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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

38,184Searchable applications

602Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 20,565 approved or refused records

2,372Refused applications

18,193 approved · 2,372 refused · 2,112 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made12/00191/TC
Description: T1 - Removal of Horse Chestnut tree which is showing signs of weakness and possible disease. T2 - Oak tree, removal of lower branches. Other work including lowering surrounding hedges, small trees and shrubs to approximately 5' in height.
Church View, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB
Received 23 Nov 2012
Decision Made12/00192/TC
Description: To fell one x Ash (T1); to remove two lower branches, one x Ash (T2); to crown reduce by 20-25% and crown lift by 4m, one x Ash (T3); to fell five x cypress conifers (T4 - T8); to fell one x Ash (T9); to fell four alternate Lime trees out of row of eight (T10,T12,T14 & T16); to fell one x evergreen cypress (T18); to fell one x spruce (T19); and to fell nine x cypress trees (T20 - T28)
Deepwell House, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DB
Received 26 Nov 2012
Decision Made12/00193/TP
Description: T1 - turkey oak - dead wood; T2 - birch - fell
6 Lawn Close, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UH
Received 26 Nov 2012
Decision Made12/00194/TP
Description: To reduce overhang to neighbours tree, one x magnolia (T1)
Pilgrim Cottage, 4B Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AF
Received 26 Nov 2012
Decision Made12/00195/TC
Description: To reduce height by 20%, one x conifer (T1) and to reduce height by 10%, one x conifer (T2)
Chapel Cottage, The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QG
Received 26 Nov 2012
Decision Made12/00197/TC
Description: T1 - Fir - raise crown by 2m, remove dead branches, partial crown reduction; T2 - Holly - crown lift and partial reduction of 10%; T3 - Hazel - partial crown reduction; T4 - Holly - partial crown reduction of 10%; T5 - Hazel - partial crown reduction of approximately 1.5m; T6 - Holly - partial crown reduction up to 3m, thin canopy up to 20%; T7 - Cherry - crown reduction up to 2m
25A Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8LD
Received 3 Dec 2012
Decision Made12/00198/TC
Description: T1 & T2 Yew Trees - Re-balance trees following poor pruning. T3 Walnut - Crown lift to 2.5 mtrs. T4 Oak - Crown lift to 2.5 mtrs and cut back high crown overhanging walnut tree by 2mtrs to allow walnut development
The Nook, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QB
Received 10 Dec 2012
Decision Made12/00202/TC
Description: To crown reduce one x Oak by approx 15%, (T1)
Hales Place, Oaks Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RH
Received 14 Dec 2012
Decision Made12/00203/TP
Description: To crown reduce by up to 2 metres where appropriate; remove dead wood and epicormic growth; and crown thin by up to 10% - three x Oaks (T1 - T3)
6 Aspen Drive, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QP
Received 17 Dec 2012
Decision Made12/00204/TP
Description: To crown reduce by 3-4 metres, crown lift lower branches to 5.3 metres above ground and remove dead / dangerous wood - one x Oak (T1)
1 Butternut Copse, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PG
Received 17 Dec 2012
Decision Made12/00206/TC
Description: To pollard twelve x Willow Trees (T1 - T12)
The Coach House, Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NN
Received 18 Dec 2012
Decision Made13/00001/TC
Description: T1 - Willow - prune
23 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QB
Received 3 Jan 2013
Decision Made13/00002/TC
Description: T1 - Bay - reduce crown by 20%
116 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HT
Received 3 Jan 2013
Decision Made13/00003/FC
Description: Ref: 019/394/12-13 (1). To fell roadside belt of Hornbeam trees ( 50 approx marked up on site), for safety reasons
Dering Wood, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 4 Jan 2013
Decision Made13/00004/TC
Description: T1 Fir Tree - Fell. T2 Plum Tree - Fell
The Old Stores, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 7 Jan 2013
Decision Made13/00005/TC
Description: T1 - Ash - Fell; T2 - Aspen - remove south facing bough; T3 - Oak - remove south facing bough; G1 - G4 - Group of 4 x young Aspen - remove
54 Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NR
Received 7 Jan 2013
Decision Made13/00007/TC
Description: T1 Ash tree - Fell
3 St Benets Court, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QS
Received 7 Jan 2013
Decision Made13/00008/TC
Description: T1 - Copper Beech - branches overhanging Hambrook Lane and School Hill - crown lift 5 metres; crown thin upper canopy; trim back two branches in upper crown (south facing) to rebalance canopy
Castle Oak, School Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DE
Received 7 Jan 2013
Decision Made13/00009/TC
Description: T1 - T7 - self sown Ash - to fell on NE boundary in grounds of The Bothy; T8 - Ash - crown reduce by 5 metres; T9 - T13 - Sycamore - to fell
Church Hill Cottage, 8 Church Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DA
Received 7 Jan 2013
Decision Made13/00010/TC
Description: T1 - Oak tree, thinning and re-shaping of tree at White Cottage by up to 30%. T2 & T3 group of elm, hawthorn and ash - height reduction by 30-40% on boundary of White Cottage & Clare Cottage. T4 - Yew & T5 - Beech, thinning and re-shaping of trees on the boundary of Clare Cottage and Manor Cottage by 20%.
Clare Cottage and White Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Received 7 Jan 2013
Decision Made12/00098/FC
Description: FLA 019/5/12-13. To thin / fell 2 x oak in compartment K5-10; to thin / fell 23 x hornbeam in compartment K5-10; and thin fell 8 x hornbeam in compartments L4 & 6.
Hoads Wood, Etchden Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 7 Jun 2012
Decision Made12/00099/TP
Description: T1 - Maple - reduce entire crown to take weight out, balance it and balance the shape.
The Barn, 3B Old Mill Court, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DD
Received 14 Jun 2012
Decision Made12/00100/TC
Description: To trim one x holly tree at bottom of garden and in field; to trim hedge to make even on top; and to reduce one x maple tree overhanging garage and tool shed
41 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BU
Received 14 Jun 2012
Decision Made12/00101/TP
Description: Fell one dangerous Sycamore
13 Thornton Close, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QU
Received 21 Jun 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.

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