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22,212 approved · 3,020 refused · 2,497 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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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More application records

Decision Made15/00066/TC
Description: To pollard one x willow (T1)
Coquet Lodge, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LR
Received 31 Mar 2015
Decision Made15/00067/TC
Description: To remove three lowest branches and crown reduce by 30%, one x silver birch
1 Shuttle Close, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AX
Received 2 Apr 2015
Decision Made15/00076/TC
Description: T1, Horse Chestnut (at rear). Undertake an overall reduction in height by no more than 2 m, reduction in length of the west facing lateral limbs by no more than 2 m and the reduction in the length of the southern, eastern and northern lateral limbs by no more than 1.5 m.
Aldington Post Office, Roman Road, Aldington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7DA
Received 28 Apr 2015
Decision Made15/00077/TC
Description: To fell one x Cherry Tree (T1) - located at corner of plot overhanging public footpath and bus stop
4 St Benets Court, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QS
Received 30 Apr 2015
Decision Made15/00078/TC
Description: 1 x Leylandii (T1) in rear garden - fell
1 Eliza Cottages, Old Ashford Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JG
Received 8 May 2015
Decision Made15/00080/TC
Description: Removal of single damaged beech tree and twin stand beech trees Tree:,Removal of single damaged beech tree and twin stand beech trees , Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Kennington Church of England Junior School, Upper Vicarage Road, Ashford, TN24 9AG
Received 11 May 2015
Decision Made15/00081/TC
Description: 1 x Sycamore (T1) to front of property - remove lower branch growing towards house
Greystones, Magazine Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NL
Received 12 May 2015
Decision Made15/00082/TP
Description: Turkey Oak T3 - raise canopy to 5m and remove dead wood
Mallards, Lambden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RB
Received 13 May 2015
Decision Made15/00083/TP
Description: T1 - Oak, reduce back two longest low limbs to east/south-east by 3 mtrs of total branch length. T2 - Oak, bring back all limbs of the three lowest limbs connected to the stem to 2 mtrs from the flank wall of the building. T3 - Oak, reduce back long east limb by 2 mtr length
Land between 1 Batemans Corner and 1 The Poplars, Mill Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 13 May 2015
Decision Made15/00084/TP
Description: T1 Oak - Fell. T2 Oak - Remove lowest three limbs to the east back to stem. T3 Oak - Remove two lowest limbs to east/south-east off north-east stem back to stem join. Alternative option to application 15/00083/TP
Land between 1 Batemans Corner and 1 The Poplars, Mill Road, Bethersden, Kent
Received 14 May 2015
Decision Made15/00085/TC
Description: To fell one x acer pseudoplatanus - sycamore (T1)
The Wheel Inn, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4LQ
Received 18 May 2015
Decision Made15/00086/TP
Description: To coppice sections 7 and 8 (mainly Silver Birch)
Kent Gliding Club, Squids Gate Lane, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DR
Received 26 May 2015
Decision Made15/00088/TP
Description: 1 x Yew Tree (T1) in rear garden - crown lift 4-5m above ground level
Tudor Rose Cottage, 39 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BU
Received 28 May 2015
Decision Made15/00089/TC
Description: Fell 1 x bay tree in rear garden
39 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NU
Received 29 May 2015
Decision Made15/00090/TC
Description: 1 x Sycamore (T1) in rear garden - section fell
153 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Received 1 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00091/TC
Description: Crown lift the lower branches of the horse chestnut to enable up to 3 metres clearance above ground; remove 2 lower minor branches dying back, and 3 secondary branches off the main limb of the mature oak over the pond; remove ash and willow saplings.
Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3EF
Received 3 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00092/TC
Description: Fell x1 self seeded cedar and x1 chequer tree dead and/or dangerousT1,Cedar, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T2,Chequer Tree, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Thorne, Forge Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AF
Received 1 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00093/TP
Description: 1 x Maple (T1) - reduce overall canopy by 2.5mtrs, 1 x Holly (T2) - fell, 2 x Yew trees (T3 & T4) - fell, 1 x Yew (T5) to remove deadwood and tidy
2 Kennington Place, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9HZ
Received 8 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00094/TC
Description: 1 x Flowering cherry - cut back to wall level
35 Albert Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8NX
Received 8 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00096/TC
Description: Ash (T1) - fell - dead. Sycamore (T2) - coppice - multi stem self sown, compression forks forming at base. Beech - (T3) - reduce crown by 1-2m where necessary to reduce limb end loading and rebalance crown, remove larger diameter dead wood and check bracing. Pine - (T4) - reduce limb end loading of Scots pine by removing up to 1m length from selected lateral limbs. Remove larger diameter dead wood, remove ivy and check bracing.
40A Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LL
Received 11 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00097/TP
Description: Root pruning work to Horse Chestnut (T1B) to prevent damage to property
Church Farmhouse, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5LR
Received 11 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00098/TC
Description: 1 Ceanothus (T1)- has grown into a large tree, no longer shrub/bush. damaging fencing as very unstable and potentially unsafe. Also damaging house. To fell completely 1 Elderberry (T2) - self seeded. too close to house - to fell completely 1 Winter flowering cherry tree (T3)- died - to fell completely 1 Mountain Ash (T4)to lop top as excessive shading and wish to control height.
47 Sussex Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8ND
Received 11 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00099/TP
Description: 1 x Oak Tree - remove the deadwood and reduce branches by 2-3m, re balance crown and remove low branches over garden
1 Farmers Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3FY
Received 15 Jun 2015
Decision Made15/00100/TC
Description: Pollard by 50% x2 Crack Willow trees. Trim x3 Silver Birch trees
5 Lower Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3SQ
Received 16 Jun 2015

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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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