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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

38,007Searchable applications

602Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 20,420 approved or refused records

2,362Refused applications

18,058 approved · 2,362 refused · 2,099 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Mar 2008 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made12/00125/TC
Description: To fell one x Yew (T1)
Chrisholme, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Received 25 Jul 2012
Decision Made12/00126/TC
Description: To fell two x ash (T1 & T2) on bank
Land on the boundary of St Marys Church opposite 9, Church Hill, Chilham
Received 26 Jul 2012
Decision Made12/00127/TC
Description: T1 Conifer/fern - Fell
5 Scotton Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BU
Received 27 Jul 2012
Decision Made12/00128/TC
Description: To crown thin and reduce height to approx 70%, one x chestnut (T1); to crown thin and reduce height to approx 75%, one x oak (T2); and to crown thin and reduce height to approx 75%, eight x chestnuts (T3 - T10)
Drayson House, 2 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PB
Received 6 Aug 2012
Decision Made12/00129/TP
Description: T1 - Scots Pine - remove dead and dangerous wood; T2 & T3 - Sycamores - crown lift lower branches all around to 6-8 metres above ground level.
43 Belmore Park, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UW
Received 7 Aug 2012
Decision Made12/00130/TP
Description: T1 - Removal of damaged branches to Monterey Pine
Meadow Rise, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BA
Received 8 Aug 2012
Decision Made12/00131/TC
Description: One dead field maple to be felled and one dying field maple to be dead wooded overhanging Gold Hill outside Westwell Village Hall.
Westwell Parish Hall, Gold Hill, Westwell, Kent
Received 13 Aug 2012
Decision Made12/00132/TP
Description: T1 - Lime - Pollard (removal of upper crown & all lower growth removed)
Opposite 24, Glebe Way, Kennington, Ashford
Received 20 Aug 2012
Decision Made12/00133/TP
Description: To fell one x sycamore (T1 - TPO ref T3); to reduce height by 30%, one x sweet chestnut (T2 - TPO ref T6); to fell one x sycamore (T3 - TPO ref T19); and to remove 2 limbs overhanging road to previous points, one x horse chestnut (T4 - TPO ref T15)
Tree Shadows, The Grove, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HA
Received 20 Aug 2012
Decision Made12/00134/TC
Description: T1 - Willow - fell due to infection (Phytophera) at root collar level
Swinford Cottage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 20 Aug 2012
Decision Made12/00135/TC
Description: 1 x Sycamore & 3 x Ash - by wall and arch - to be removed; 3 x Ash - behind garages - to be removed
Land North West of 7 to 9, Bennetts Mews, Tenterden, Kent
Received 24 Aug 2012
Decision Made12/00136/TC
Description: To remove one bough and crown lift by one metre, one x Yew (T1)
Yewtree House, East Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AD
Received 3 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00137/TP
Description: To thin out lowest branches of tree by 30%, one x Oak (T1)
5 The Lindens, St Benets Way, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QT
Received 3 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00138/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - Fell (17/18 Marshalls Land). T2 - Oak - Crown reduce and maintain below 18 metres height (St Michaels Church) ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
St Michaels C Of E Primary School, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PU
Received 4 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00139/TP
Description: T1 - 2 x Oak and 1 x Sycamore - fell to ground level and treat stump
23 Orchard Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6ED
Received 6 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00140/TC
Description: Reduce height of 14 cypressus leylandii by approximately 50% to 5-6 metres to rear western boundary
Dering Court, The Grove, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RR
Received 10 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00141/TC
Description: T1 - Rowan - remove
36 Church Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BJ
Received 10 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00142/TP
Description: T1 - Blue Cedar - To Fell
Tollgate House, The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NB
Received 14 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00143/TP
Description: T1 - Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 3m over path and 6m over road; T2 - Lime - Remove deadwood and dieback, crown lift to 3m; T3 Cedars - Reduce low laterals to appropriate growth point by 20% of road; T4 - Lime - remove epicormic growth and crown lift to 4m
Land formerly known as Belmore, Magazine Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 18 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00144/TC
Description: T1. Ash Tree - Reduce Crown. T2. Ash Tree - Fell. T3. Yew Tree - Crown Lift, reduce crown height 30%. T4. Yew Tree - Fell. T5. Oak Tree - Remove a lower weak side branch. T6. Ash Tree - Remove side branch overhanging footpath and cut Ivy.
The Rectory, 36 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AH
Received 19 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00145/TP
Description: T1 -T4 Remove top section of crown & rebalance, T5 Oak remove top third, T6 Ash reduce by third, T7 Oak reduce by third & rebalance crown, T8 Ash reduce by third, T9 Oak remove centre stem, T10 remove centre leader & balance, T11 Oak remove two large limbs & rebalance T12 Ash reduce by third
Land north of 48, Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, Kent
Received 20 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00146/TC
Description: T1: Weeping Willow - Fell
Chaffenden, 6a Frensham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NJ
Received 21 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00147/TC
Description: To remove one holly (T1) and prune back other trees overhanging the eastern bounday
Melville House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 17 Sept 2012
Decision Made12/00148/TC
Description: T1 - Acacia - fell
76 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR
Received 17 Sept 2012

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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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