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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

42,125Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 23,606 approved or refused records

2,717Refused applications

20,889 approved · 2,717 refused · 2,361 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Oct 2005 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made08/00030/TC
Description: T1 - T10 Yew's - Crown reduce all Yew trees by at least 4 metres; T11 Ash - Section fell
Old Vicarage, Church Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Received 21 Feb 2008
Decision Made08/00031/TC
Description: T1 Sycamore - Fell
Gate Cottage, Old Ashford Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JG
Received 22 Feb 2008
Decision Made08/00032/FC
Description: Felling: Area 8b (5.69 ha), Area 3d (0.85 ha) & Area 3a (3.72 ha). Clearfelling of mixed conifer plantations as above and coppicing of broadleaf understorey. Any mature broadleaf standards will be retained.
North East Section of Longbeech Wood, Monkery Lane, Charing, Kent
Received 26 Feb 2008
Decision Made08/00033/TP
Description: T1 Oak - Prune back to previous crown reduction points & remove approx 2m of additional growth under lower left hand side of the crown; T2 Oak - Crown reduce all around by 25%
23 Longbridge, Ashford, TN24 0TA
Received 28 Feb 2008
Decision Made08/00034/TC
Description: T1 Horse Chestnut - Fell
Old School House, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QB
Received 29 Feb 2008
Decision Made08/00035/TC
Description: T1 & T2 Poplars - Fell
4 Old Mill Court, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DD
Received 29 Feb 2008
Decision Made08/00036/TP
Description: To crown reduce by 30% and raise crown by 4.5m, 1 x Holm Oak (T1)
370 Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QL
Received 3 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00037/TP
Description: Exempt work (T1); to re-shape 1 x Birch (T2); to crown-lift 1 x conifer (T3); to fell 2 x Christmas trees (T4 & T5); to fell 1 x Conifer (T6); and to remove top of 1 x conifer (T7).
2 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AQ
Received 3 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00038/TC
Description: To reduce 8 x Ash Trees by approx two-thirds (T1 - T8)
23 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 5 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00096/AS/TC
Description: 25% crown reduction, crown lifting and crown thinning 1 x Sycamore (T1); and to reduce in height Leylandii hedging to 12ft (T2)
Redthorn, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR
Received 2 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00097/AS/TC
Description: To fell one Sycamore (T1)
1 Spring Cottages, Warehorne Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JP
Received 11 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00098/AS/TC
Description: To fell one Holm Oak (T1) and replace with same species of standard size in Church Yard
St Michaels Church, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 11 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00099/AS/FC
Description: Ref 019/93/08-09: To coppice oak, hornbeam woodland - 1.4 ha in Compartment 7a and 0.8ha in Compartment 8c
Dering Wood, Bell Lane, Smarden, Kent
Received 16 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00156/AS/TP
Description: T1 - 3 x Lime Trees - remove basal epicormic/branch growth and crown lift to 2.5m and remove dead wood from crowns
Former Rowcroft and Templer Barracks site, Templer Way, Ashford, Kent
Received 27 Oct 2008
Decision Made08/00157/AS/TC
Description: T1 Oak - to lift crown to give a 2m clearance over hall roof
Rolvenden Village Hall, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 27 Oct 2008
Decision Made08/00158/AS/TC
Description: Reduce T1 indian beantree by 30%, removal of T2 & T4 sycamore trees and removal of T3 silver maple
52B Upper Queens Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8HF
Received 29 Oct 2008
Decision Made08/00159/AS/TC
Description: Fell one small black walnut (T1) and fell one Goat Willow (T2)
East Cross House, East Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AD
Received 30 Oct 2008
Decision Made08/00160/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore - crown lift
132 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HT
Received 4 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00161/TP
Description: T1 - Ash - Crown Lift to 3.0m
East Lodge, Chart Road, Ashford, TN23 3BL
Received 4 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00039/TC
Description: To fell 6 x Ash Trees (T1 - T5) on boundary with Twitten Cottage
4 Yew Tree Cottage, Grange Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DS
Received 7 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00040/AS/TC
Description: To cut back to previous points, 3 x Ash (T1, T3 & T7), 1 x Cherry (T2), and 3 x Conifer (T4, T5 & T6). Nb see Application TP/08/41/AS for T8 - TPO Ash
69 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR
Received 10 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00041/TP
Description: To cut back to boundary 1 x Ash (T8). Nb see Application TC/08/40/AS for T1 to T7 - Conservation Area trees
69 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR
Received 10 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00042/TP
Description: To remove dead wood and check condition of crown, 1 x Sweet Chestnut (T1); to remove dead central stem and cut back two outer stems overhanging boundary to previous cutting points,1 x Sweet Chestnut (T2); to remove top crown re-growth to previous cutting points, 1 x Sweet Chestnut (T3); to remove overhang to boundary line, 1 x Holly (T4); to remove branches overhanging the garden, 1 x Sweet Chestnut (T5); and to remove 1 x Hornbeam (T6)
Challock Glebe South of Bluebell Lodge, Green Lane, Challock, Kent
Received 11 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00043/TP
Description: To crown reduce by maximum of 3metres, 1 x Oak (T1) nb this application supercedes consent granted under TP/07/00137/AS
3 Merino Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GS
Received 13 Mar 2008

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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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