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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

44,083Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 25,129 approved or refused records

3,001Refused applications

22,128 approved · 3,001 refused · 2,492 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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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Decision Made15/00015/TP
Description: Removal of one fallen Oak tree in The Spinney, Shirkoak Park
Land North East and Rear of 101, Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Kent
Received 19 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00016/TP
Description: Removal of 1 x Cherry Tree (T3)
Middlefield Lodge, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5EP
Received 21 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00017/TP
Description: To fell ash (G1); to fell one field maple (T1); and to reduce mixed trees in hedge (G2) to 7ft, retaining yew as specimen tree
24A Eastwell Barn Mews, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QW
Received 23 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00018/TP
Description: Application to fell Sycamore tree (T10)
The Old Vicarage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 23 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00019/TP
Description: Removal of 1 x failed Horse Chestnut tree
College Court, Vicarage Lane, Ashford
Received 26 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00020/FC
Description: Case Reference Number 37606 - Felling coppice to compartments 1f, 1i, 3c, 2d, 3b, 3d, 1b, 2a, 2f, 3a, 1c and 1d
Hawkins Rough, Long Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BN
Received 26 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00021/TC
Description: To reduce two x willows in height by between 3 & 4m (T1 & T2)
44 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NU
Received 27 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00022/TC
Description: To crown reduce by 3-4 metres one x Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus Altissima) - T1
42 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NU
Received 27 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00023/TC
Description: 1 x Eucalyptus (T2) in rear garden of 46 High Street - remove
46 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0HX
Received 27 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00025/TP
Description: 1 x Black Pine (T1) - Reduce broken limb by 30% Trees:,1 x Black Pine (T1) - Reduce broken limb by 30% , Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
21 The Spinney, Ashford, TN23 3LF
Received 27 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00026/TC
Description: To crown lift three lower limbs overhanging public footpath, one x foxglove tree (Paulownia tormentosa); to crown lift to 3m, one x walnut (Juglans regia); to remove one x ash (Fraxinus excelsior); to remove cluster of self sown sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus); to remove one x hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna); to dismantle one x multi-stemmed sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus); to fell or brace one x wild cherry (Prunus avium); to lift branches resting on barn roof, one x yew (Taxus baccata); and to coppice to 1500mm, one x hazel (Corylus avellana)
Old Vicarage, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Received 27 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00027/TC
Description: 1 x Sycamore (T1) - dead wood, 1 x Ash (T2) - dead wood as required, 1 x Ash (T3) - dead wood as required, 1 x Laburnum (T4) - dead wood as required, 1 x Field Maple (T5) - dead wood as required, 1 x Field Maple (T6) - dead wood as required, 1 x Hornbeam (T7) - dead wood as required, 1 x Oak (T8) - judicial thinning, 1 x Willow (T12) - repollard, 2 x Sorbus spp. (T14 & T15) - reduction, 1 x Small Leylandii - trim to boundary plus reduce to 2m
Cedar Court, Woodbury Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JH
Received 28 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00028/TP
Description: 1 x Horse Chestnut located on the Eastern boundary of the estate adjoining the public highway known as Mountain Street - Fell Tree:,1 x Horse Chestnut located on the Eastern boundary of the estate adjoining the public highway known as Mountain Street - Fell , Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Chilham Castle, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DB
Received 28 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00029/TC
Description: 1 x Willow (T1) - re-pollard
42 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0HX
Received 27 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00030/TP
Description: To reduce branches of one x Oak (T2) overhanging house by approx 30% back to previous pruning point ie by up to 3 metres .
8 Whiston Avenue, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3LA
Received 29 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00031/TC
Description: Multi Stem Sycamore - (T1) Fell to ground level.
The Wheel Inn, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 30 Jan 2015
Decision Made15/00032/TC
Description: To reduce 1 x Horse Chestnut in front garden by one-third (ie to previous reduction points)
Sunnyside, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AD
Received 2 Feb 2015
Decision Made15/00034/TP
Description: To crown reduce 1 x oak by one third (T1) ie to previous pruning points
3 Merino Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GS
Received 9 Feb 2015
Decision Made15/00035/TP
Description: 1 x Ash (T1) - reduce by up to 1 metre and remove 1 lowest limb to the east.
9 Mansion House Close, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8DE
Received 10 Feb 2015
Decision Made15/00036/TC
Description: Atlanic Cedar (T1) - To fell.
Pickle Cottage, 4 Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NP
Received 12 Feb 2015
Decision Made15/00037/TP
Description: To rebalance crown of one x oak (T1), by target pruning of lateral limbs on the south side, reducing by 2-3m in length
19 Lancaster Close, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JG
Received 13 Feb 2015
Decision Made15/00038/TC
Description: Application to fell line of cypress trees, as trees are dying and decaying.
Eastwell House, Eastwell Barn Mews, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QW
Received 19 Feb 2015
Decision Made15/00039/TP
Description: 3 conifers to be trimmed back to allow more light in
13 St Benets Way, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QQ
Received 19 Feb 2015
Decision Made15/00040/TP
Description: Removal of two heavy, damaged limbs from (T2) CedarT2,To remove two heavy, damaged limbs from one x Cedar, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Conningbrook Hotel, 315 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9QR
Received 19 Feb 2015

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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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