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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

43,132Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 24,379 approved or refused records

2,859Refused applications

21,520 approved · 2,859 refused · 2,428 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Apr 2005 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decision Made14/00187/TC
Description: 1 x Ornamental cherry - reduce laterals by approx 1 metre, reduce overhang on public footpath and improve general shape
Court Lodge Cottage, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ
Received 28 Aug 2014
Decision Made14/00188/TP
Description: 2 x Cupressus Leylandii (T1 & T2) - cut back the branches leaning toward 9 The Lindens by 2 metres
4 The Highlands, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LX
Received 29 Aug 2014
Decision Made14/00189/TP
Description: 1 x Oak (Quercus Petraea) in rear garden - Crown lift by removing 4/5 large branches, crown thin by approx 15% and crown reduce by 1/3rd
24 Dexter Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4QG
Received 2 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00190/TP
Description: 1 x Salix Alba in front garden - pollard to the height of 5 meters
2 Willow Bank, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0TQ
Received 3 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00191/TP
Description: Crown lift trees overhanging building in order to give clearance over roof and gutters 2 metres to side elevation of building adjacent M20, crown lift trees overhanging car parking bays to give a minimum clearance height of 4 metres to side of car park around recycling area, cutback trees overhanging forecourt canopy and to side of kiosk to petrol filling station in order to give a clearance of 2 metres and remove dead trees to outer boundary, crown lift trees overhanging walkway and prune back trees to side of building in order to give a 2 meter clearance to side elevation to front of store
Tesco Stores Ltd, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0YE
Received 3 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00192/TC
Description: 1 x Large Turkey Oak in rear garden - prune crown by approx 20%, balance, shape and form
Old School House, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QB
Received 4 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00193/TP
Description: 8 x Oak Trees (Quercus Robur) - Crown reduce by 20%
Cassetta, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EQ
Received 8 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00194/TP
Description: 1 x Yew (T1) - Remove lower branches and raise crown
East Cross House, East Cross, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AD
Received 8 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00195/TC
Description: 1 x Mulberry (T1) in rear garden - pollard
139 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DP
Received 8 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00196/TP
Description: T1 - Oak -raise canopy/crown to approx 8m above ground level and remove dead wood
101 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RR
Received 9 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00197/TC
Description: 1 x Ash (T1) - coppice one phototropic stem on a lapsed stool and 1 x Small Oak (T2) - re-balance the crown removing no more than 2m and remove dead wood
Church Farm, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB
Received 9 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00198/TP
Description: Group of Hornbeam Trees (G1) - reduce to approx 6m above ground level and reduce lateral branches to leave an even crown
Boundry Oak, Kenardington Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BP
Received 10 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00199/TC
Description: 1 x Cypress (T1) in front garden - fell and 1 x Norway spruce (T2) in rear garden - fell
Primrose House, 20 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LN
Received 10 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00200/TP
Description: 1 x Oak (T1) in rear garden - Tidy torn branch stubs, prune back to closest live growth points, remove larger diameter dead wood, crown lift small diameter growth to 4-5m above ground level, reduce crown in height removing approx 1-1.5m and trim sides where necessary to retain shape and balance
26 Vespasian Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QX
Received 10 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00201/TP
Description: 1 x Oak (T1) in front garden - remove or reduce lower limb extending over boundary fence, raise canopy over footpath to 3.5-4m, remove larger diameter dead wood and torn branches and shorten lateral limb by approx 2.5-3m back to live growth point
27 Vespasian Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3QX
Received 10 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00202/TP
Description: 1 x Oak (T1) - reduce the crown removing a maximum of 4-5m from longer lower lateral limbs and a maximum of 2m removed from the rest of the crown. Pruning cuts made at growth points and larger diameter dead wood removed
40A Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LL
Received 10 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00203/TC
Description: 1 x Ash tree in rear garden - reduce by approx 30% with proportional width reduction, remove all major dead wood and raise crown to approx 16 foot
Beacon Oak Cottage, Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RZ
Received 12 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00204/TP
Description: Removal of 2 x dead diseased trees which have fallen onto the embankment boundary (see attached email)Trees:,Removal of 2 x dead diseased trees which have fallen onto the embankment boundary (see attached email), Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Land known as Joeys Wood adj Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford
Received 12 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00205/TP
Description: Clear 5 metre width swathe of vegetation on railway embankment and reduce canopy of adjacent overhanging woodland trees
Hoads Wood, Etchden Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 15 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00206/TC
Description: 1 x Horse Chestnut - reduce by 40% and shaping top, 1 x Beech - reduce by 35% with proportional width reduction, 1 x Lime - reduce by 30%, 1 x Oak - reduce by 35% and balance crown and 1 x Oak - reduce by 35% with a proportional width reduction cutting back to appropriate branch axles
Hales Place, Oaks Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RH
Received 15 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00207/TP
Description: 1 x Robinia and Conifer Hedge (T1) - crown lift Robinia to 5m from ground level and cut back conifer as hard as possible without going into dead wood, 1 x Willow (T2) - cut back foliage, 1 x Alder (T3) - remove hanging bough, 1 x Ash, Alder and Willow (T4) - cut back to inside wooden fence to height of 3m, 1 x Willow (T5) - crown lift to 5m from ground level and cut back low lateral, 1 x Willow, Ash, Hazel, Alder and Sycamore (T6) - remove snapped bough on fence, crown lift all trees to 3m from ground level, carefully fell all self sown saplings up to 6cm diameter and remove ash saplings to clear sign
The Bybrook Barn Harvester, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8QQ
Received 18 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00208/TP
Description: 1 x Large Sweet Chestnut (T1) - pollard to 1 metre around 1st fork
Leywood, Orchard Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6ED
Received 19 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00209/TC
Description: 1 x Malus 'John Downie' (T1) - fell and remove stump, 1 x Malus 'John Downie' (T2) - fell and remove stump, 1 x Malus 'John Downie' (T3) - fell and remove stump, 1 x Prunus domestica (T4) - fell and remove stump, 1 x Ulmus minor (T5) - fell and remove stump, 1 x Unknown Malus (T6) - fell and remove stump, 1 x Prunus avium (T7) - fell and remove stump, 1 x Salix (P1) - pollard and 1 x Salix (P2) - pollard
Smallhythe Place, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NG
Received 19 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00210/TP
Description: 1 x Oak tree in rear garden - reduce tree by 2-3 metres lateral growth and up to 2 metres from the height of the crown
22 Forum Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3RJ
Received 23 Sept 2014

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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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