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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

40,592Searchable applications

591Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 22,431 approved or refused records

2,550Refused applications

19,881 approved · 2,550 refused · 2,278 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made13/00075/TP
Description: To coppice one x hornbeamT1,To coppice one x hornbeam, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
108 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RR
Received 18 Apr 2013
Decision Made13/00076/TP
Description: To deadwood group of Lime treesG1,To deadwood group of Lime trees, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Cemetery Building Willesborough Cemetery, Church Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 24 Apr 2013
Decision Made13/00077/TC
Description: To fell one x damson (T1), one x elder (T2), one x prunus (T3) and one x apple (T4)
28 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QE
Received 29 Apr 2013
Decision Made13/00078/TC
Description: To fell 4 x cupressocyparis leylandii (T1 - T4)
19 Queen Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RF
Received 8 May 2013
Decision Made13/00079/TP
Description: To crown thin by 20% and remove branches overhanging neighbouring properties, one x oak (T1)
26 Grange Crescent, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DZ
Received 13 May 2013
Decision Made13/00080/TP
Description: To cut back two boughs overhanging highway, one x Oak (T1) and remove dead wood (exempt)
The Oak, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4JE
Received 13 May 2013
Decision Made13/00081/TP
Description: To prune back to previous reduction points, 2 x Sycamore (T1 & T2), 2 x Lime (T3 & T4) and remove deadwood (exempt) 1 x Scots Pine (T5)
The Old Vicarage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 13 May 2013
Decision Made13/00083/TC
Description: T1 - Holly - 30% reduction of crown
Cross House, Ruckinge Road, Bilsington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7JX
Received 16 May 2013
Decision Made13/00084/TP
Description: T7 - Ash - to fellT7,Ash - to fell, Reason for work - Dead Ash tree has major decay pocket in main stem, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Grosvenor Hall, Bockhanger Lane, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4AJ
Received 16 May 2013
Decision Made13/00085/TP
Description: T1 (Ash) reduce by 50%
14 Kiln Field, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BY
Received 23 May 2013
Decision Made13/00086/TP
Description: To raise lower canopy by removing downward growing branches back to horizontal limbs, one x Oak (T1)
115 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JY
Received 29 May 2013
Decision Made13/00087/TP
Description: T3 - Oak - to crown reduce on the house side by up to 1.5m shaping the side to match the existing height; remove the front leading limb and reduce two limbs behind.
10 Collie Drive, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GR
Received 29 May 2013
Decision Made13/00088/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - to crown reduce by 20%, height by 2m and width by 3m
8 Waltham Close, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QY
Received 30 May 2013
Decision Made13/00089/TC
Description: Yew tree - Fell due to damage to adjacent pond retaining wall. Thurja tree group - crown reduce to improve overgrown appearance
56 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AE
Received 4 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00090/TP
Description: T1 & T2 Coppice, T3 Crown lift two lowest branches, T4 Coppice, T5 Crown lift by removing the five lowest hanging branches 4 mtrs up from the ground on the main stem T6 Crown lift the lowest branch & T7 Coppice twin stem at approx 1.5 mtrs from the ground
1 The Ridgeway, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SE
Received 4 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00091/TC
Description: T1 & T2 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level due to bracket fungus and re-planting of 2 Field Maples
21 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 6 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00092/TC
Description: Leylandii tree to be felled due to size and close proximity to neighbours boundary fence
Beech House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Received 7 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00093/TC
Description: Removal of 3 Lime trees along the boundary to create additional car parking
6-7 Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PD
Received 10 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00094/TP
Description: T1 Turkey Oak - overall crown reduction by 3-4 metres. Where possible pruning cuts to be made to re-growth from existing cuts and new cuts restricted to secondary branches adjacent to growthpoints.
Oakhurst, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AE
Received 10 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00095/TC
Description: T1 Tulip tree - Fell, tree to large for small garden
78 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LW
Received 10 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00096/TP
Description: Reduce the height of the trees by approx 1/3 due to potential danger. T39, T40, T41, T43 Cypress, T46 Ash, T47 Maple, T48 Sycamore, T49 Lime, T50 Sycamore,T52 Maple, T53 Oak, T54 Cypress, T56 Horse Chestnut, T57 Mountain Ash, T58 Holly, T59 Ash, T60 Sycamore, T61 Holly, T63, T64. T67, T68, T69 Birch, T71 Sycamore, T72 Lime.
Kennington House, 9 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9EX
Received 12 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00097/TC
Description: T4 - Fell/Reduce the crown of 1 x Sycamore tree due to dead upper branches
Land adjacent to Wolfson House, Old Vicarage Gardens, Wye, Kent
Received 12 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00098/TC
Description: Fell Ash tree and replace with Ash further up the paddock
Skeers House, Reading Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7HT
Received 20 Jun 2013
Decision Made13/00099/TC
Description: Various works to dead and dangerous trees as highlighted on the enclosed tree survey schedule located on the Minnis and Cornes meadowTrees:,Various works to dead and dangerous trees as highlighted on enclosed tree survey schedule, Reason for work - Dead, dying and dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Minnis, The Street, Smarden, Kent
Received 20 Jun 2013

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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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