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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.
14,398 approved · 2,100 refused · 1,868 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Dering Barn, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NL
Received 11 Jan 2022Land adjacent The Barn, Chilmington Green Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 10 Jan 2022Tamley Cottage, Tamley Lane, Hastingleigh, Ashford, TN25 5HW
Received 11 Jan 2022Little Paddock Farm, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DW
Received 11 Jan 2022Brierley, Kenardington Road, Warehorne, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2LU
Received 11 Jan 202214 Hillbrow Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4HE
Received 11 Jan 2022Chilli Bite, 63 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SG
Received 12 Jan 2022Chilli Bite, 63 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SG
Received 11 Jan 2022Pilgrims, Pilgrims Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AA
Received 12 Jan 2022Jasmine Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 12 Jan 2022Jasmine Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 12 Jan 2022Park View, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DF
Received 12 Jan 2022Land to the North of Rowan Tree, Cage Lane, Smarden
Received 12 Jan 20221-2 Prospect Cottages, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 13 Jan 2022East Wing, Old Cloth Hall, North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 14 Jan 2022The Retreat, Plain Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RA
Received 10 Jan 2022Land between Doctors Surgery and 80, The Street, Appledore, Kent
Received 13 Jan 202240 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LN
Received 20 Jan 202240 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LN
Received 20 Jan 202226 Prospect Way, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6RL
Received 27 Jan 202249 Sussex Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8ND
Received 28 Jan 202210-12 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ
Received 28 Jan 2022Mineral Depot, Conningbrook, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QP
Received 28 Jan 20223-4 The Street, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1EJ
Received 28 Jan 2022Records 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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