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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

42,243Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 23,703 approved or refused records

2,741Refused applications

20,962 approved · 2,741 refused · 2,370 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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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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 Made08/00044/AS/TC
Description: To reduce by 50%, 1 x Ornamental Hornbeam (T1); and to reduce six large side laterals by approx 33%, 1 x Horse Chestnut (T2)
Walnut Lodge, Ball Lane, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4EB
Received 14 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00045/TP
Description: To crown lift to 2 metres above ground level, 1 x Yew (T1)
Court Lodge House, Sevington Lane, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0LB
Received 14 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00046/AS/TC
Description: 1) Trees along the pavement boundary - Crown lift 3 metres over pavement & 5.3 metres over roadway, take out deadwood. 2) Mature Ash - Crown reduction. 3) Multi stem Ash - Cut to ground level and allow to grow again. 4) Line of 35-45 Sycamores - Take out deadwood only. 5) 1 twin stem Ash - Reduce by 40%. 6) Apple & Pear trees (dead and dying) - Cut and remove ivy. 7) Large Ash - Cut out dead and diseased branches.
The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DA
Received 17 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00047/AS/TC
Description: To fell one Poplar and remove suckers (T1)
White House Court, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 17 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00048/AS/TC
Description: To pollard to 2metres from ground level, 3 x Horse Chesnuts (G1); to lift lower canopy overhanging neighbours property to give 2metre clearance, 1 x Horse Chestnut (T1); and to crown lift to 4metres above ground level 1 x Field Maple (T2); Coppice/fell to ground-level 1 x Willow (T3)
Moat Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NA
Received 25 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00049/AS/TC
Description: To fell 2 x Sycamore (T1 & T2)
Courtlodge, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 27 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00050/AS/TC
Description: To pollard to 3 metres in height, 4 x Ash (T1 - T4)
Court Lodge Farm, Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3SD
Received 27 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00051/AS/TC
Description: To fell 2 x Sycamores & 1 x Hazel (TG2)and to crown lift to 4 metres 1 x Sycamore (T3)
Hinton, The Grove, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RS
Received 28 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00052/AS/TC
Description: T1 Sycamore - Fell
Ross House, The Green, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AJ
Received 1 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00053/AS/TC
Description: T1 Laurel - Reducing height by half; T2 Cupressus Hedge - Reduce by half & T3 Cupressus Tree - Reduce top by half & cut back sides by 2ft
Fircroft, 5 The Croft, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RG
Received 28 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00054/AS/TC
Description: T1 Juniper Scopulorum - Fell
4 Eastwell Meadows, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QR
Received 28 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00055/TP
Description: T1 Oak - Crown reduction by 15-20%
4 Knatchbull Way, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6PY
Received 28 Mar 2008
Decision Made08/00056/TP
Description: T1 Oak - Reduce crown by no more than 30%
9 Rectory Close, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QD
Received 4 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00057/AS/TC
Description: T1-T6 Yew - Crown lift; T7 Yew - Fell; T8 & T9 Sycamore - Fell; T10 Sycamore - Fell & T11 Yew - Remove overhanging limb.
Cheyney House, 8 Stable Court, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DB
Received 10 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00058/AS/TC
Description: T1 Lime - Pollard, T2 Lime - Branches overhanging garage to be cut back
Land South of South Barn, Stonebridge Green Road, Egerton
Received 8 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00059/AS/FC
Description: Felling Coppice - Mixed Broadleaves in SubCpt 1a, 1b, 3a & 4; Selective Felling - Sycamore in SubCpt 1b, 5a, 5b, 6b & 8c
Woodland at Westwell Downs running along, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, Kent
Received 10 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00060/AS/TC
Description: T1 Elder - Remove; T2 Acer - Remove & treat stump & T3 Sycamore - Remove & treat stump
The Dragon House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NA
Received 9 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00061/TP
Description: T1 Yew hedge (on Chilham Castle boundary) - Reduce height by approx 2-3 feet; T2 Group of Holly's (on Chilham Castle boundary) - Reduce in height by 2 metres
Cheyney House, 8 Stable Court, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DB
Received 10 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00062/TP
Description: T1 Coppice Sweet Chestnut x26 - Fell 21 small coppice sweet chestnut stems; Pollard 5 small coppice sweet chestnut stems. T2 1 White Poplar - Pollard.
Loudon Court, Loudon Way, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NE
Received 16 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00063/TC
Description: G1 Group of Red Cedars - Removal & replacement along church wall with mature conifers 8ft-10ft; T2 Conifer - To be removed; T3 Hawthorn - To be removed; T4 Hawthorn - To be removed; T5 Weeping Ash - Removal of dead wood and ivy, 20% reduction; T6 Yew - Shaping, 20% reduction; T7 Ash - To be removed; T8 Ash - To be removed; T9 Unknown tree (dead) - To be removed & T10 Conifer - To be removed.
Witts End, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DQ
Received 22 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00064/TP
Description: T1 Tulip Tree - 20% crown reduction, shaping and removal of dead ivy
Witts End, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DQ
Received 22 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00065/AS/TC
Description: T1-T4 Conifers - Fell and remove stumps
Home Farm, Ashford Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DS
Received 25 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00066/AS/FC
Description: Area A 1.7ha, Oak/Hornbeam- Coppice; Area B 1.9ha, Oak/Hornbeam- Coppice & Area C 0.6ha, Oak/Hornbeam- Coppice.
Woodland comprising of Colebran Markwicks Streetend and Courthope, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst
Received 29 Apr 2008
Decision Made08/00067/AS/TC
Description: T1 Spruce - Fell
The Mill House, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QW
Received 30 Apr 2008

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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.

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