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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

43,523Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 24,691 approved or refused records

2,913Refused applications

21,778 approved · 2,913 refused · 2,454 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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.

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 Made08/00104/TC
Description: To reduce lateral growth by up to 30% and remove basal suckers one x horse chestnut (T7); to reduce crown height and spread by up to 25% three x birch trees (G1); and to reduce crown height and spread by up to 25% two x beech trees (G2)
Land at, St Ambrose Green, Wye, Kent
Received 24 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00105/AS/TC
Description: To reduce height by 30% and raise crown of one x Thuga (T1)
Little Smarden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB
Received 24 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00106/TC
Description: To crown reduce by 30% and thin 5 x sycamore (T1 - T5); to fell 1 x yew (T6); to crown reduce by 30% and thin 2 x Ash (T7 & T9) and 1 x unknown species (T8)
Wykeham House, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AH
Received 28 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00107/TP
Description: To crown reduce seven silver birch to give 2m clearance from Property (T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T18 and T20)
131 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NB
Received 29 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00108/TP
Description: To reduce height to approx 7metres and reshape crown of 2 x Holly (T34) & (T35), 2 x Cypress (T36) & (T37) and 1 x Sycamore (T38)
Kennington House, 9 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HA
Received 29 Jul 2008
Decision Made08/00109/TP
Description: 8 x oak trees on boundary of woodland - Remove overhanging branches
Land at Forstall Wood East of William Harvey Hospital, Hinxhill Road, Wye, Kent
Received 5 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00110/AS/TC
Description: T1 Conifer - 30% crown reduction
Redthorn, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR
Received 5 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00111/AS/TC
Description: T1 Cherry - Fell
Cornercroft, 41 Church Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BN
Received 6 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00112/AS/TC
Description: T1 Ash - Reduce height (to height of the shed roof)
Lower Winser Cottage, Winser Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4NN
Received 7 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00113/AS/TC
Description: T1 Silver Birch - Cut back branches overhanging 'The Old Bakehouse' to give 2 metres clearance over roof
Dering Cottage, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PT
Received 11 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00114/AS/TC
Description: T1 - T4 Ash - Reduce height by 50%
19 Romsey Close, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QX
Received 12 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00115/AS/TC
Description: T1 Conifer - Fell
70 Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 12 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00116/AS/TC
Description: T1 Willow - Pollard approximately one third
Mill Hatch, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 15 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00117/AS/TC
Description: T1 Hawthorn - (adjacent to 1 Holly Cottages) Remove overhanging branches and reduce overall height
1 Holly Cottage, The Pavement, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DP
Received 18 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00118/TP
Description: T1 Oak - Fell to ground level or 50% reduction, T2 Oak - Crown lift, crown reduction by 20% & T3 Oak - Crown reduction by 20%
Tall Timbers, 40 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RP
Received 19 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00119/AS/TC
Description: T1 Oak - Crown lifting on the west side of the tree, 20% of canopy to be removed, dead branches to be removed & living boughs pruned and cut back neatly to the trunk
The Dragon House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NA
Received 18 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00120/AS/TC
Description: T1 Ash - Fell to ground level
Lower Winser Cottage, Winser Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4NN
Received 20 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00121/AS/TC
Description: T1 Mature Bay tree - Reduce in height by 50%, cut back sides by 20%
28 Rogersmead, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LF
Received 20 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00122/AS/TP
Description: T1 Sweet Chestnut - Remove epicormic growth up to a height of 30ft
15 Knockwood Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AP
Received 20 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00123/AS/TC
Description: T1 Mature Cupressus Laylandii - Fell
Fircroft, 5 The Croft, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RG
Received 20 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00124/AS/FC
Description: Felling Coppice - Area 6a (0.95Ha), Area 7a (1.41Ha), Area 8a (2.08Ha), Area 8b (1.91Ha) & Area 8c (1.28Ha). Felling Individual Trees - Area 4c (0.20Ha)
Dering Wood, Bell Lane, Smarden, Kent
Received 21 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00125/AS/TP
Description: T1 Acer Platanoides – 3 x limb removal, remove 3 low limbs arching over garden area towards properties; T2 Yew – 2 x limb removal; T3 Tilia – Remove 3rd order branches that are hanging into garden; T4 Yew – Crown lift stem clear on roadway side to 5 metres; T5 Yew – Crown lift stem clear on roadway side to 5 metres & G1 Tilia x 9 – Remove 3rd order branches hanging into gardens, parking areas etc, remove 2nd order branches back to boundary trunk or appropriate point that is going under 6 metres & cut back to appropriate point any branches within 5 metres of properties.
Cemetery Building Willesborough Cemetery, Church Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 20 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00126/AS/TP
Description: T1 Oak - Crown lift off path to 4 metres, dead wood and crown clean
13 Dudley Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9EB
Received 20 Aug 2008
Decision Made08/00127/AS/TC
Description: T1 Norway Spruce - Fell
Kent Lodge, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Received 26 Aug 2008

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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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