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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

45,549Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 26,253 approved or refused records

3,197Refused applications

23,056 approved · 3,197 refused · 2,577 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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 Made16/00110/TP
Description: T1 Oak tree - Reduce height and spread of crown by up to 1.5 metres, stabilise major dead wood and lift crown to 4 metres
Adjacent to 2 Deans Walk, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5BN
Received 15 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00111/TC
Description: Fell 2 trees and prune 1 other
Smarden Primary School, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8ND
Received 17 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00112/TP
Description: T1 - Silver Birch - reduce in height by up to approximately 2m, shaping the sides as necessary.
Minstrels, 58 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3RP
Received 20 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00113/TP
Description: Oak (T1) - reduce height by 30% to achieve a height of 16m. Updated description via email 3/10/16 (see IDOX) Reduce height from 12-10m, crown thin by 10% and remove conflicting branches.
109 Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HL
Received 20 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00114/TC
Description: Prune G1 1x hawthorn and 1x sorbus, G2 fell and remove stumps 2x sycamores re-growing from stump and tree 6 common hazel- fell G1,Removal of deadwood and dead/dangerous trees as per Management Report dated 25 April 2016, Reason for work - Dead or Dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Smarden Primary School, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8ND
Received 22 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00115/TP
Description: English Oak (Quercus robur) - Reduce overall dimensions of the crown to a height of 13-14m and a spread of no less than 6m.
The Old Dairy, Godmersham Park, Canterbury Road, Godmersham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 7DT
Received 23 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00116/TC
Description: T1 Mountain Ash - To thin by 25% and remove low branches
1 Pittlesden Place, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HT
Received 24 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00117/TP
Description: Removal of birch treeT1,Remove Birch tree , Reason for work - Dead, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
71 Aylesbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4QH
Received 20 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00118/TP
Description: Pollard Oak (T1) to a height of 6m
14 Grange Crescent, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6DZ
Received 27 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00119/FC
Description: Forestry Commission Application for Dering Wood (Case Ref: 019/93/16-17) - Proposed woodland management (as per report)
Dering Wood, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Kent
Received 17 Jun 2016
Decision Made16/00120/TP
Description: T1 Quercus petrea – Sessile oak: reduce the long extended branch by approx. 2-3 metres and prune the remainder of the crown to balance. Remove smaller re-growth (mainly on the stem) and any secondary branches lifted to a height of 5 metres approx. T2 Fraxinus excelsior – common ash: to cut back to boundary. T3 Fraxinus excelsior – common ash: to cut the larger stem and balance this across the remainder of the over hang on the tree. T4 Fraxinus excelsior – common ash: to remove the lower secondary growth off the main stem and prune this leader back to an upright branch to balance the entire crown of the tree.
6 Collie Drive, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GR
Received 1 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00121/TP
Description: Proposed works to TPO trees - Cedar (T1) to remove/fell. Beech (T2) to remove/fell. Beech (T3) to reduce overhanging limbs by a max of 3m. Beech (T4) to remove some smaller limbs from the main limb.
41 Longbeech Park, Canterbury Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0HA
Received 7 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00122/TP
Description: To crown reduce back to previous reduction points. Crown lift growth less than 50mm diameter up to 6m height, one x oak (T1)
22 Longfield, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NH
Received 11 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00123/TC
Description: To fell one x Walnut tree in rear garden (T1)T1,To fell one x walnut tree, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
128 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NB
Received 11 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00126/TP
Description: Fell four dead Ash treesT2-5,Fell 4 Ash Trees, Reason for work - Trees are diseased, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
109 Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3HL
Received 7 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00127/TC
Description: T1: Sycamore, fell to ground level. T2: Cherry, crown reduce by 3m all round. T3: Hornbeam, Crown reduce by 3m of the height and 2m of the lateral growth also reduce back of neighbouring property to give a 2m clearance where practicable. T4: Horse chestnut, Crown lift to give a 5m clearance over the highway.
Chatsworth, Singleton Road, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BA
Received 14 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00128/TP
Description: To remove limb, one x Pine (T2 of TPO No 5,2006) T2,Of TPO no 5,2006 - to remove limb overhanging residential property, one x pine, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Willesborough Cemetery, Church Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 15 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00129/TC
Description: To fell Magnolia tree (left side of front elevation) and remove roots
3 East Hill, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RL
Received 18 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00130/TC
Description: T1 - Oak - reduce lateral branches extending over garden (of 10 Gybbons Road) by up to approx 3m and remove larger diameter dead wood that overhangs the garden.
Barton Wood, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4ND
Received 18 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00131/TP
Description: Four stem Ash in back garden has a hairline crack at the base. Reduce crown back to previous reduction points (amended from fell)
2 Warren Heights, Plain Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6TG
Received 20 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00132/TC
Description: To pollard one x Ash tree to 3m height T1,Ash - to pollard to 3m height, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Site comprising The Old Beer Garden and The Cellars rear of 30/32, High Street, Biddenden, Kent
Received 20 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00133/TC
Description: Yew - To cut arch into tree to make way for new footpath. Hedge trim all sides and reduce height by approximately 2 metres. Horse Chestnut and Sycamore - Fell. Right hand side boundary (as viewed from the house) Fell and grab out all trees/woody plants in this section
15 Church Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BN
Received 21 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00134/TC
Description: T1 Evergreen oak - crown reduce and lift lower secondary branches to give clearance around the Lodge; T2 & T3 Ash - fell; T4 Oak - reduce damaged crown to suitable growth points.
Heronden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LR
Received 22 Jul 2016
Decision Made16/00135/TP
Description: To fell two x beech (within W3, TPO No 5,2009)T1,To fell two x beech, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Withersdane Hall, Coldharbour Lane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DA
Received 22 Jul 2016

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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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