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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

32,892Searchable applications

592Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 16,356 approved or refused records

2,093Refused applications

14,263 approved · 2,093 refused · 1,859 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made21/02247/AS
Expansion of existing shepherd's hut accommodation by one further 'family' hut including change of use of land for tourism.
Romney Marsh Shepherds Huts, Rushfield, Giggers Green Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7BT
Received 29 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/01105/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 8 (Amenity- residual spoil), 12 (Ecological - Biodiversity) & 14 (Landscaping)
Oaklands, Moor Lane, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BH
Received 29 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/01331/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 4 (repair of medieval frame) 9(a - timber framing), 9(b - joinery) and 9(c - floor boarding)
Buxford Mill, Bucksford Lane, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4TZ
Received 29 Dec 2021
Under Consultation21/02248/AS
Reserved matters application pursuant to planning permission 12/00400/AS to consider the layout, scale, landscaping and appearance of development for 47 residential dwellings, within land parcel K within Main APP Phase 1
Parcel K, Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 23 Dec 2021
Decision Made19/01669/CONB/AS
Discharge of conditions: 12 (Bat Mitigation Strategy) & 13 (Reptile Proposed Translocation Receptor - Ecology)
Smallhythe House, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LN
Received 29 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02250/AS
Internal renovations following flooding, primarily the installation of an injected damp proof course through much of the ground floor and use of specilaised plaster on interior walls in the sitting room and kitchen/hall.
Forge Cottage, Forge Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AF
Received 29 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02251/AS
Planning permission sought for door fitted to carport
11 Wren Drive, Finberry, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 7GG
Received 29 Dec 2021
Decision Made15/01671/AM02/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 15/01671/AS in relation to plots 1 and 2 only to provide an additional storey to Block 2B and 2D to relocate x3 residential units from Plot 1 to Plot 2 along with the provision of additional communal amenity space within Plot 1
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 29 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02252/AS
Retrospective planning permision for garage
Bricktop Garage, South Stour Avenue, Ashford, TN23 7RS
Received 29 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02253/AS
Proposed single storey barn to be used for 10no self storage units, including change of use of land from storage area for builder's yard to general storage
Avoca, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QW
Received 29 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02254/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - The addition of an external mounted chimney flue to side elevation
2 Holly Cottages, Green Lane, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DN
Received 30 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02255/AS
Single storey extension to front including garage conversion
10 Warren Lane, Ashford, TN24 8UF
Received 30 Dec 2021
Valid21/02256/AS
Change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for one gypsy family with one static caravan/mobile home along with hardstanding and fencing (Retrospective)
Kingsthorne Farm, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1HG
Received 30 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02257/AS
Erection of an agricultural building to store machinery, equipment and seasoning timber
Stanford Bridge Farm, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RU
Received 30 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02258/AS
Demolition of existing garage and two outbuildings. Single storey side extension with first floor in attic space. Single storey rear extension; conversion of existing attic space with new dormer windows and removal of chimney. Alterations and additions to external window and door opening. Replacement doors and windows. Internal alterations; cover existing fairfaced brick with new white render finish. Erection of a greenhouse and office/storage building (resubmission of Planning Permission 18/00290/AS)
Westenden, Rolvenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UD
Received 31 Dec 2021
Decision Made21/02259/AS
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed - single storey side extension
2 Owen Court, Poplar Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7PD
Received 31 Dec 2021
Decision Made22/00001/AS
Proposed change of use to hot food take away (sui generis)
1B Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ
Received 4 Jan 2022
Decision Made22/00002/AS
Two storey building to be erected adjacent to property with garage on ground floor and living accommodation above.
Well Cottage, Denwood Street, Crundale, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7EF
Received 4 Jan 2022
Decision Made22/00004/AS
Proposed rear extension (part single - part double storey); addition of windows and porch canopies; amended landscaping
Duxbury, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB
Received 6 Jan 2022
Decision Made22/00005/AS
Rear extension (part single, part double storey); new and amended external doors and windows on rear and side elevations; new porch canopy on rear and west elevation; remove rear chimney; replacement rooflight; Internal partition alterations/layout; relocation of staircase.
Duxbury, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB
Received 6 Jan 2022
Decision Made18/00874/CONB/AS
Discharge of condition 2 (Materials)
Muddy Wellies Community Farm, Hythe Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6ST
Received 5 Jan 2022
Decision Made22/00006/AS
Demolition of existing agricultural barn and replace with 2No holiday lets on the same footprint including change of use of land
Setts Wood Farm, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7DG
Received 5 Jan 2022
Decision Made22/00007/AS
Single storey rear extension, patent glazed roof feature and changes to fenestration
Old Homersham Barn, Bedlam Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PG
Received 6 Jan 2022
Decision Made22/00008/AS
Retrospective change of use of a Small and Medium sized Enterprise Building (SME Building) to allow customs clearing agents
Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 5 Jan 2022

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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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