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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

38,376Searchable applications

602Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 20,716 approved or refused records

2,380Refused applications

18,336 approved · 2,380 refused · 2,127 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made13/00030/TC
Description: To crown reduce by 25%, one x Beech (T1); and to remove large bough over neighbours garden one x Prunus (T2)
3 The Croft, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RG
Received 8 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00031/TP
Description: To fell three small spindly trees (unknown species) and coppice holly bushes within woodland on railway embankment
9 Wells Close, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QJ
Received 8 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00032/TP
Description: To crown thin one x Oak by 30% (T1)
East Weald, East Weald Drive, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LX
Received 11 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00033/TP
Description: To reduce one x Oak back to previous reduction points (30% volume max - 10% volume min)
23-28 Longfield, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NH
Received 12 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00034/TC
Description: To pollard one x goat willow (T1)
Kempes Almshouses nos 62 to 70 evens, Bridge Street, Wye, Kent
Received 13 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00035/TC
Description: T1 Cypress - Reduce height by 30%. T2 Ash - Pollard. T3 Beech - Remove low branches to a height of 5 mtrs. The trees are in the rear garden to the south of the property
6 Cherry Garden Lane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AR
Received 13 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00036/TC
Description: T1 Sycamore - Trim back tree and remove overhanging branch
11 Glebeland, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9DH
Received 14 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00037/TC
Description: T1, Eucalyptus tree - Removal due to size and root damage to drainage
1 Roethorne Gardens, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RU
Received 14 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00038/TP
Description: T1 Sycamore - Fell
21 Broadhurst Drive, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9RQ
Received 15 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00039/TC
Description: Reduce height of four x Maple Trees (T1 - T4) down to 2.44m (8ft) and reduce height of four x Poplar Trees (T5 - T8) down to 4.27m (14ft)
Sports Pavillion rear of Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 18 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00040/TP
Description: To crown lift 15 x Limes (T1 - T15), to 6m adjacent to highway and to 3m on other sides by removal of epicormic growth on an annual basis
Land opposite Little Boys Barn on south side of, Boys Hall Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 19 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00042/FC
Description: Coppice of Sweet Chestnut, Ash and Hornbeam in a 15 metre width along the top of the wood bank adjacent to the A252
Park Wood, Canterbury Road, Chilham, Kent
Received 21 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00043/TC
Description: T1 Magnolia - Prune. T2 Willow - Remove. T3 Conifer - Remove
78 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LW
Received 22 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00044/TC
Description: T1 & T2 Weeping Willow - Fell. T3 Ash - Fell. Works to remedy subsidence at 58a North Street
The Forge House, 64-68 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AS
Received 26 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00046/TC
Description: T1 Apple tree- Fell
Eastwell Farmhouse, East Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AD
Received 28 Feb 2013
Decision Made13/00047/TC
Description: T1 Lebanese Cedar - Reduce width of crown by up to 15% to west over neighbouring garden and rebalance over all; gentle crown lift to 5-6 metres above ground; dead wood and tidy by removing crossing branches. T2 Irish yew - fell and replace.
Melville House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 1 Mar 2013
Decision Made13/00048/TC
Description: T1 - Mature Yew Tree. Reduce back the large lowest lateral limb growing towards the highway by approximately 3m to reduce weight and sail area. Lightly shape in accordingly. Reduce back the lateral growth growing towards the church gutters to give a 1.5m clearance. Prune clear of lamp column. T2 - Smaller Yew. Reduce back lateral growth from the Mature Yew by 1 - 2m shaping in accordingly.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 4 Mar 2013
Decision Made13/00049/TP
Description: Removal of T9 Ash
23 Chart Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HT
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decision Made13/00050/TC
Description: Removal of a dangerous alder and a dead willow and conifer along river bank
The Flour Mills Car Park, East Hill, Ashford, Kent
Received 6 Mar 2013
Decision Made13/00051/TP
Description: To fell one x Oak (T1) and one x Ash (T2)
Little Heronden, Appledore Road, Kenardington, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2NF
Received 8 Mar 2013
Decision Made13/00052/TC
Description: To crown raise by 3.5m and crown reduce by 20%, all branch endings to clear building and sign by 2m, one x Cherry (T1)
Ashford Magistrates Court, The Court House, Tufton Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QS
Received 8 Mar 2013
Decision Made13/00053/TC
Description: To fell one x multi stem beech tree (T1)
Mulberry House, Penderel Mews, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QF
Received 11 Mar 2013
Decision Made13/00054/TC
Description: To remove two limbs overhanging tennis court, one x flowering cherry (T1)
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Received 11 Mar 2013
Decision Made13/00055/TP
Description: To reduce upper canopy by 6 - 7 metres and cut back two lowest boughs to hedge height, one x oak (T1)
East Weald, East Weald Drive, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LX
Received 19 Mar 2013

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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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