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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

32,641Searchable applications

592Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 16,152 approved or refused records

2,083Refused applications

14,069 approved · 2,083 refused · 1,848 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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 Made21/01325/AS
Prior Notification for proposed 20.0m Phase 8 Monopole C/W wrapround Cabinet at base and associated ancillary works.
Open space opposite New Chimneys Bar And Restaurant, Loudon Way, Ashford, Kent
Received 16 Jul 2021
Decision Made17/00567/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 17/00567/AS (Conversion of former College buildings with associated restoration and alterations to buildings, demolition of later structures and rebuilding to provide 38 dwellings and community space; together with provision of two new dwellings, parking courts with car barns, cycle storage and refuse stores on land to the north of the retained buildings and associated landscaping; and change to parking arrangements for Squires Cottages (Change of Use from College residential accommodation back to 4 individual dwellings approved under Reference 16/00893/AS)) to amend condition 32 to allow for demolition works to commence in advance of the submission of a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
Former Wye College Buildings, High Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 4AH
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01326/AS
Two storey rear extension; new first floor window on side elevation
140 Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8PR
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01327/AS
Provision of camping area, erection of 2 no. bell tents, shepherd's hut, polytunnel, 2 no. small toilet & shower blocks, change of use of one stable to a classroom, visitor parking and stationing of a temporary dwelling (caravan) for staff accommodation, in association with the use of the land as a smallholding for the keeping of livestock and growing fruit / vegetables
HedgeBerry Farm, Puddingcake Field, Rolvenden Hill, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4JN
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01328/AS
Development of Temporary Access to Site.
Land between A2070 and Railway north of, Warehorne Road, Hamstreet, Kent
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01329/AS
Erection of Log Cabin to replace existing shed
Rolvenden Tennis Club, Regent Street, Rolvenden, Tenterden, Kent, TN17 4PE
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01330/AS
Prior notification for the removal of 2 no. existing antennas and existing support pole and the installation of a new 6.5m wall mounted antenna support pole supporting the relocated antennas and ancillary development thereto
Telecommunications Mast 031575 on roof of Letraset Ltd, Kingsnorth Industrial Estate, Wotton Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6LL
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made18/00056/CONE/AS
Discharge of condition 51 (earthworks)
Land between A2070 and Railway north of, Warehorne Road, Hamstreet, Kent
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01331/AS
Internal alterations including structural repairs. Restoration of dormer window.
Buxford Mill, Bucksford Lane, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4TZ
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01332/AS
Demolition of existing garage and replacement with two storey side extension/garage to form store, gym and art studio.
Bybrook House, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QA
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01333/AS
Demolition of existing garage and replacement with two storey side extension/garage to form store, gym and art studio.
Bybrook House, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QA
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made18/01763/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 16 (GCN mitigation strategy)
Land between Stanley House and Long Meadow, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01334/AS
Proposed single storey side sun room extension
Gladstone Cottage, Egerton Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AX
Received 19 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01335/AS
Outline planning application with all matters reserved for future consideration, for the redevelopment of previously developed land (brownfield) and the construction of a mixed-use development comprising 25 dwellings and 25 commercial units (E)(g)(i)
Blue Barn Equestrian Centre, Blue Barn Farm, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DH
Received 20 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01336/AS
Addition of 2no. Dormers Windows to an approved and implemented garage [retrospective] (alternative scheme to Planning Ref: 19/00788/AS)
Browns Kitchen, Green Hill Lane, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9EY
Received 20 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01337/AS
Erection of Detached Garage
The Quillet, 23 Court Lodge Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DD
Received 20 Jul 2021
Decision Made17/00538/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions: 4 (Materials), 5 (Design), 8 (Parking and turning area), 9 (Wheel wash), 12 (Temporary works compounds), 14 (Details of walls and fences), 16 (Drainage), 18 (Contamination).
Site Office Precinct 13, Ashford Road, High Halden, Kent, TN26 3LJ
Received 20 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01338/AS
Creation of vehicle access roadway and parking area to allow safe access into the vineyard in all weather conditions.
Land at junction Malthouse Lane and, Warehorne Road, Warehorne, Kent
Received 20 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01339/AS
Replacement outbuilding
Mackley Farm, Knock Hill, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JX
Received 20 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01340/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - extension to existing vehicle crossover and hardstanding
26 Heathfield Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QD
Received 20 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01341/AS
Change of use of agricultural building permitted under 19/01436/AS to Distillery (Sui Generis) with associated works.
Land at the Street and North of Court Lodge, The Street, Brabourne, Kent
Received 20 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01342/AS
Demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings to allow construction of replacement dwelling with integrated garage.
5 Rolvenden Hill, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4JN
Received 21 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01344/AS
Erection of detached garage/carport
10 Hillyfield Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4QL
Received 21 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01345/AS
Repair of front steps and two first floor windows on front/east elevation.
Skeers House, Reading Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7HT
Received 21 Jul 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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