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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

42,927Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 24,207 approved or refused records

2,839Refused applications

21,368 approved · 2,839 refused · 2,415 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Made14/00119/TC
Description: Removal of 1 x Ornamental Cherry Tree in rear garden
Rowan Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Received 19 May 2014
Decision Made14/00120/TP
Description: T1 - T4 Poplar - Reduce height of trees to 10 metres above ground (50% approx.)
5 Romsey Close, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QX
Received 19 May 2014
Decision Made14/00121/TP
Description: Crown reduce/pollard dangerous oak to 7 metres approx heightT1,Crown reduce/pollard oak, Reason for work - Dangerous tree, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Goldwyn Community Special School, Great Chart, Ashford, TN23 3BT
Received 21 May 2014
Decision Made14/00122/TP
Description: T1 Yew - Remove lowest limb overhanging flower and vegetable bed to allow sunlight
East Cross House, East Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AD
Received 23 May 2014
Decision Made14/00123/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - removal of major limb which has twisted and dropped (east side), crown thin (20%)
East Weald, East Weald Drive, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LX
Received 23 May 2014
Decision Made14/00124/TC
Description: Fell 2 x Leylandii trees
Glebe Cottage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 23 May 2014
Decision Made14/00125/TP
Description: Crown lift 3 large Oak trees overhanging Cherry Trees garden and remove any overhanging deadwood in accordance with description of works received 18 June 2014.
Ivy Cottage, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EQ
Received 29 May 2014
Decision Made14/00126/TP
Description: 5 x Limes (T2) - section cut ivy and crown lift to 6.0m on all aspects, 1 x Cypress (T6) - Fell and poison, 1 x Norway Maple (T7) - Fell and poison, 1 x London Plane (T1) - Section cut ivy and crown lift to 6.0m
Land between 10 and 28, The Limes, Stanhope, Kent
Received 29 May 2014
Decision Made14/00127/TP
Description: T15 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift to 6m & shorten low laterals by 40% adjacent to establishing cedar.
Land South Corner of Belmore Park, Magazine Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 19 May 2014
Decision Made14/00128/TC
Description: 2 x Ash trees in rear garden - fell, 1 x Large leylandii (growing in next doors property) - cut back overhanging branches, 1 x Leylandii (growing in the border of neighbours front garden) - cut back and cut back various other overhanging trees from neighbouring properties in back garden
Gaywood, 71 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR
Received 3 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00129/TP
Description: Reduce the crown of two oak trees at the front of the property, removing up to 3m leaving an even and balanced crown
32 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RP
Received 4 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00130/TC
Description: 1 x Oak - reduce crown by 30% or to old prunning points
11 Gybbons Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LL
Received 3 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00131/TC
Description: Cut back and reduce line of trees along Beacon Oak Road up to a height of 20ft - i.e. Hazelnut, holly and ash
Beacon Oak House, 78 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR
Received 3 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00132/TC
Description: 1 x (T1) Monterey cypress - Cut and clear the storm damaged torn/hanging branches and crown thin the remaining canopy by approx. 15%. 1 x (T2) Ash - Located on the left hand side of the boundary (as viewed from the road) remove entire large (secondary leader) stem to a suitable pruning point, balance, remove secondary branches and deadwood
Post Farm, 27 The Street, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1ES
Received 6 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00133/TC
Description: 1 x Beech to side of property - prune back bushy regrowth to previous pruning cuts
Oxney Edge, The Street, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JN
Received 9 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00134/TC
Description: 1 x Conifer - re-shape and reduce by 2 metres, 1 x Beech tree - reduce by 3 metres and also maintain the rest of the shrubs along this boundary at the same height in rear garden
27 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NX
Received 9 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00135/TP
Description: 1 x Oak tree (T2) at the bottom of the garden - crown lift lower secondary branches to give up to 5 metres clearance above ground.
24 Grange Crescent, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DZ
Received 11 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00136/TC
Description: Fell 8 x poplars that overhang the road
Stonebridge Barn, Stonebridge Green Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9AN
Received 11 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00137/TP
Description: 1 x Oak tree - crown lift lowest branches overhanging the highway to give highways clearance (5.3 metres)
The Copse at the end of, Knockwood Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 11 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00138/TC
Description: Removal of 1 x Acer (T1) in rear garden
120 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EA
Received 16 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00139/TC
Description: Prune back overhanging branches of 2 x large horse chestnut trees to enable clearance over the driveway and front garden of adjacent Meville House.
Beacon House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 16 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00140/TC
Description: 1 x Whitebeam - section fell, 1 x Parrotia multi stemmed ornamental tree - remove, 1 x Multi stemmed ornamental 'acer type' shrub/tree - remove, 1 x Lime - section fell and grind stump, 1 x Multi stemmed damson - fell and grind stump, 1 x Hawthorn (phoenix tree) - remove and grind stump, 1 x Elder tree - remove, 5 x Ash stems - section fell and grind stumps, 1 x Goat willow - remove and poison stump, Reduce hawthorn height to line of hedge, Fell and poison short row of immature ash stems, 2 x Ash trees - remove large diameter of dead wood, 1 x Poplar - fell and 1 x White poplar - fell
Field Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 17 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00141/TC
Description: Remove 1 x Leylandii to rear of property
Brook House, Stonebridge Green Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9AP
Received 18 Jun 2014
Decision Made14/00142/TP
Description: T1 Oak tree - Prune to lift canopy to 2 metres maximum above the home.
69 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RR
Received 30 Jun 2014

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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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