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Ashford planning applications

PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Ashford website

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

34,045Searchable applications

598Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 17,296 approved or refused records

2,133Refused applications

15,163 approved · 2,133 refused · 1,900 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

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.

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 Made19/01736/CONF/AS
Discharge condition 2 (materials)
Land west of, New Cut Road, Chilham, Kent
Received 28 Jan 2022
Decision Made21/02070/CONA/AS
Discharge conditions 2 (archaeology) & 3 (lighting)
Wootton Manor Cottage, Wootton Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0DU
Received 31 Jan 2022
Decision Made22/00135/AS
Conversion of existing garage to ancillary annexe accommodation
7 Mead Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0BS
Received 31 Jan 2022
Decision Made20/00610/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) & 4 (light spill)
Withy Farm, Goldups Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8JG
Received 31 Jan 2022
Decision Made21/01427/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions 3 (mitigation strategy) & 4 (landscaping plan)
Gorse Farm, Pook Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JJ
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00136/AS
Proposed erection of an off-grid residential dwelling (under paragraph 84 of the NPPF) utilising existing access. Alterations to existing barn, removal of stables and landscape enhancement works to wider site.
Liberty Barn, Canterbury Road, Brabourne, Kent
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00137/AS
Proposed single storey rear and side extension
Hope Cottage, 151 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00138/AS
Proposed double storey rear extension
Castweazel Oast, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EW
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00139/AS
Proposed change of doors and fenestration. Repairs to the existing shed. Raise the brick parapet wall to allow a slate roof to be installed.
Swinford Cottage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00140/AS
Proposed works to the Victorian part of the dwelling; add a pair of doors to the rear/north elevation in place of a pair of windows. Window in place of a door in the side/west elevation and new brick work to match existing. Door to replace the window opening on south elevation. Remove flat roof over utility area and form a new Kent tile pitched roof, form a new brick wall between 0.75 and 1.0m away from garden wall. Repair of existing shed to create a working study. Raise the brick parapet wall, to allow a slate roof to be installed.
Swinford Cottage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00141/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - Construction of Yurt
Land south of Pilgrims Cottage Pilgrims Way and west of, Amberleaze, Westwell, Kent
Received 31 Jan 2022
Decision Made22/00143/AS
Detached Garage
The Barn, Flood Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HE
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00144/AS
Proposed alterations to the windows/replacement & cart wells to the main house
The Barn, Flood Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HE
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00145/AS
Conversion and extension to the existing outbuilding to provide ancillary annexe accommodation
The Barn, Flood Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7HE
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made15/01671/CONP/AS
Part discharge of condition 59 (Materials - Bricks Only) for Plot 1 only.
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made19/01079/CONB/AS
Discharge condition 6 (SUDS - Surface water run off)
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00146/AS
Proposed front extension including loft conversion, demolition of existing conservatory and rebuilding of new garden room. Installation of 6 No solar panels
Punch Croft, Thurstons Lane, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HP
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00147/AS
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission 19/00800/AS (Rear extension to provide an additional activity space, timber cladding and removal of pebble dash and replacement with render, replacement front entrance canopy and ramp with new pedestrian access; alterations to fenestration and roof form) Request to change condition 3 of the application by replacing drawing No 00818-PL-350 Rev A - Proposed Elevations with drawing 350_REV B to include changes to elevational fenestration including first floor window to west elevation.
Appledore Village Hall, 76 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AE
Received 2 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00148/AS
Removal of detached garage and erection of side/rear single storey extensions.
87 Tritton Fields, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HL
Received 2 Feb 2022
Decision Made20/00100/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4a (All New Joinery)
Ratsbury Barn, Ratsbury, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LU
Received 2 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00149/AS
Proposed installation of electric car charger; Insertion of Guage Curtain Wall; Installation of solar panel array
Court Lodge Farm, Sevington Lane, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0LB
Received 2 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00150/AS
Proposed installation of electric car charger; Insertion of Guage Curtain Wall.
Court Lodge Farm, Sevington Lane, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0LB
Received 2 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00151/AS
Change of use of one building from catering company use (Use Class E(ii)) to distillery (Sui Generis)
Bank Farm, Bank Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DF
Received 1 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00152/AS
Proposed erection of flat roofed single storey rear porch enclosed on one side with painted boarding and the other side open.
Maytham Farmhouse, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4QA
Received 3 Feb 2022

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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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