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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 dates42,621Searchable applications
581Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 23,978 approved or refused records
2,802Refused applications
21,176 approved · 2,802 refused · 2,397 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and DevelopmentContact planning Planning ContactsLocal plan Emerging Local Plan and Design CodePre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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 Made21/00221/TC
Description: Willow (T1) - to reduce willow by 1-2m
Henden Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 6 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00222/TC
Description: Morus nigra - black mulberry: Reduce tree back to previous points, removing 2 metres from the branch tips. Height reduce from 8m to 6m and rail spread from 5m to 3.5m
139 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DP
Received 8 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00223/TC
Description: Prunus Avium (T1) - fell due to presence of Shot Hole disease (coryneum blight).
Forge Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NA
Received 11 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00230/TP
Description: T1/3/4 Yew. Crown lift smaller diameter limbs (<100mm dia) to 4.5 m to permit vehicle access. T4 – Prune away from structure by 1-2m to abate nuisance – some shaping or shortening of laterals of 1-2m may be required to retain aesthetic of the tree T13 – prune back from structure by 1-2m as necessary to abate the nuisance shaping crown as necessary to retain the aesthetic. Prune back low lateral over neighbour's driveway to abate nuisance.
The Old Rectory, 113 Church Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JZ
Received 20 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00231/TC
Description: Tree T39 Weeping ash - to cut out the dead wood, T35 Silver Birch - cut off the top 4m, Tree T16 Apple (Beauty of Bath) - to cut and remove tree, Tree T09 Apple - remove tree, Tree T05 Apple - remove dead wood, Tree T03 Cherry - to cut and remove tree
Fourways, 68 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NA
Received 21 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00232/TC
Description: T1 - Holly - Fell to ground level and poison stump (with eco plugs). Relocate and replant with replacement species
3 The Croft, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RG
Received 22 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00233/TP
Description: Oak - Reduce oak canopy by approximately 1 metre back to last pruning, and thin by 20%. Reduction because of excessive shading and reduced output from solar panel installation.ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
9 Rectory Close, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QD
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00234/TP
Description: T1 & T2 English Oak - Remove dead branches
The Studio, Frogshole Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8EY
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00235/TC
Description: T1 Bay tree - Reduce height by 3m. Reduce spread by 2m, T2 Purple Acer, Reduce height by 4m. Reduce spread by 3m
3 Bennetts Mews, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JN
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00236/TC
Description: Cedar tree - to cut off split partially fallen limb close to trunk and dispose of paint scar with approved tree treatment.
Flat 1, Westwell House, Rolvenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TT
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision Made21/00237/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore; Carry out crown reduction (2.5m), and sever ivy at base. T2 - Common ash; Fell to ground level and poison stump (Eco-plugs). T3 - Sycamore; Reduce by a 1.5m co-dom leader to encourage excurrent growth of upper crown. Tree exhibits co-dom union (approx. 6m) and will benefit long-term by subordinating one stem. Cannot remove entirely due to excessive wound size that would be created. G1 - Sycamore x 7; Fell to ground level and poison stumps (Eco-plugs).
3 The Croft, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RG
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00238/TP
Description: 31 trees covered by TPO including Ash, Oak, Chestnut, Pine and Hornbeam. Please see works schedule online for full details of works. Works mainly include felling and crown reduction.ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Kingswood Centre, Grosvenor Hall, Ashford, TN25 4AJ
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00239/TP
Description: Retrospective Hornbeam Coppice
Chesterfield, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EG
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00240/TC
Description: Eucalyptus (1) - Remove, Ribes (2) - remove, Small dead tree (3) - species unknown. remove, Pittosporum (4) - remove, Acer (5) - Reduce by 4m, Camellia (6) - Cut back by 4m.
Chute House, 24 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BX
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00241/TP
Description: G1- Goat willows - reduce by 3 metres to a height of 5 metres. Reason: to give 2 metre clearance from the buildingALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Premier Inn, Hall Avenue, Orbital Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0GN
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00242/TP
Description: Black Poplars (G01). Reduce in height by 13m leaving finished height 13m - this equates to reducing back to the previous reduction points. Excessive shading on new development, to promote young healthy growth, to mitigate against any future failure next to new housing development. Oak (T01). Cut back north west facing side by 2m (amended from 3m) leaving finished length 8m. Excessive shading over new housing development.
Land adjacent The Barn, Chilmington Green Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 3 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00243/TP
Description: English Oak (T1) - pruning of minor feeder roots to enable replacement of impermeable driveway with permeable driveway occupying the same footprint
Ashurst, Lambden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RB
Received 4 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00244/TC
Description: Lime tree no1 - to be removed due to decay at the base therefore the tree is dying internally and leaning against a brick wall.
25 Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AW
Received 4 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00245/TP
Description: (T1) - Sweet Chestnut - Carry out an approximate 3 foot reduction cutting back to previous points
Leywood, Orchard Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6ED
Received 4 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00246/TP
Description: T1- Oak- Crown lift over road to 5.1 metres and to 2.5 metres over the path. Remove major deadwood. T2- Sycamore- Crown lift over road to 5.1 metres and to 2.5 metres over the path. Remove major deadwood. T3- Holly- Clip roadside edge as required to give 5.1 metre clearance over road, T4- Sycamore- 2 metre reduction all around
1 Kennington Place, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HZ
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00248/TP
Description: Oak - as a condition of planning application 18/01569/AS (granted) for the development of two new detached buildings, it was recommended that 1 x lower bough be removed from the oak located near the entrance. This would allow refuse trucks etc to access the relevant buildings.
Glebe Farmhouse, Bowerland Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EH
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00249/TP
Description: Oak - cut back overhanging branches to my boundary by 3-4 metres due to excessive shading and a build up of leaves, moss and twigs in gutters. The works will prune he growh back to previous points.ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
23 Longbridge, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0TA
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00250/TC
Description: Poplars x 3 Group. to repollard as previously done so to continue management.
West Wing, Old Cloth Hall, North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 11 Nov 2021 - Decision Made21/00251/TP
Description: T1 Oak - Reduce crown in height by 2m and overall spread by 2m
210 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AF
Received 11 Nov 2021
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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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