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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

43,885Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 24,987 approved or refused records

2,970Refused applications

22,017 approved · 2,970 refused · 2,476 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 Made09/00080/AS/FC
Description: T1 - Mixed broadleaves (120) - thinning
Courthope Wood East, south of, Church Lane, Shadoxhurst
Received 29 May 2009
Decision Made09/00082/TC
Description: 4 Lime trees to be re-pollarded
The Limes, East Hill, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RL
Received 15 Jun 2009
Decision Made09/00083/TC
Description: To fell one conifer (T1)
Beech House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Received 15 Jun 2009
Decision Made09/00084/TC
Description: To fell one Conifer (T1)
Charing Library, Market Place, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LR
Received 16 Jun 2009
Decision Made09/00085/AS/TC
Description: Remove T2 and replace with a new species.
42 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LL
Received 17 Jun 2009
Decision Made09/00086/AS/TP
Description: Lift crown on T1 (Horse Chestnut), secondary growth only, overhanging the property and highwayT1,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
331 Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0XL
Received 17 Jun 2009
Decision Made09/00087/AS/TP
Description: Oak T1 - Reduce canopy by one third due to base of trunk and root system damaged by fungal attack to reduce wind load. Oak T2 - Cut back dead wood to live wood.
Thornden Oaks, Thornden Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4PS
Received 18 Jun 2009
Decision Made09/00115/AS/TP
Description: T1 Sycamore - Crown lift branches clear of top flats' windows. T2 & T3 - Fell two twin Sycamores
1 - 6 Bybrook Court, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9JX
Received 21 May 2009
Decision Made09/00116/AS/TC
Description: T1 & T2 - Sycamores - radical pollarding; T3 - Holly - reduction; T4 - Oak - 30% reduction; T5 - Arbutus - reduction in height. Removal of sapling sycamores in hedge between 181 and 179 Faversham Rd. Removal of small holly. T6 - Sycamore on boundary with 7 Studio Close - reduce by 1/3
181 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Received 19 Jun 2009
Decision Made09/00117/TP
Description: Removal of ivy from trunk of tree (crown cleaning) to increase visibility
46 East Lodge Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3DQ
Received 25 Jun 2009
Decision Made14/00233/TC
Description: 1 x Eucalyptus - prune and 1 x Cherry Plum - prune
39 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PF
Received 16 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00234/TC
Description: T1 Bay - reduce height by 2m, trim and shape
12 Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RY
Received 16 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00235/TP
Description: To fell one x Oak T1,To fell one x oak, Reason for work - Dead/dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Hazeldene Lodge, Hamstreet Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent, TN26 1NN
Received 20 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00236/TP
Description: To crown reduce by 40%, 1 x Ash (T16)
Apple Garth, Denwood Street, Crundale, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7EF
Received 20 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00237/TC
Description: 1 x Norway spruce- fell and 1 x Oak tree - reduce dangerous limb above cavity
Winser Farm, Winser Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NL
Received 21 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00238/TC
Description: 1 x Cypress (T1) - remove large stem, 1 x Large Cypress (T2) - fell to ground level, 1 x Holly tree (T3) - reduce to hedge level, 1 x Holly tree (T4) - reduce to hedge level, 1 x Large Silver Birch (T5) - fell to hedge level and 1 x Damson (T6) - fell
6 Cherry Garden Lane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AR
Received 21 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00239/TP
Description: 1 x Oak - fell Tree:,1 x Oak - fell , Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
21 High Snoad Wood, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DQ
Received 22 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00240/TP
Description: To remove one oak within G4 of TPO No 2,2014T1,To fell one x oak in Group 4, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
BP Travel Trades Services Ltd, The Boulevard, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0GA
Received 21 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00241/TC
Description: 2 x Cypressus Leylandii (T1 & T2) - fell
Fircroft, 5 The Croft, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RG
Received 28 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00242/TP
Description: 4 x Birch trees and 1 x Ash tree overhanging boundary of 7 Lacton Oast (T21-T25) - prune back limbs overhanging No. 7
129 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NB
Received 31 Oct 2014
Decision Made14/00243/TP
Description: 2 x Lime Trees (T1 & T2) - reduce height by 4 mts, 1 x Oak (T2) - reduce crown by 3 mts on West, North and South side and 2.5 mts on the East side, 1 x Oak (T3) - dead wood, 1 x Oak (T4) - crown reduction of 3 mts, 1 x Oak (T6) - crown reduction of 3 mts.
Brenton House, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NQ
Received 3 Nov 2014
Decision Made14/00244/TC
Description: T1 - Poplar - fell
Recreation Ground junction of Westwell Lane and, Gold Hill, Westwell, Kent
Received 4 Nov 2014
Decision Made14/00245/TP
Description: 1 x Wild Service Tree (T1) - reduce crown overall by 25%, 1 x Cherry (T2) - fell and 1 x Cherry (T3) - reduce crown overall by 25%
Nortons, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB
Received 5 Nov 2014
Decision Made14/00246/TC
Description: 1 x Horse Chestnut (T1) - fell and stump grind
1 The Grove, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RS
Received 6 Nov 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.

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