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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

45,122Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 25,908 approved or refused records

3,136Refused applications

22,772 approved · 3,136 refused · 2,547 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Jul 2004 to 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made10/00073/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore - fell, T2 - Common Ash - fell, T3 &T4 - Hazel stock to coppice
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Received 26 May 2010
Decision Made10/00074/TC
Description: T1 - Cypress Evergreen - fell
The White House, 4 Church Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DA
Received 26 May 2010
Decision Made10/00075/TP
Description: T1 & T2 - Beech - 30% crown reduction to both treesALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Land opposite Dovecote Court, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Kent
Received 26 May 2010
Decision Made10/00076/TC
Description: T1 - Chestnut tree - to fell
Field Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BB
Received 26 May 2010
Decision Made10/00077/TC
Description: T1 - Holly (Ilex) - to reduce the crown in height by 50% & cut back horizontal branches to shape
The Briars, High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JB
Received 27 May 2010
Decision Made10/00078/TP
Description: G1 - Cypress - remove all 22 treesALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,G1,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Burlington House, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4BJ
Received 2 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00079/TC
Description: T1 - Ash - Fell to ground level
Lanes, 78 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SA
Received 8 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00080/TC
Description: T1 - Magnolia - reduce by 30%; T2 - Cherry - reduce by 30%; T3 - Hawthorn - remove
Nortons, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB
Received 9 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00081/TP
Description: T1- small oak Crown lift below first stem junction by pruning back branches (less than 2 ins. diameter) to give maximum crown clearance of 4 metres above ground. T2 - mature oak Crown reduce to previous pruning points ie. by approx. 1.5 metres. T3 - mature oak Remove epicormic growth up to first fork and crown lift lower branches as specified for T1 above. T4 - Service tree Prune 1 lowest small branch (less than 2 ins. diameter) back to main trunk. T5 - mature oak Remove epicormic growth and crown reduce to previous pruning points ie. by approx. 1.5 metres. T6 - omit works. T7 - Service tree Remove lower epicormic growth up to 4 metres above ground and light crown reduction (by 1 metre) on side facing house. Crown clean/thin by 10% max. T8 - mature oak Remove lower epicormic growth and dead wood. T9 - large, mature oak Prune one lower limb back to trunk. Reduce crown back to previous pruning cuts ie. by approx. 1.5 metres T10 - yew Reduce back to boundary fence T11 - small, previously lopped oak between T7 and T9 Fell
9 Wells Close, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QJ
Received 11 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00082/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore to be felled
50 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QE
Received 18 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00083/TC
Description: T3 - Common Lime - 33% reduction
Land to the rear of, Lloyds Bank Plc, 6 High Street, Tenterden, Kent
Received 23 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00084/TC
Description: T1 - Yew Taxus Baccata - Crown/canopy reduction & thinning by 50% T2 - Persian Ironwood Parrotia Persica - Crown thinning 20% T3 - Rowan Sorbus - Removal of dead branches
36 Church Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BJ
Received 23 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00085/TC
Description: T2 - Oak - remove
St Michaels and All Angels Parish Church, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PU
Received 24 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00086/TC
Description: T1 - Oak - remove
17-18 Marshalls Land, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6EA
Received 24 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00087/TC
Description: T1 - Conifer - to be felled
33 Canterbury Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8LD
Received 24 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00088/TC
Description: T1 - Sycamore - reduce crown area by 50%
Crown Inn, The Street, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JN
Received 28 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00089/TC
Description: T1 - Norway Spruce - to fell Line of trees - Cupressocyparis Leylandii - reduce by 50%
Bank House, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QA
Received 29 Jun 2010
Decision Made10/00090/FC
Description: Reference 019/61/10-11 & 019/62/10-11 Cpt 2a - to thin 330 mixed broad-leaf (1ha) & 450 mixed conifer(1ha), Cpt 2b - to thin 525 mixed conifer (1ha), Cpt 7c - to thin 45 mixed conifer (1ha) Cpt 7a & 7b - to fell 0.8 ha mixed broad-leaf in each compartmentALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Silcocks Wood west of Bench Hill and, Woodchurch Road, Kenardington, Kent
Received 5 Jul 2010
Decision Made10/00091/TP
Description: T1 - Oak - Prune back 2 limbs to appropriate growth point adjacent to lamp column & crown lift tree to 3.0m over pathway (TPO No 4,1999 - T20)ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Land adjoining 3 Temple Close and, 22 Constantine Road, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 7 Jul 2010
Decision Made10/00092/TC
Description: Remove small Ash tree & part of old Hawthorne tree. Cutting back and removing ivy from Damson tree and adjoining Holly to enable new fence to be installed.
63-67 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LP
Received 9 Jul 2010
Decision Made10/00093/TC
Description: T1 - Norway Spruce remove. T2 - Silver Birch remove. T3 - Sycamore remove. T4 - Alder remove. T5 - T8 - Conifers to cut back, overhang from neighbours garden.
Langley House, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QA
Received 9 Jul 2010
Decision Made10/00094/TP
Description: Removal of Yew tree hedgeALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Chilham Castle, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 8DB
Received 12 Jul 2010
Decision Made10/00095/TC
Description: T2 - Weeping Willow - crown lift, reduce & thin
37 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PF
Received 14 Jul 2010
Decision Made10/00096/TP
Description: T38 - Oak - Crown lift minor branches to give up to 2m (max) over roof and balance crown on other side. ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
74 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RR
Received 14 Jul 2010

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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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