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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

39,433Searchable applications

600Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 21,539 approved or refused records

2,462Refused applications

19,077 approved · 2,462 refused · 2,205 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Dec 2006 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made19/00220/TP
Description: G1 Hornbeam - Crown lift to 6m over road & 3m over path. T1 Hornbeam - Crown lift to 3m over path. T2,T3,T4, Oak - Crown lift to 6m over road. T5,T6,T7,T8 Hornbeam - Crown lift to 3m. T9,T10,T12 - Crown lift to 6m over road and dead wood. T14 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 4m over parking area. T11 Ash - Severe dieback, Coppice. T15,T16 Oak - Reduce back to previous points. G3 Elm - Crown lift to 6m over road and 4m over parking area.
38 East Lodge Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DQ
Received 26 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/00221/TC
Description: Removal of bough (species unknown)T1, T1 Species unknown - Removal of bough, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Avery Cottage, 4 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AQ
Received 26 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/00222/TP
Description: T1 Lime - Dead wood + crown lift to 6m and shorten longer limbs at 6-12m height over garden by 1.5 - 2m to good growth point.
4 Woodlea, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8YB
Received 30 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/00223/FC
Description: Forestry Commission felling licence application (019/3065/2019) - As per schedule
Hamstreet Woods National Nature Reserve rear of 18, Carters Wood, Hamstreet, Kent
Received 27 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/00224/TP
Description: T4 Field Maple (Acer Campestre). Single stem specimen with dense folia growth from ground level. Remove folia growth from main stem to a height of 2m. Protect throughout development. Reason for the work is to enable landscaping for the development.
Land rear of Repton Court, 1A Repton Avenue, Ashford, Kent
Received 30 Sept 2019
Decision Made19/00225/TP
Description: Permission to fell 3no trees: Tree 1: Lime Tree 2: Yew. Tree 3 : Lime. All 3 trees growing on shrinkable clay and are causing subsidence to property.
58 The Limes, Stanhope, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NX
Received 3 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00226/TP
Description: T1: Norway Maple - clean out crown, crown lift to 3m. T2: Walnut - Crown lift to 3m. T3: Laburnum - Clean out crown, crown lift to 3m. Reason: to create clearance over driveway and garden lawn.
Tower Farmhouse, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Received 3 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00227/TP
Description: S1 - Hornbeam - Remove dead stem. S2 - Hornbeam - Remove dead stem. S3 - Willow - Monolith at 8ft - fungal bracket at the base, major cavity compromising multi stemmed tree. S4 - Hornbeam - Remove dead hung up stem. S5 - Ash - Fell stems back to coppice stool - Compromised coppice stool, showing signs of cracking at stem unions
Land at rear of 2 to 16, Abbott Way, Tenterden, Kent
Received 3 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00229/TC
Description: Ash Tree north side of churchyard requires work to remove diseased stems.
St James' Church, The Street, Egerton, Kent, TN27 9AH
Received 9 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00230/TP
Description: Approximately x10 no. Oak trees to be cut back as they are excessively overhanging property and workshops
Youngs Timber and Builders Merchants, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DX
Received 10 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00231/TP
Description: Pine Tree - Tree surgeon are of the opinion it is dangerous and should be removed.
34 Belmore Park, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8UW
Received 10 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00232/TP
Description: Mature oak front left hand corner of plot 65 of three fields site. Selectively reduce back the overhang over the roof line of adjacent property by approximately no more than 2 metres to avoid damage.
3 Holdstock Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DU
Received 11 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00233/TC
Description: Horse Chestnut T1 - to re-pollard. Historically pollarded tree with old wounds.
West Wing, Old Cloth Hall, North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 17 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00234/TP
Description: T1: Medlar Tree - To reduce new growth back 1-1.5m to previous good growth points. Remove deadwood. T2: Fig Tree - Reduce sides back to good growth points by up to 1.5m
Chaucer Cottage, 4A Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AF
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00235/TC
Description: T1 Ash - to fellT1,Ash - to fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
West Wing, Old Cloth Hall, North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 17 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00236/TP
Description: Works under Building Notice 19/06541/BN, close to Oak Tree protected under TPO No 1,1970 - Godinton Park
69 Springwood Drive, Ashford, TN23 3LH
Received 17 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00237/TC
Description: Ash (T1) - Fell
The County Hotel, 10 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TD
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00238/TP
Description: Oak tree at top of Hillyfields Rise: Remove dead wood. Oak and others in hedge line of Hillyfields Rise: Remove overhang for safety (impeding service wires)
Woodland site adjoining Mossgrove Cottage, Hillbrow Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 21 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00239/TC
Description: T1 Horse Chestnut - to reduce height by 6 metres
St James' Church, The Street, Egerton, Kent, TN27 9AH
Received 23 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00240/TC
Description: T1 Morus Nigra (black mulberry) - to crown reduce back to previous points
139 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DP
Received 23 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00241/TC
Description: T1 & T2 Leyland Cyprus x 2 - to fell
Church of St Michael the Archangel, The Street, Smarden, Kent
Received 25 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00242/TC
Description: T1 Leylandii - to fell
All Saints Church, High Street, Biddenden, Kent
Received 25 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00243/TC
Description: 3 x Limes (Tilia Cordata) - Crown reduce by 1.50 - 2.00m. T1, T2, T3: Blanket permission to maintain all 3 trees on an annual basis for five years. Maintenance required regularly in order to enhance and maintain shape and condition and to allow more light into borders, etc.
Deepwell House, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DB
Received 28 Oct 2019
Decision Made19/00244/TC
Description: 1 x Prunus Cerasifera (T1) located in rear garden - crown reduce by 1.50m. The tree is beginning to encroach onto the Yew Tree (adjacent) as per drawing on application form.
Castle Oak, School Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DE
Received 28 Oct 2019

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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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