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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

33,613Searchable applications

598Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 16,953 approved or refused records

2,121Refused applications

14,832 approved · 2,121 refused · 1,884 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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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More application records

Under Consultation21/01406/AS
Erection of 18 no. dwellings and 2 self-build plots with associated parking, access, landscaping and open space to the north of Stocks Road
Land between Tyle House Farm and Mount Pleasant, Stocks Road, Wittersham
Received 30 Jul 2021
Decision Made19/00445/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to planning permission 19/00445/AS (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of x 2 dwellings) to alter ground floor level and a small increase to the previously approved ridge line (circa 180mm); removal of rooflights
Millgarth, The Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LU
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made20/01141/AMND/AS
Non-material minor amendment to planning permission 20/01141/AS (Single storey side/rear extension linking existing house and studio, to include alterations to roof of studio to create annexe) to make alterations to the extension.
Strawberry Cottage, 1 Raymond Court Cottages, Naccolt, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5NZ
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01451/AS
Two storey side/front extension incorporating dormer window/rooflights to facilitate loft conversion
1 Eastwell Close, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LA
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01452/AS
Proposed two storey side extension and front porch; extension to existing vehicle crossover to provide parking
34 Holmwood Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5DL
Received 6 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01453/AS
Part two storey/part first floor side extension over garage and part first floor/part two storey front extension over porch
20 Pondmore Way, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LU
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01454/AS
Replacement ground and upper floor windows on front elevation
Duxbury, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01455/AS
Proposed oak front porch; single storey side extension; alterations to the fenestration.
Woodacre, Brockmans Lane, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JB
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made18/01508/CONK/AS
Discharge of conditions 11 (EV charging points) & 25 (lighting scheme)
Recreation Ground between Halstow Way and, Noakes Meadow, Ashford, Kent
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01456/AS
Part two storey/part single storey side extensions
12 Almond Close, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4PA
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01457/AS
Erection of single storey rear extension, and erection of new first floor to existing bungalow to create two storey dwelling
221 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QH
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01458/AS
Single storey side extension; front porch; front dormer windows; rear dormer window; rear rooflights; alterations to the fenestration.
Hortham, Frith Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DQ
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01459/AS
Addition of a third residential unit (retrospective) as revision to planning permission 18/01344/AS (Proposed replacement two storey side extension creating additional ground floor business use under Class A1/ B1 and additional living accommodation to existing two separate first floor apartments) (resubmission of planning application 21/00216/AS)
2 Essella Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8AN
Received 9 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01499/AS
Continued siting of caravan and shipping container for a period of 2 years (retrospective)
Bourkes Place, Egerton Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0AX
Received 16 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01500/AS
Lawful Development Certificate- Proposed- Extention of driveway and vehicle cross over.
98 Birling Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8BQ
Received 16 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01417/AS
Conversion of existing integral garage to habitable space.
48 Violet Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GH
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01418/AS
Demolition of existing garage, construction of new single storey annexe [part retrospective].
47 Hillbrow Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4QH
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made19/00314/AMND/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 19/00314/AS (Demolition of commercial buildings and erection of two dwellings.) to alter plot 1 from 2 bed to 3 bed dwelling and internal changes to plot 2; alterations to both plinths
10-12 Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EJ
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01419/AS
Installation of an Automated Teller Machine and Illuminated signage [retrospective]
BP Filling Station, 18 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7RP
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01420/AS
The Installation of 1 no. illuminated logo panel and installation of 1 no. illuminated surround sign (retrospective)
BP Filling Station, 18 Beaver Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7RP
Received 2 Aug 2021
Decision Made17/00416/AMND/AS
Non material minor amendment to permission 17/00416/AS (Erection of two detached dwellings with access and detached garages with store above (revision to house designs and provision of garage serving unit 2 on planning permission reference 15/00989/AS)) to make external alterations to unit 1 and to re-position the dwelling; alterations to the garage.
Casita, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DW
Received 3 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01421/AS
Erection of a wooden fence
43 to 51 (odds) Guernsey Way, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9LW
Received 3 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01423/AS
Part change of use from domestic storage to ancillary space for vine yard
Court Lodge, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LR
Received 3 Aug 2021
Decision Made21/01424/AS
The re-use and conversion of redundant agricultural buildings into 4no. dwellings, with associated parking, garden land and landscape and biodiversity enhancements.
Harlakenden Farm, Plurenden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PS
Received 3 Aug 2021

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What these statistics cover

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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