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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

44,218Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 25,232 approved or refused records

3,020Refused applications

22,212 approved · 3,020 refused · 2,497 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decision Made15/00041/TP
Description: 1 x Hawthorn in front garden - fell and 1 x Magnolia in rear garden - prune
4 Hurst Close, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UG
Received 25 Feb 2015
Decision Made15/00042/TP
Description: 1 x Magnolia (T2) - remove dead wood and thin out
83 Lower Vicarage Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BH
Received 2 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00043/TC
Description: To remove one x cupressus (dead or dangerous)T1,To fell one x cupressus , Reason for work - dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Yew Tree House, 16 Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NP
Received 5 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00044/TP
Description: 1 x Yew Tree to front of property - cut back branches up to 2m
The Old Rectory, 113 Church Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0JZ
Received 6 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00045/TC
Description: To reduce by 25/30% one x hornbeam (T1)
14 Beacon Walk, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SF
Received 10 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00046/TC
Description: 1 x Oak (T1) - Fell, 1 x Ash (T2) - Coppice, 3 x Ash Stems (T3) - Coppice, 1 x Oak (T4) - Crown lift 5 lowest branches and 2 x Ash Stems (T5) - Coppice
Church Farm Barn, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB
Received 12 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00047/TC
Description: 10 x Conifers (T1) - Fell
Orchard Lodge, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 12 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00048/TP
Description: 1 x Oak (T1) - Reduce lower lateral limbs over home by approx 1.5m. Remove larger diameter dead woodTree:,1 x Oak (T1) - Reduce lower lateral limbs over home by approx 1.5m. Remove larger diameter dead wood, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
102 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RR
Received 12 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00049/TP
Description: 1 x Oak (T1) - Remove lowest limb extending towards home, pruning at suitable branch collar approx 450mm from main stem. Remove larger diameter dead woodTree:,1 x Oak (T1) - Remove lowest limb extending towards home, pruning at suitable branch collar approx 450mm from main stem. Remove larger diameter dead wood, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Woodlands, 39 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RP
Received 12 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00050/TC
Description: 1 x Lime (T4) - Dead wood >50mm diameter and crown lift; 1 x Lime (T6) - Reduce crown and balance; 1 x Lime (T7) - Reduce main stem by approx 1.5m and dead wood >50mm diameter; 1 x Lime (T8) - dead wood >50mm diameter; 1 x Lime (T10) - Crown reduce by up to 3m; 1 x Lime (T11) - Crown reduce by up to 3m; 1 x Lime (T12) - Reduce centre stem to approx 300mm above pruning points, reduce laterals by up to 2m and dead wood >50mm diameter; 1 x Lime (T13) - Crown reduce to approx 300mm above pruning points and dead wood >50mm diameter: 1 x Lime (T14) - dead wood >50mm diameter; 1 x Lime (T15) - dead wood >50mm diameter and remove basal growth; 1 x Lime (T70) - Reduce crown volume by approx 20% removing no more than 1.5m in height or width.
St Marys Church, Church Hill, Chilham
Received 13 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00051/TP
Description: Reduce the canopy overall by 0.5 metres, light crown thin (10-15%) and prune back lower limb over neighbouring garden by 1.5 metres approx. (as shown in method statement accompanying this application) x Oak (T1)
26 Dexter Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4QG
Received 13 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00052/TC
Description: 1 x Maple (T1) - Reduce crown by approx 2.5/3m in height
46 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LL
Received 16 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00053/TC
Description: 1 x Ornamental Cherry - fell
25 Oaks Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RD
Received 11 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00054/TC
Description: 8 x Plum tree fell and stumps ground out. 1 x Ash tree near car park entrance to crown lift to approx 7m removing the lowest 3 branches
New Flying Horse, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 17 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00055/TC
Description: 1 x Yew Tree - fell
Periton Lodge, Eastwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 17 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00056/TC
Description: T1 Leylandi - Crown reduce by 50%. T2 Silver Birch - Section fell. T3,4,5, Leyland Cypress - Reduce by 4-5 metres to allow more light. T6 - Magnolia - Crown reduce by 50%
Redthorn, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR
Received 19 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00057/TC
Description: T1 Beech in car park opposite Dovecote Court- Section fell due to decay
Dovecote Court, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Kent
Received 19 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00058/TC
Description: 3 x Poplar - To re pollard to previous pollard height
West Wing, Old Cloth Hall, North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AG
Received 20 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00059/TC
Description: 1 x Leylandi - Fell due to contact with telephone lines
Oxney House, 32 The Street, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7ED
Received 20 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00060/TP
Description: Crown lift trees T1, T5, T6, T7, T8 and T9 and T10 by pruning branches overhanging the boundary with Kiaora to give 5.8 metres maximum clearance above ground level.
Rose Lodge, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2EF
Received 23 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00061/TC
Description: To pollard by one third, 4 x Poplar Trees (T1 - T4) and to cut back and reshape 1 x Willow Tree (T5) to the front of the property
Court Lodge Farm, Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SD
Received 23 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00062/TC
Description: To crown lift, removing lowest branches, 2 x silver birch (T1 & T2)
8 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LU
Received 27 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00063/TP
Description: To crown lift 6m, two x lime (T1 & T2); to crown lift 6m, shorten limbs by 20-40% and remove limbs <75mm diameter up to 10m height overhanging garden, one x Norway maple (T3); to crown lift 6m and remove suckers, one x lime (T4); to crown lift 6m, shorten limbs by 20-40% and remove limbs <75mm diameter up to 10m height overhanging garden and parking areas, limes trees - individual and within group (T9,T11 & G1).
Willesborough Cemetery, Church Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 27 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00065/TC
Description: To fell one x apple tree (T1)T1,To fell one x apple tree, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
35 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NX
Received 19 Mar 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.

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