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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

33,462Searchable applications

598Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 16,819 approved or refused records

2,110Refused applications

14,709 approved · 2,110 refused · 1,876 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Sept 2010 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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 Made21/01415/AS
Change of use of premises to vehicle repair and servicing depot, tyre repair/replacement and MOT testing centre (Sui Generis) or any other use within use classes E (commercial), B2 (general industry) or B8 (storage and distribution) together with minor alterations to south and east elevations
HSS Hire Shops, Mace Industrial Estate, Mace Lane, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8PE
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01416/AS
Removal of existing Conservatory and replace with new extension
64 Running Foxes Lane, Singleton, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5LR
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01363/AS
Proposed double garage with games room & home office over.
4 The Lilybuds, The Lees, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DH
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01364/AS
Proposed conversion of redundant store within former stables to tearoom including internal alterations to provide kitchen, toilets and external seating area with associated landscaping and alterations to the fenestration.
St Augustines Priory, Priory Road, Bilsington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AU
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made19/01385/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 5 (landscaping), 6 (biodiversitiy enhancements) & 7 (parking spaces)
Braid Farm, Burnthouse Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PT
Received 27 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01365/AS
Erection of a freestanding restaurant with drive-thru facility, car parking, landscaping and associated works, including Customer Order Displays (COD), Goal Post Height Restrictor and Play Frame.
Site south of roundabout at, Bridge Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01366/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - Construction of outbuilding with ancillary accommodation
Little Garth, Woodchurch Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1LE
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made20/01075/CONB/AS
Re-discharge of condition 4 (schedule of works)
Birchley House Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DZ
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01367/AS
Replacement of an Existing Dwelling and Associated Outbuildings with a new Two Storey Dwelling with garage and Associated Ecological/Landscape Enhancements.
Tree Tops, Bedlam Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PQ
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01368/AS
Single storey side and rear extension to form kitchen and garden room with associated works and replacement front door.
8 Barrow Hill Place, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NE
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01369/AS
Single storey side and rear extension to form kitchen and garden room. Internal alterations to form en-suite, associated works and replacement front door
8 Barrow Hill Place, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NE
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01371/AS
Change of use of agricultural barn to holiday let accommodation (resubmission of previously approved application 17/00228/AS)
The Barn, Pope Street, Godmersham, Kent
Received 26 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/00002/EIA/AS
Screening opinion for proposed solar farm with a rated capacity of up to 49.9MW
Land south of M20 and south of railway line to the east and west of, Church Lane, Aldington, Kent
Received 27 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01373/AS
Proposed two storey rear extension
12 Waltham Close, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QY
Received 27 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01374/AS
Demolition of existing units and hardstanding and erection of 3no. detached dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping and infrastructure.
Glendale House, Coopers Lane, Aldington Frith, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7HH
Received 27 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/00206/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/00206/AS (Reserved matters application in relation to condition 4 i), iv), v) and vii) on outline planning approval 18/01140/AS (Outline application for the erection of 9 dwellings with access from Canterbury Road (with all other matters reserved), and change of use of land from agriculture to provide two football pitches on land at Ball Lane) for the proposed replacement football pitches design, layout, soil structure, drainage and associated operations, landscaping, boundary treatments and external lighting only) to redefine detailed levels of football pitches
Ashford Hockey Club, Ball Lane, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4EB
Received 27 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01375/AS
Installation of a new turning circle within the existing operational site at Biddenden Reservoir and associated access resurfacing along the existing access route and parking area.
Biddenden Reservoir, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Kent, TN27 8BX
Received 27 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01376/AS
Outline application for development of up to 1400 sq. metres of Class E(g)(iii) floor space in small units of accommodation to consider access.
Land between The Glenmore Centre and Tyreweb, Crowbridge Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 27 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01377/AS
Proposed erection of 2.4m high fence
162 Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 6LS
Received 28 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01378/AS
Prior notification for change of use of agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a flexible office use
Agricultural buildings at Romden Farm, Romden Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 28 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01379/AS
Alterations to internal layouts at first and second floor levels (partial revision to listed building consent 19/00295/AS)
Old Barrack Farm, Reading Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7HT
Received 28 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01380/AS
Installation of two solar panel arrays
Brewers Meadow, Weekes Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 5LZ
Received 28 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01381/AS
Replacement of first floor bedroom window in northern elevation to match existing and reinstatement of ground floor external door to replace window in northern elevation (retrospective)
Knock House, Knock Hill, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JX
Received 28 Jul 2021
Decision Made21/01382/AS
Single Storey Rear Extension
Mannering Farm House, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BY
Received 28 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.

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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