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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

34,797Searchable applications

597Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 17,880 approved or refused records

2,165Refused applications

15,715 approved · 2,165 refused · 1,920 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Made22/00273/AS
Temporary change of use for the use of the land for parking and a temporary surface to provide 56no. parking spaces and tarmac access; erection of temporary heras fencing with attached low level lighting Installation of temporary manual raise lift arm gate (retrospective)
Land adjacent to and East of, 112 The Street, Willesborough, Kent
Received 18 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00274/AS
Demolition of barn with approval for conversion to residential use and its replacement by a single dwelling. Renewal of planning permission 18/01739 dated 27 February 2019
New Langley Farm, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3HF
Received 18 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00275/AS
Variation of condition 2 on planning permission 18/00065/AS (Proposed 3 bedroom detached dwelling adjacent to 37 Sparkeswood Avenue) to alter approved drawings to remove chimney from scheme.
37 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LZ
Received 18 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00276/AS
Proposed replacement detached outbuilding to create a new home office, sun room and store (part retrospective)
167 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QB
Received 21 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00277/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - use of the land for informal recreation/amenity with walks and seating provided for residents and has included social functions/ball games and other normal recreational activity provision for well over a decade up to the present day, as detailed in the statutory declarations and supporting submission documentation attached.
Land at junction of Hart Hill and, Maidstone Road, Charing, Kent
Received 21 Feb 2022
Decision Made21/00446/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 5 (lighting for biodiversity)
Ninn Farm, Ninn Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DA
Received 21 Feb 2022
Decision Made21/00447/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) & 3 (details)
Ninn Farm, Ninn Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DA
Received 21 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00278/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - Works to the fire effected components at the Interconnexion France-Angleterre (IFA1) Interconnector constituting a like for like replacement, (including modifications as required to bring the building in line with current codes and standards (including latest NG Technical Specifications). Principal Re-Build Components: DC Hall 1 - Complete rebuild from ground floor level up, including new structure, new roof, new walls. Valve Halls 1 & 2– New Roof, replacement of internal cladding and partition wall frames between Valve Halls/DC Hall Stairs 1 & 2 – New Roof, external walls and stair structures replaced in their entirety The re- build will also be done with currently available products and materials which may result in some subtle change to cladding colours from the previous structure.
National Grid Co Plc, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 6AF
Received 21 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00279/AS
New build detached dwelling and garage; reuse of existing access
Land on the west side of, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Kent
Received 18 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00281/AS
Lawful development certificate - existing - use of building as an Independent Dwelling
Malthouse Farm Bungalow, Daniels Water, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1JY
Received 21 Feb 2022
Decision Made20/00639/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 4 (landscaping), 6 (walls/fences) & 10 (biodiversity enhancement)
Abbottsfield, Lees Road, Brabourne, Kent
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00282/AS
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on planning permission 20/00639/AS (Erection of a pair of dwellings and associated garages and erection of a new garage to serve Abbottsfield, and alterations to the access onto Lees Road, following demolition of existing garage) to alter roofing materials to garage roofs, removal of proposed garage to Abbottsfield and alterations to driveway
Abbottsfield, Lees Road, Brabourne, Kent
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00283/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - Erection of incidental outbuilding.
The Old Rectory, Rye Road, Newenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 5PL
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00284/AS
Proposed installation of Padel Tennis Court with 2.75m high green upvc covered chainlink fencing around perimeter pathway linking to existing, new gate and 4 no. 6m high floodlights
Wye Tennis Club, Bridge Street, Wye, Kent
Received 23 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00285/AS
The erection of a building for use as a double garage with additional living accommodation and ancillary stable facilities (retrospective) (revision to 21/00340/AS)
Oaklands, Sandy Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1JN
Received 21 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00286/AS
Change of use of land to residential parking
Fairview, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QW
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00288/AS
Replacement porch, replacement windows and doors, material alterations to facade and alterations to existing driveway
1 Abbottsfield, Lees Road, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RN
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00289/AS
Proposed single storey side and front extensions
Woodlands, Birchett Lane, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2ED
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00290/AS
Proposed single storey rear extension; first floor extension; porch and detached garage.
Heartsay Bungalow, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8JY
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00291/AS
Single storey rear extension
Beulah Cottages, Harris Lane, High Halden, Kent
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00292/AS
Lawful Development Certificate -Proposed - for the stationing of a mobile home in residential garden to provide ancillary accommodation
Drylands Farm, Shottenden Road, Molash, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8HP
Received 23 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00293/AS
Proposed single storey front porch
30 Randolph Gardens, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9ED
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made22/00294/AS
Proposed single storey extension.
8 Hookstead, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3NF
Received 22 Feb 2022
Decision Made20/01594/AM02/AS
Non material amendment to planning permission 20/01594/AS (Erection of a building for Class E (industrial), B2 general industrial and B8 storage including landscaping, two access points, car parking and associated works), it is proposed which will add to the energy performance of the building now to include photovoltaic panels on the roof
Cobal House, Orbital Park, Monument Way, Sevington
Received 22 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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