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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 dates31,646Searchable applications
597Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 15,360 approved or refused records
2,050Refused applications
13,310 approved · 2,050 refused · 1,811 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made19/01603/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 19/01603/AS (Conversion of, and extension to, agricultural buildings to a single dwelling, incidental outbuilding, landscape enhancement (alternative to 18/01696/AS) for adjustments to fenestration of windows, repositioning and changing proportions of windows and door, relocation of chimney to exterior of building and addition of porch above door.
Agricultural Barn at, The Farriers, Mundy Bois Road, Egerton, Kent, TN27 9ER
Received 29 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01207/AS
The change of use of land and the construction of a single dwelling with associated parking, tree works, landscaping and other associated works
Builders Direct The Old Beer Garden, 30 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AL
Received 29 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01208/AS
Proposed single storey side extension
23 Shipley Mill Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NR
Received 29 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01209/AS
Removal of modern rear porch; remove the redundant C19 chimney stack and base; single storey rear extension to include replacing the rear porch; addition of rooflight; form opening in the front garden wall for pedestrian access.
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9EB
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01210/AS
Removal of modern rear porch; remove the redundant C19 chimney stack and base; single storey rear extension to include replacing the rear porch; addition of rooflight; internal alterations to the existing kitchen, cloak room and utility room; form opening in the front garden wall for pedestrian access.
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9EB
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01211/AS
Single-storey rear extension; Increase height of pitched roof to existing ground floor projection; Extension of existing rear dormer window; Two-storey side extension.
4 Forestry Cottages, Sole Street, Crundale, Kent, CT4 7ES
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01212/AS
Extensions to garage to faciliate a first floor office; Side extension.
7 Lime Grove, Ashford, TN24 8AE
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01213/AS
Proposed replacement of attached residential single storey building to rear of dwelling with new single storey rear extension
Hillside Farm, Georges Hill, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RQ
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/01214/AS
Erection of 2 dwellings
Land adjacent to Creed Farm, Charing Hill, Charing, Kent
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01215/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - vehicle crossover
14 Watercress Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5EL
Received 30 Jun 2021 - Decision Made20/01810/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 & 6
80 Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 26 Jun 2021 - Decision Made21/01217/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - vehicle crossover and off road parking with block paved drive
29 Gatefield Cottages, Gatefield Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4JH
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/01218/AS
Single storey rear/side extension
147 Wood Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3AQ
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decision Made19/01025/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
Orchard Cottage, Shawlands Lane, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JA
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/01219/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - The use barn as an independent dwelling
The Paddock, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HF
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/01220/AS
Re-design of approved & partially constructed detached double garage with attic above (revision to garage approved under 16/01604/AS)
Upper Field House, The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PB
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/01221/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - single storey rear extension
6 Cherrywood Rise, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4QA
Received 1 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/01222/AS
Prior notification for Change of use of and associated operational development of 1no. Building and land within its curtilage from use as agricultural to a use falling within Class C3 (1no. dwellinghouses).
Ashfield, Lewd Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NP
Received 2 Jul 2021 - Decision Made18/01508/CONJ/AS
Discharge of condition 22 (Landscape Management Arrangements)
Recreation Ground between Halstow Way and, Noakes Meadow, Ashford, Kent
Received 2 Jul 2021 - Decision Made21/02064/AS
Erection of an infill extension and alterations to the elevations
Durrant Green House, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BY
Received 26 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/02065/AS
Proposed dwelling following removal of 3no. mobile units.
1 Little Acres, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BY
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decision Made15/01282/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to outline planning permission 15/01282/AS (Outline application for residential development of up to 200 units within Class C2 (residential institution) and Class C3 (dwellinghouses) uses and associated access arrangements (Phase 2) ) to alter approved plans under condition 3 and to amend condition 7 to change the trigger to 'prior to the commencement of above ground works'.
Land opposite, 1-8 Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 29 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/02066/AS
Prior approval for the addition of an additional storey on existing property to a maximum height of 9m
Bedlam House, Bedlam Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PG
Received 17 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/02067/AS
Erection of side porch, extension to dropped kerb and provision of on-site parking area
9 Housefield, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0AF
Received 29 Nov 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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