poultry shed to provide 75 self-storage units (use class B8)

    Agricultural Barn, Bank Road, Mersham, Kent

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  8. Decision Made21/00223/CONA/AS

    Discharge of conditions 2 (materials) & 3 (joinery details)

    Six Bells Inn, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QQ

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  9. Decision Made18/00759/CONC/AS

    Discharge of conditions 6 (footway design), 13 (boundary treatments), 16 (badger survey), 22 (SUDs), 25 (sewage disposal), 29 (water consumption) & 35 (fibre broadband)

    Land to the South of Sicklefield House, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  10. Decision Made21/02050/AS

    Proposed single storey rear extension and roof extension to existing garage.

    Plummers, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AD

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  11. Decision Made21/02051/AS

    Installation of an internal partition; general decoration works, replacement non-illuminated fascia signs

    57 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SG

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  12. Decision Made21/02052/AS

    Replacement 3 non illuminated fascia signs

    57 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SG

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  13. Decision Made21/02053/AS

    Conversion of and extension to outbuilding to form an annexe

    The Stables, Granary Court Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6RE

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  14. Decision Made21/02054/AS

    Erection of agricultural type building to form a cover to the picnic area

    Rare Breeds Centre, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3RJ

    Received 24 Nov 2021
  15. Decision Made21/02055/AS

    Erection of 9 dwellings, new vehicular and pedestrian access and other associated work.

    Land rear of the Red Lion and north of, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Kent

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  16. Decision Made18/00405/CONA/AS

    Discharge of condition 12 (Site-wide Ecological Mitigation Plan)

    Land east of railway and north of John Lewis at Home, Fougeres Way, Ashford, Kent

    Received 25 Nov 2021
  17. Decision Made21/02056/AS

    Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Continued use of Quested Barn as a dwelling with associated parking area, access and landscaping

    Annexe, Quested Cottage, Frith Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DQ

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  18. Decision Made21/02057/AS

    Prior Notification for a proposed agricultural track

    Ouseley Farm Dairy, Hinxhill Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5NP

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  19. Decision Made21/02058/AS

    Outline planning application with all matters reserved for the redevelopment of previously developed land and the construction of a mixed-use development comprising 36 dwellings (C3) and 36 commercial units (E(g)(i)) together with 4 custom build plots

    Purchase Farm, Goldwell Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1JS

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  20. Decision Made18/01763/COND/AS

    Discharge condition 10 (cycle/refuse storage), 11 (walls/fences), 12 (landscaping), 17 (lighting plan for biodiversity)

    Land between Stanley House and Long Meadow, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Kent

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  21. Decision Made18/00652/CONP/AS

    Re-discharge of condition 18 (materials) in relation to parcel 4 only

    Land south of Park Farm East, Hamstreet Bypass, Kingsnorth, Kent

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  22. Decision Made21/02059/AS

    Construction of a single detached self-build dwelling with separate car barn and associated access

    Land adjacent to Orlestone Rise, Ruckinge Road, Hamstreet, Kent

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  23. Decision Made21/02060/AS

    Erection of 2 detached residential dwellings with allocated parking and landscaping

    Land north west of Kingsmead, Bockhanger Lane, Kennington, Kent

    Received 26 Nov 2021
  24. Decision Made21/02061/AS

    Proposed construction of an oak framed external staircase to the right elevation of the detached double garage.

    Knoll House, 8 Saxon Heights, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7GT

    Received 26 Nov 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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