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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

43,651Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 24,793 approved or refused records

2,934Refused applications

21,859 approved · 2,934 refused · 2,464 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Decision Made08/00152/TC
Description: T1 Leylandii - reduce by 3m and T2 Leylandii - reduce by 3m
3 East Hill, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RL
Received 22 Oct 2008
Decision Made08/00154/AS/TC
Description: T(1) Hawthorn Tree - 30 % crown reduction T(2) Ornamental Plum - 10 - 20 % crown reduction T(3) Magnolia Tree - 10 % crown reduction, basic shaping of tree, small prune, cut regrowth
St Cyriac, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 5LR
Received 23 Oct 2008
Decision Made08/00155/AS/TP
Description: T1 - English oak - removal of overhanging branch and crown lift secondary growth to give 2 m clearance over roof
10 Whiston Avenue, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3LA
Received 24 Oct 2008
Decision Made08/00162/AS/TC
Description: Remove Eucalyptus tree
Trinity Baptist Church, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 5 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00163/AS/TC
Description: One Hawthorn to be coppiced
7 Old Mill Court, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DD
Received 7 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00164/AS/FC
Description: Area 1 - Sweetchestnut - cutting coppice (renewal of licences)
Land at Longbeech Wood East of Woodacre, Faversham Road, Charing
Received 12 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00165/AS/TP
Description: T1 Lime - Reduce crown by 40%, T2 Horse Chestnut - Fell, T3 - Thin by maximum of 20% and T4 Sycamore - Reduce by maximum of 40%
Elephant House, School Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DE
Received 17 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00166/FC
Description: Cutting coppice
Land known as Hawkin's Rough at the North East of, New Cut Road, Chilham, Kent
Received 17 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00167/TP
Description: T49 Oak - Crown lift to 5m above ground
Tutt Hill House, Maidstone Road, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1AW
Received 17 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00168/AS/TP
Description: T5 Field Maple - Large lower limb with included bark facing garden to be removed. T7 Yew - Lower protruding stem pointing into garden to be removed.
24A Eastwell Barn Mews, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, TN30 6QW
Received 21 Nov 2008
Decision Made08/00169/TP
Description: Fell two scots pine trees (T1 & T2), Black locust T3 - Crown reduce by 30%
Causton House, 6 The Nightingales, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8HN
Received 2 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00170/AS/TP
Description: T1 - Yew Tree - Crown reduce by 30% and crown lift to give 2.5m clearance above ground
Wyllie House, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 2 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00171/AS/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore - Fell; T2 - Willow - Pollard; T3 - Prunus - Fell; T4 - Willow - Fell; T5 - Sycamore - Prune as per specification within Guy Vinson's letter dated 3 February 2009
Cedar Court, Woodbury Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JH
Received 2 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00172/AS/TP
Description: T1 - Sycamore - remove 3 lowest limbs and overgrown epicormic shoot to improve light in the garden
24 Northbrooke, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8DZ
Received 3 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00173/AS/TP
Description: T1 Monterey Pine - Remove broken split and dead branches, reduce 2 low large extended limbs to prevent further breakage
Meadow Rise, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BA
Received 5 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00174/AS/TC
Description: T1 - Hawthorn reduce in height by 4m T2 & T3 Yew reduce in height by 3m
7 Rothley Close, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LP
Received 5 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00175/TP
Description: T1 - Ash - Crown reduction by 15%; T2 - Ash - Crown reduction by 15%
61 Lower Vicarage Road, Ashford, TN24 9BH
Received 5 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00176/AS/TP
Description: T1 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 5m, reduce 2 large branches and crown thin by 20%
24 Northbrooke, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8DZ
Received 5 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00177/AS/TC
Description: S1 - fell tree in poor condition, S2 - remove branches overhanging lake, Y1-4 - cut back lower branches overhanging pavement and road, Y5 - reduce crown by 33% & reshape, Y6 - reduce by 25% & reshape, L1 - remove lower limb over A20 & footpath, S3 - remove self-seeded Sycamore, HC1 - remove two lower limbs to improve shape, S4 - remove self-seeded Sycamore and replant with natural species, A1 reduce lower limb over A20 & footpath, A2 - remove self-seeded Ash, S5/6 - remove self-seeded Sycamore and replant with natural species, S7-11 remove self-seeded Sycamore, Y7 - remove dead trunk, H1 remove lower north limb and reshape
The Moat, Ashford Road, Charing, Kent
Received 10 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00178/AS/TP
Description: Woodland management works as identified in accompanying plan
Woodland Adjoining Helmdon, Nickley Wood Road, Shadoxhurst, Kent
Received 16 Dec 2008
Decision Made08/00180/AS/TP
Description: Crown lift to 5 metres to allow access to equipment into fields adjacent to the A28 of 1 no Alder (T1) and 1 Sycamore (T2)T1,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T2,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T1,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T2,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
West side of Ashford Road & Woodland adjacent to, East Stour Farm Ashford Road Chilham
Received 29 Dec 2008
Decision Made09/00001/TC
Description: T1 - Willow - reduce canopy over pond/garden; T2 - Hawthorn - remove overhanging branches
Avery Cottage, 4 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AQ
Received 6 Jan 2009
Decision Made09/00002/TC
Description: T1 & T7- Willow - cut trunk to height of 4m, crown reduce by 30%. T2,T5,T6,T8,T9,T10,T11 & T12 Willow & Ash - cut trunk to height of 4m; T4 - Willow - cut overhanging branch to height of 4m
1 St Michaels Terrace, Grange Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6EB
Received 8 Jan 2009
Decision Made09/00003/TC
Description: T1 - Yew - 30% crown reduction overall; T2 - sycamore - 50% crown reduction; T3 - sycamore - fell; T4 - sycamore - fell; T5-12 - cypresses - reduce height to 5 metres above ground
Hillview, 25 Church Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BN
Received 8 Jan 2009

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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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