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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21,520 approved · 2,859 refused · 2,428 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Made14/00211/TP
Description: 1 x Large Sweet Chestnut Tree in rear garden - cut back to boundary
Knockhurst Court, Vineys Gardens, Tenterden, Kent
Received 23 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00212/TP
Description: 1 x Oak Tree - crown lift to approx level of lowermost main branches and trim and shape to maintain aesthetic balance of tree
17 Rectory Close, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QD
Received 25 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00213/TC
Description: Prune one tree by 3-4 foot located in front garden of property
4 Woodbury Gardens, High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JS
Received 25 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00214/TC
Description: 1 x Chamaecyparis in rear garden - fell
3 Eastwell Meadows, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QR
Received 26 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00215/TC
Description: 1 x Judas tree - remove upper section of the central horizontal stem which has split
Little Dane Court, 1 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AB
Received 26 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00216/TC
Description: 1 x Cedar (T1) - fell, 1 x Cupressus (T2) - fell, 1 x Leylandii (T3) - reduce in height by 50%, 1 x Leylandii hedge (T4) - reduce in height by 50% and 5 x Leylandii (T5) - fell
Eastwell House, Eastwell Barn Mews, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QW
Received 26 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00217/TC
Description: 1 x Sweet Chestnut (T1) - fell
Yew Tree Cottage, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NG
Received 29 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00218/TC
Description: 1 x Maple (T2) - reduce and remove off roof. 1 x Magnolia (T3) - reduce by 4 foot, reshape and keep off the roof
Priests House, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NG
Received 29 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00219/TP
Description: Fell 1 x tree in front garden Tree:,Fell 1 x tree in front garden , Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
21 The Limes, Stanhope, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NX
Received 1 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00220/FC
Description: Coppicing to compartments 3a, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, and 5a
Slade Wood, Frogs Lane, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 1 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00221/TP
Description: 1 x Ash tree - reduce both stems and take it back in line with the hedgerow and reduction of hedgerow along boundary
52 St Benets Way, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QQ
Received 1 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00222/TC
Description: Removal of two dead cherry treesTree:,Removal of two dead cherry trees, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Ruscombe Barn, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JA
Received 29 Sept 2014
Decision Made14/00223/TC
Description: 2 x Pine trees (T1) - fell, 2 x Ash trees (T2) - crown, 1 x Cherry plum tree (T3) - raise and reduce canopy and 1 x Oak tree (T4) - raise and reduce canopy
Box Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AD
Received 6 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00224/TC
Description: 1 x Horse Chestnut (T1) - fell, 3 x Leylandii (G1) - fell, 3 x Limes (G2) - pollard and a row of Sycamores (G3) - 6 x trees to fell and the remaining trees forming collective crown to be reduced by 30%
Wykeham House, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AH
Received 9 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00225/TC
Description: 1 x Whitebeam (56) and 1 x Sorbus (57) fell, 1 x Yew (9) - remove dead branches and 1 x Yew (8) - remove branches and growth below 2m
St Marys Church, Church Hill, Chilham
Received 9 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00226/TC
Description: 1 x Pear tree (T1) - fell and 1 x Willow (T2) - fell
26 Station Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JA
Received 9 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00227/TC
Description: Fell 2 x Cherry trees in rear garden Trees:,Fell 2 x Cherry trees in rear garden , Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Yew Trees, Scotton Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BZ
Received 13 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00228/TC
Description: 1 x Sycamore - fell to ground level
The Wheel Inn, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 13 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00229/FC
Description: Reference No. 019/251/14-15 - Selective felling of mixed conifers in compartment 1 and coppice compartments 2, 3 and 4 comprising of sweet chestnut, hazel and birch
Johns Wood opposite Newlands Farm Cottages north east of Tirbeg, Faversham Road, Charing
Received 10 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00230/TP
Description: 1 x Willow in rear garden (T1) - crown reduction to previous pollard points
20 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EA
Received 15 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00231/TC
Description: 1 x Eucalyptus Gunnii (T1) in rear garden - fell
27 Queen Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RF
Received 14 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00232/TC
Description: 2 x Yew Tree's to side of property - reduce
Old Way, 21 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BU
Received 16 Oct 2014
Decision Made21/00279/HG
Description: Removal of hedgerow for the creation of farm vehicle access.
Tenterden Vineyard, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NG
Received 21 Dec 2021
Decision Made22/00038/TC
Description: T1 - Bay laurel - To fell. Reason: The tree, both above and below ground, is in conflict with the property and this cannot be resolved by pruning (root structure is interfering with drainage and foundations (which are not deep enough to limit impact from roots). The applicant would like to fell and poison this tree and replant in a more sustainable position (at the front of the house to mitigate against loss of amenity value). Suggested species is Pyrus calleriana 'Chanticleer' - Standard to Heavy Standard.
Yew Tree House, 50 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BX
Received 14 Feb 2022

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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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