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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates31,217Searchable applications
597Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 15,028 approved or refused records
2,038Refused applications
12,990 approved · 2,038 refused · 1,794 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 Made21/01100/AS
Demolition of existing boiler room and erection of single storey extension to provide boiler room, WC facilities and kitchenette/storage
St Marys Church, The Street, Westwell, Kent
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01102/AS
Change of use of land for the provision of a staff mess and welfare unit.
Land south of Colebran Wood, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/00726/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 3(a) & 3(b)
Broombourne Farm, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HL
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01104/AS
Conversion of Coach House into holiday let.
Coach House at, Rose Villa, The Street, Stone, Kent
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01105/AS
Proposed stables, riding arena, hay / bedding store along with associated works and change of use of land for the keeping of horses.
Oaklands, Moor Lane, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BH
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01106/AS
Conversion of garage into habitable room
181 Quantock Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QN
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01107/AS
Proposed renovation and works of conversion of three out buildings into ancillary accommodation, incidental accommodation and greenhouse/studio
Church House, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SA
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01108/AS
New Memorial Lamp Post within Church Grounds
St Mildreds Church, Church Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AT
Received 14 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01109/AS
Erection of dwelling for agricultural worker
Land on south side of, Freizingham Lane, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01110/AS
Proposed Vehicle Cross Over
82 Herbert Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0DL
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01111/AS
Single storey side extension
The Byre, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SY
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01112/AS
Single storey side extension; removal and erection of partition walls
The Byre, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SY
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01113/AS
Erection of stable type building for the storage of gardening equipment ancillary to fruits and vegetable growing business
Raffles, Canterbury Road, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LL
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made20/01121/CONA/AS
Discharge condition 3, 4
Weavers Cot, 14 Cot Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JB
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01114/AS
Erection of a single-storey garden studio
Church End, Church Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DB
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01115/AS
Wildlife pond for Great Crested Newts
Little Mundy Farm, Green Hill Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9EY
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01116/AS
Retrospective application for erection of an agricultural storage building
Gill Farm, Gill Lane, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HZ
Received 7 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01117/AS
Single storey extensions.
73 Sandyhurst Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4NU
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01118/AS
Proposed single-storey extension to Cloth Hall Cottage and glazed link to The Old Cloth Hall
The Cloth Hall, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QB
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01119/AS
Proposed single-storey extension to Cloth Hall Cottage and glazed link to The Old Cloth Hall; oriel window to The Old Cloth Hall
The Cloth Hall, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QB
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01120/AS
Two 300m2 wildlife ponds for Great Crested Newts
Link House, Link Hill Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9BH
Received 15 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01121/AS
New Single storey rear extension, remodelling of existing roof at first floor, new open porch to side. New Flue
Cheveney Place, 4 The Nightingales, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8HN
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01122/AS
Removal of window and replacement with door at ground floor
Hopewell House, 13 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8LF
Received 16 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01123/AS
Door sealed close and erection of new partition wall at ground floor; removal of window and replacement with door; removal of existing and erection of new partition walls at first & second floors; door infill at first floor; mechanical ventilation into existing roof
Hopewell House, 13 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8LF
Received 16 Jun 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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