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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

36,364Searchable applications

603Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 19,152 approved or refused records

2,232Refused applications

16,920 approved · 2,232 refused · 1,988 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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.

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Decision Made11/00082/TC
Description: T1 - Dying/ diseased maple - to be felled
Seymour House, The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AF
Received 10 Jun 2011
Decision Made11/00083/TC
Description: T1 - Norwegian Maple - re-pollard back to previous pollard points, T2 - Laburnum - remove deadwood, T3 - Hawthorn - cut back canopy, crown reduce by 20% and crown lift, T4 - Griselinia - remove a limb from neighbouring property and cut & trim to shape tree
Rumah Chantek, Faversham Road, Eastwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HP
Received 10 Jun 2011
Decision Made11/00084/TP
Description: T1 - T4 : 4 x Oak trees - reduce by 30%ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Clovelly, Turners Avenue, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QB
Received 13 Jun 2011
Decision Made11/00085/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore - to remove
The Old Stables, The Street, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QS
Received 15 Jun 2011
Decision Made11/00086/TP
Description: T2 - Norway Maple - Remove lower limb that issues from stem at approx 4m in height and crown lift to 6 metresALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Cemetery Building Willesborough Cemetery, Church Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 15 Jun 2011
Decision Made11/00087/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - to removeALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Tall Trees, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EH
Received 15 Jun 2011
Decision Made11/00088/TC
Description: T1 - Oak - reduce by 25% by crown lift and thinning
10 Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RY
Received 17 Jun 2011
Decision Made11/00089/TC
Description: T1 - Flowering Cherry - to remove
61 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR
Received 21 Jun 2011
Decision Made11/00098/FC
Description: Ref: 019/107/11 -12 Cpt A5 - A11 - Sweet Chestnut - cutting coppice; Cpt B - Larch - selective felling, Cpt C - Sweet Chestnut & Ash - to fellALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Land at Greenhout Wood, Canterbury Road, Challock, Kent
Received 6 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00100/TP
Description: T1 - Beech - Shorten limbs to clear telephone lines and street light by 1.5m and thin by 15%ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
374 Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QL
Received 6 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00101/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - Crown thin by 30%ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
43 Lucilla Avenue, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PU
Received 6 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00102/TC
Description: T1 - Cupressocyparis Notabius (Conifer) - to remove 2 large branches and numerous small growths
Vicarage Lane Car Park, Vicarage Lane, Ashford
Received 7 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00103/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - Crown lift to give 1 metre clearance above roofs of homes (ie approx 5 metres from ground) and thin crown by 15%ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
56 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RP
Received 7 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00104/TC
Description: T2 - Holm Oak - Fell
Iberia Cottage, 4 The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7ED
Received 11 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00105/TP
Description: T1 - Hornbeam - fell
46 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RP
Received 11 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00106/TP
Description: To remove dead and damaged branches of the poplar tree and to lift clear of the security fence and cables.
Land at Old Pumping Station rear of Meadow Cottage, Pluckley Road, Charing, Kent
Received 11 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00107/TP
Description: Oak tree - crown reduce by up to 30%
Church View, Thorne Estate, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0PQ
Received 11 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00108/TC
Description: T1 - Beech - 40% crown reduction
46 Upper Queens Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8HF
Received 14 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00109/TC
Description: C3 - Chestnut - crown lift to include damaged limb (6m approx above ground); A1 & A2 - Ash - crown height reduction - 35%; C5 - Chestnut - reduce back to previous pollard points for safety reasons.
Wykeham House, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AH
Received 15 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00110/FC
Description: English Woodland Grant Scheme Ref 26299 - Cpt 1a - to fell coppice - 2.39ha, Cpt 1b - to fell coppice - 0.48ha, Cpt 2a - fell coppice - 2.02ha
Dering Estate Dering Wood, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 18 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00111/TP
Description: T1 & T2 - Dead/dying Silver Birches at rear of garden T1 & T2,Dead/dying Silver Birches at rear of garden , Reason for work - Dead, dying or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Forfar, 306 Sandyhurst Lane, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4PD
Received 19 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00112/TP
Description: Fell dead Oak (T1)
4 Evergreen Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QZ
Received 20 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00113/TC
Description: Reduce height of Leylandii T1, T2 T3 & crown reduction of T1.
Wykeham House, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AH
Received 20 Jul 2011
Decision Made11/00114/TC
Description: T1 - Ash - remove low branch overhanging neighbour garden and remove secondary branches from main branch lying on fence line, T2 - Holly - reduce height to approx 4.5 meters, T3 - Ash Tree - re-pollard, T4 - Hawthorn - reduce height, T5 - Conifer - reduce by 50%, T6 - Ash and Sycamore - remove lower branches, G1 - 2 x Elder - fell, G2 - 2 x Sycamore - fell
22 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HB
Received 22 Jul 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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