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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

44,487Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 25,452 approved or refused records

3,058Refused applications

22,394 approved · 3,058 refused · 2,516 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made09/00169/TP
Description: T19 - Fell and T20 - 30% reduction
131 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NB
Received 17 Sept 2009
Decision Made09/00170/TP
Description: T7 - Oak - Dead, remove to ground level. T8 - Oak - Dying, cut down to 3 foot. T 9 - Oak - one branch reduced by 10%. T10 - T38 - Various trees - remove epicormic growth and dead wood. T39 - Sycamore - Fell. T40 - Oak - Remove two limbs overhanging neighbouring property.
40 Knockwood Road & Amsbury, Ingleden Park Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 18 Sept 2009
Decision Made09/00171/TC
Description: T1 & T2 - Height reduce by 2-3m or to remove if found to be decaying
3 Park View Terrace, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HL
Received 22 Sept 2009
Decision Made09/00172/TP
Description: T1 & T2 - Prune two mature oak trees as specified within letter from agent
14 Wells Close, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QJ
Received 23 Sept 2009
Decision Made09/00173/TP
Description: T1 - Ash - Remove the top of the tree to large fork or fell; T2 - Two Field Maple - reduce top by a third
10 Kiln Field, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BY
Received 25 Sept 2009
Decision Made09/00154/TC
Description: To fell one dead elm tree (T1)T1,To fell one elm, Reason for work - Dead, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
69 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NA
Received 25 Aug 2009
Decision Made09/00155/AS/TC
Description: To crown reduce by 30%, 2 x Silver Birch (T1 & T2) and to fell 1 x Conifer (T3)
Kings Head, High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0LS
Received 27 Aug 2009
Decision Made09/00156/AS/FC
Description: FLA no 019/187/09-10 Plot 1 (1.2ha) to fell mixed broadleaved woodland comprising Hornbeam, Chestnut, Birch, Oak, Cherry and AppleALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Lamberden Wood, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, Kent
Received 27 Aug 2009
Decision Made09/00157/TP
Description: T1 (2 x oaks) to lift canopy to 4 metres above ground level to gain light. T2 (oak) to removed 1st limb going over the drive and to reduce bilateral branches 1m-2m away from house
Fir Toll Lodge, Lambden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0RB
Received 28 Aug 2009
Decision Made09/00158/TC
Description: T1 - Cupressus Leylandii - to fell
3 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LU
Received 28 Aug 2009
Decision Made09/00159/TC
Description: Application to remove a small weeping ornamental tree
Elizabeth House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AE
Received 28 Aug 2009
Decision Made09/00160/TP
Description: To remove basal & stem epicormic growth 2.5m and remove dead wood from crowns (exempt) T302 to T314 inclusive (13 x Lime Trees)
Land to the west of, Templer Way, Ashford, Kent
Received 28 Aug 2009
Decision Made09/00161/AS/TC
Description: To fell one Silver BirchT1,To fell one silver birch, Reason for work - Dead, dying or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Leslie Chalk House, Church Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RA
Received 27 Aug 2009
Decision Made09/00203/TC
Description: T1 - Oak, T2 - Field Maple, T3 - Field Maple, in rear garden. Crown reduce by 30% (max.) and remove dead wood
5 Bournes Place, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PD
Received 23 Nov 2009
Decision Made09/00204/TC
Description: T1 - Turkey Oak - fellT1,To fell a Turkey Oak tree adjacent to village hall, Reason for work - The tree is dead, dying and dangerous due to a collar damaging fungus, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Little Chart Village Hall, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QA
Received 24 Nov 2009
Decision Made10/00041/TC
Description: T1 - Birch - Fell to create more access to garden,T2 - Cherry - Fell to create more access to garden. 3 - plant Birch, 4 - plant Cherry, 5 - plant Walnut
Bull Inn, Regent Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4PB
Received 23 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00042/TP
Description: T1 - Yew - Crown reduce by 50% T2 - Beech - Coppice to ground level T3 - Beech - assess once T2 is coppicedALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Burnt House Cottage, Pilgrims Way, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0DR
Received 23 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00043/TC
Description: T1 - Horse Chestnut - fell T1,To remove a horse-chestnut tree , Reason for work - The tree is suffering from bark split and white rot and therefore classed as dead, dying and dangerous , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Service Yard D, County Square, Tufton Walk, Ashford, Kent
Received 23 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00044/TP
Description: T1 - Salix Alba - Pollard to a height of approximately 6 .5 metres ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
2 Willow Bank, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0TQ
Received 26 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00045/TC
Description: T1 - Larch - remove T2 - Pine - dying back one side - remove or substantial tree surgery
Dering Cottage, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PT
Received 29 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00046/TC
Description: T1 & T2 - Leylandii - Cut down & remove
63 Upper Queens Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8HL
Received 29 Mar 2010
Decision Made09/00174/TC
Description: T1 - Field Maple - prune by 30% (maximum) crown reduction and thinning
20 Gybbons Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LL
Received 29 Sept 2009
Decision Made09/00175/TC
Description: Cut back epicormic growth from ground level to major fork in limbs approx 30% height of tree x 1 Oak (T1)
5 Hales Court, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RJ
Received 6 Oct 2009
Decision Made09/00176/TC
Description: To crown reduce by a third one x Bay (T1) and one x Pear (T2)
50 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QE
Received 7 Oct 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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