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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

44,706Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 25,587 approved or refused records

3,081Refused applications

22,506 approved · 3,081 refused · 2,523 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

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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 Made10/00032/TC
Description: T1 - Thuja Plicata, Fell to ground level
St Marys Church, Church Yard, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QL
Received 12 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00033/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore - fell,
132 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NB
Received 15 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00034/AS/HG
Description: T1 - Crab Apple - fell
Church Barn, Westwell Court, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4JX
Received 15 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00035/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore - fell and remove; T2 - Prunus - fell and remove
3-4 Ashdale Place, Church Yard, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QG
Received 16 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00036/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - to crown lift to even dead wood, to reduce overall by 20% and shape and to reduce weight off long lateralsALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Rose Cottage, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AY
Received 18 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00037/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - Raise crown off property roof by 3m, remove dead wood and cracked branchesALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Dering Wood Lodge, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8RE
Received 19 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00038/TP
Description: T1 & T2 - 2 Ash Trees - To reduce the trees by approx 15ft or the point of a previous reduction on one of the stemsALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
11 Kiln Field, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BY
Received 19 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00039/TP
Description: T1 & T2 - Oaks Removal of deadwood, pruning away from property/overhang over greenhouse/garden to reduce shading effect and reduction of crown by 20 - 25% T3 - Oak Felling/removal of misshapen single trunk which has early signs of disease. Trunk to be reduced to fence top level T4 - T6 - Oaks Removal of deadwood and sympathetic pruning/crown reduction by 20 - 25% to achieve balanced shape to eastern side of boundary fence. Crown reduction to reduce excessive shadingALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
59 Caesar Avenue, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PZ
Received 19 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00040/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - To dead wood and carry out overall reduction of 30% because of shedding of branchesALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Land between 73 and 75, Washford Farm Road, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 22 Mar 2010
Decision Made10/00047/TP
Description: T1 - Hornbeam to fell (dead), T2 - Prunus to fell (dead), T3 & T4 - two hedge row Cupressus both to be felled (dead), T5 - Cupressus hedge to reduce in height by 3m.ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
5 Goldsmith Court, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AW
Received 6 Apr 2010
Decision Made10/00048/TC
Description: T1: Oak Tree - 30% crown reduction. Group of ash trees on boundary to be coppiced
Rosewood Cottage, Winser Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NN
Received 13 Apr 2010
Decision Made10/00105/FC
Description: Ref 019/144/10-11: Padd Wood - to Coppice 0.9ha Sweet Chestnut
Woodland South of Monkery Lane and North of, Canterbury Road, Challock, Kent
Received 2 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00106/TC
Description: T1 & T2 - Holly Ilex - To reduce both by 50%
Forge House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DL
Received 4 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00107/TC
Description: T1 - Golden Robinia - To fell to ground level
Clovers, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Received 4 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00108/TP
Description: T1 - Sweet Chestnut - pollard 1m above first fork, T2 - Hornbeam - pollard at 3m, T3 - Hornbeam - pollard at 3mALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Leywood, Orchard Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6ED
Received 4 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00109/TP
Description: T1 - Lombardy Poplar - reduce tree height by 50%
14 Kiln Field, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BY
Received 4 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00110/TC
Description: T1 Silver Birch - Repollard the tree back to the old cut points
3 Old Regent Drive, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4PD
Received 5 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00111/TC
Description: T1 Goat Willow - To raise the canopy to give a clearance of 4m above the ground. Also remove boughs over the neighbours shed.
Highlands View, 77 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR
Received 5 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00112/TC
Description: T1 Mimosa - to remove the larger of the two stems
70 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LR
Received 5 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00113/TP
Description: T1 - European Larch - to fell ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Larches, 1 Vineys Gardens, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AZ
Received 6 Aug 2010
Decision Made10/00114/TC
Description: T1:- Oak. Major dead wood removed . T2:- 2 No. Horse Chestnuts. Raise canopy to 4ft above ground level. T3:- Oak. Major dead wood removed. T4:- Oak. Major dead wood removed. T5 - Oak. Major dead wood removed. T6 - Field Maple - remove. T7 - Damson - remove. T8 - Cupressus - remove. T9 - Hawthorn - remove.
Hathewolden Grange, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3LY
Received 9 Aug 2010
Decision Made11/00026/TP
Description: T66 - Beech - fell due to fungal infectionALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Kennington House, 9 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9EX
Received 17 Feb 2011
Decision Made11/00027/TP
Description: 5 year programme to convert the coppice woodland to high forest through selective thinning of the understorey within Forestry Commissions felling licence exemptionALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Knoll Wood, Knoll Hill, Aldington, Kent
Received 18 Feb 2011
Decision Made11/00028/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - to reduce crown height and reshapeALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Vesper Lands, Vesper Hawk Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NA
Received 21 Feb 2011

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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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