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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

40,715Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 22,523 approved or refused records

2,561Refused applications

19,962 approved · 2,561 refused · 2,284 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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.

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More application records

Decision Made13/00157/TC
Description: 1 x Red Leaf Prunus (T1) - To raise the canopy to 3 metres above ground level and removal of epicormic growth
3 Eastwell Barn Mews, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QW
Received 6 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00158/TC
Description: 1 x Mature Sycamore on roadside boundary - lift low crown overhanging the road by the removal of 4 No. roadside scaffold branches which will effectively lift crown to approx. 5m above ground level, lift remaining low hanging secondary branches overhanging road to approx. 5m above ground and prune growth away from BT cables to provide clearance of approx. 1.5-2m where possibleTrees:,1 x Mature Sycamore on roadside boundary - lift low crown overhanging the road by the removal of 4 No. roadside scaffold branches which will effectively lift crown to approx. 5m above ground level, lift remaining low hanging secondary branches overhanging road to approx. 5m above ground and prune growth away from BT cables to provide clearance of approx. 1.5-2m where possible, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Townland Farm, 80 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SA
Received 11 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00159/TC
Description: 1 x Prunus (T1) - Fell, 1 x Sycamore (T2) - Fell and 1 x Sycamore (T3) - Reduce crown by one third
36 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LL
Received 11 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00160/TC
Description: Fell 1 x Pussy Willow in front garden
6 Gybbons Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LL
Received 13 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00161/TC
Description: 1 x Mimosa (T1) in back garden - Reduce crown by 30%
1 Park View Terrace, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HL
Received 13 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00162/TC
Description: 1 x Hazel (T1) - Reduce by 15-20% 1 x Horse Chestnut (T2) - Reduce by 15-20% 1 x Spruce (T3) - Fell and 2 x Scots Pine (T4 & 5) - Fell
The Old Forge, Westwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LG
Received 19 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00163/TC
Description: 3 year programme of light pruning works to trees to allow attachment of Christmas lights as outlined in email from Tenetrden Town Council dated 9 October
Various trees along, High Street, Tenterden, Kent
Received 19 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00164/FC
Description: Forestry commission licence reference - 32967. Felling coppice compartments 1a (3.43ha), 2a (8.91 and 4b (1.52ha). Fell Turkey Oaks in compartments 1a (1.44ha), 1b (1.70ha) and 4a (2.27ha). Selective thinning of coppice of Oak and Hornbeam in compartments 1b (3.86ha), 3a (2.71ha), 5a (0.68ha) and 6a (1.06ha)
Dering Wood, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 24 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00165/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - Reduce the canopy growing to the east over the garden by approximately 20% and remove major deadwood garden side; tree spread approximately 7.5m to be reduced by approximately 2.5m, leaving approximately 5m; to reduce one large low limb at approximately 7m above ground level by approximately 4m pruning back to a suitable growing point
15 Mulberry Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QT
Received 25 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00166/TC
Description: Fell and remove a cluster of five small Ash trees
The Thorne, Forge Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AF
Received 26 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00167/TC
Description: To fell two x willow trees (T1 & T2)
10 Gybbons Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LL
Received 30 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00168/TP
Description: To fell one x BeechT1,Beech, Reason for work - Dead / dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
land east of, Burleigh Road, Charing, Kent
Received 30 Sept 2013
Decision Made13/00169/TC
Description: Removal of dead tree on North East corner of the green at Boughton AluphT1,To fell one dead tree, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Green, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Received 1 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00170/TC
Description: 2 x Sycamore Trees - Deadwood and remove overhanging branches to highway (exempt)T1,Sycamore, Reason for work - Deadwood, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T2,Sycamore, Reason for work - Deadwood, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Green opposite The Wheel Inn, The Street, Westwell, Kent
Received 1 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00171/TC
Description: To remove side extension growth and re balance crown, 1 x Hornbeam (T1); and to fell small self-set cherry stems (G1)
31 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NX
Received 1 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00172/FC
Description: 019/144/10-11: Padd Wood - to coppice 0.9ha sweet chestnut
Woodland South of Monkery Lane and North of, Canterbury Road, Challock, Kent
Received 2 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00173/TC
Description: 1 x Beech Tree (T1) rear of property - 15% maximum drop crotch prune reduction and 15% maximum crown thin to remove any dead, dying, diseased wood
Burgoyne, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Received 7 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00174/TC
Description: Fell 12 x Beech trees
The Quillet, 23 Court Lodge Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DD
Received 8 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00175/TC
Description: Fell 1 x small cherry tree in front gardenT1,To fell one x cherry, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Biddenden Place, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 8 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00176/TP
Description: To remove lower branches overhanging park home, parking bay and gardens, 5 x Oaks (T1 - T5) Crown lift lower branches over garden and parking to give 4 metres clearance above ground and prune back branches overhanging roof to give up to 2 metres clearance.
82 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RR
Received 10 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00177/TP
Description: To crown reduce by 20%, 2 x Oak (T1 & T2)
Land adjoining 3 Temple Close and, 22 Constantine Road, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 10 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00178/TC
Description: To pollard 1 x Sycamore Tree to approximately 2.5m high (T1)
Homewood, Newchurch Road, Bilsington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7JY
Received 11 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00179/TC
Description: To crown reduce by 50%, 1 x Horse Chestnut (T1); to fell 1 x Scots Pine (T2); and coppard back to approx 1.5m, 1 x Holly (T3)
69 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AF
Received 14 Oct 2013
Decision Made13/00180/TC
Description: T1 Multi stem Ash - Removal T2 Yew Tree - Remove dead woodT2,To remove dead wood one x Yew, Reason for work - Dead / dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T1,Fell multi stem ash, Reason for work - Dead / dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Manor House, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HT
Received 15 Oct 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.

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