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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

36,135Searchable applications

603Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 18,981 approved or refused records

2,224Refused applications

16,757 approved · 2,224 refused · 1,973 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2010 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made11/00034/TC
Description: T1 - Birch - to fell
40 Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 2 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00035/FC
Description: Ref : FLA 019/476/10-11 Sweet Chestnut to coppice 0.48haALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Land known as Pincushion Wood south west of, Leacon Lane, Charing, Kent
Received 2 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00036/TC
Description: T1 - Willow - Crown reduction & crown thinning by up to 25 to 30%
Forge Cottage, 81 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NA
Received 7 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00037/TC
Description: T1 - Conifer - to fell
176 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Received 10 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00038/TP
Description: T1 - Wellingtonia - reduction and lifting of limbs overhanging roof of property; T2 - Lime - 30% reduction lifting limbs away from roof of garageALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Garden, Grange Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TL
Received 11 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00039/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - reduce by about 50%
Tall Trees, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EH
Received 14 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00040/TP
Description: T1 & T2 - 2 x Limes - remove new growth up to 20ft; T3 - Horse Chestnut - thin bottom branches by 15%
Elmfield Court, Oaks Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RH
Received 14 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00041/FC
Description: Woodland grant scheme (case reference 25367) - W1 - Felling Coppice
Little Heron Wood, Appledore Road, Kenardington, Kent
Received 15 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00042/FC
Description: W1 - Felling Coppice
Hawkins Rough, Long Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BN
Received 15 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00043/FC
Description: W1 - Felling coppice - Woodland grant scheme case reference 25429
Hawkins Rough, Long Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BN
Received 18 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00044/TC
Description: Remove a Thija Plicata (Western Red Cedar)
Little Westwell Farmhouse, Rolvenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TY
Received 22 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00045/TC
Description: T1 - Yew Tree (Taxus Baccata) - remove overhanging branches
Cheyney House, 8 Stable Court, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DB
Received 23 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00046/TP
Description: T1 - Cypress - to fell ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Sand House, Woodbury Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JH
Received 24 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00047/TC
Description: T1 - Norwegian Spruce - to fell
Worgers Cottage, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HZ
Received 24 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00048/TP
Description: T8 - Beech (Fagus Sylvatica) - to fell tree to ground level,ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T8,Beech - fell to ground level, Reason for work - Dead, dying or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Conningbrook Hotel, 315 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QR
Received 24 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00049/TC
Description: G1 - Poplar - 50% height reduction and crown lift. T1 & T2 - Ash - 33% crown reduction and thin
Land North East of Mercers of Tenterden, Station Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 28 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00050/TC
Description: T1 - Ash - to fell
Lower Winser Cottage, Winser Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NN
Received 30 Mar 2011
Decision Made11/00051/TP
Description: T1 & T2 - Horse Chestnut - 40% crown reduction
The Conningbrook Hotel, 315 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QR
Received 4 Apr 2011
Decision Made11/00052/TC
Description: T1 - T4 - Leylandii - to hedge
4 The Highlands, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LX
Received 5 Apr 2011
Decision Made11/00053/TC
Description: G1 - Group of trees consisting of conifer, holly and self seeded saplings (field maple and horse chestnut) - to thin and reduce in height
2 Hales Court, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RJ
Received 6 Apr 2011
Decision Made11/00054/TC
Description: W1 - woodland trees - fell one spindly sycamore adj to garage; fell one sycamore leaning/intertwined with other tree; crown reduce ash away from house; minor clearance of secondary growth around wires. (see photos in email of 8/7/11).
1 Grove House, The Grove, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RR
Received 6 Apr 2011
Decision Made11/00055/TC
Description: T1 - Yew - To fell
Gardens for 1 to 5 odd, The Green, Woodchurch, Kent
Received 11 Apr 2011
Decision Made11/00056/TP
Description: T1 Oak, T2, T3 & T5 Hornbeam and T4 Beech - crown lift branches overhanging road to give 6 metres clearance and remove one small dying hornbeam stem; T6 & T7 Sycamore and small adj oak, fell to ground level.
Knockwood House, Ingleden Park Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6NS
Received 13 Apr 2011
Decision Made11/00057/TC
Description: T1 - Willow - half crown reduction
Woodesden, 22-26 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QE
Received 14 Apr 2011

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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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