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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
13,971 approved · 2,075 refused · 1,841 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 2010 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
Hopes Grove Nurseries, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LT
Received 9 Jul 2021Farnley, Denwood Street, Crundale, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7EF
Received 9 Jul 2021Caradon, Mill Lane, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0SL
Received 9 Jul 20216 Clynton Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5BU
Received 12 Jul 2021108-110 High Street, Ashford
Received 12 Jul 202120 Castweazle, Rolvenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UA
Received 12 Jul 202125 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6BJ
Received 12 Jul 202125 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6BJ
Received 12 Jul 2021Land between A2070 and Railway north of, Warehorne Road, Hamstreet, Kent
Received 12 Jul 2021Little Omenden Barn, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8QP
Received 12 Jul 2021Land between, 82-120 Front Road, Woodchurch
Received 12 Jul 202113 St Stephens Walk, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5AD
Received 13 Jul 2021Pevington Farm, Egerton Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0PF
Received 12 Jul 2021Pevington Farm, Egerton Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0PF
Received 12 Jul 2021Willow Court, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2PB
Received 12 Jul 202122 Star Road, Ashford, TN24 8BX
Received 13 Jul 20216 Pondmore Way, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LU
Received 13 Jul 202113 Quarry View, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5WD
Received 13 Jul 2021Wye College land and buildings Site Wye 3, Olantigh Road, Wye, Kent
Received 13 Jul 2021Former A D A S offices, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EL
Received 13 Jul 2021Telecommunications Mast West of 1 Arlington at junction with, Brookfield Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4HH
Received 13 Jul 20219 The Paddock, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8BL
Received 13 Jul 2021Warren Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HW
Received 13 Jul 202143 Alfred Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0PH
Received 13 Jul 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
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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