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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

45,650Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 26,339 approved or refused records

3,212Refused applications

23,127 approved · 3,212 refused · 2,584 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Decision Made16/00178/TP
Description: To fell one Lawson Cypress (T1)
Abbottsfield, Lees Road, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RN
Received 16 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00179/TC
Description: T1: Oak: Reduce height by 2m, reduce width by 2.3m to reduce shading to properties.
Appledore Village Hall, 76 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AE
Received 16 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00180/TP
Description: Oak T1 - Fell. 26/9/16 amended specification PC/PD - Fell not required. Crown lift to 5 metres including epicormic growth, remove dead wood.
66 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SA
Received 16 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00181/TC
Description: Oak T1 - Reduce crown by 4 metres, low laterals facing west , end weight reduction by 3 metres. Oak T2 - Reduce crown by 4 metres, to previous prune reduction points from 6 years ago. Holly H1 - Shape Holly to 5 m height. Oak T3 - Reduce crown by 3 - 4 metres (back to previous points) Oak Tree 4 - Reduce crown by 5 metres (not previously pruned) T5 and T5a Conifers - Fell
Rosewood Cottage, Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NN
Received 19 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00182/TC
Description: Twin stem Ash reduction of height by 3 metres and reshape.
Kent and East Sussex Railway, Tenterden Town Station, Station Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HE
Received 19 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00183/TC
Description: Tree 1 Copper Beech: Crown lift to 5 metres Tree 2 Maple & Sweet Chestnut: Crown lift to 2 metres Tree 3 Ash: Fell owing to Ash dieback Trees to rear boundary: reductions to height to be agreed at site visit.
Everglades, The Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6ND
Received 20 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00184/TC
Description: T1 Silver Birch crown thin by 15-20%
43 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LL
Received 22 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00185/TP
Description: T1 - Ash, large lateral limbs overhanging A20, cut back to fence line and raise crown by approx 6 mtrs to south side
The Pilgrims Hospice, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NE
Received 22 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00186/TP
Description: Trim dead wood and overhanging branches from 4 oak trees and 1 Field Maple ( Oak and Maple to the front of property - T26 and T28) and 3 to the rear ( T22,T23 and T25). Crown lifting, end weight reduction and pruning away from cables.
L'Hermitage, Ox Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PE
Received 22 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00187/TC
Description: T1, T2, T3 Macrocarpa Trees to be felled just above ground level
White Lion Hotel, 57 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6BD
Received 23 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00190/TP
Description: Tree 1 Oak: Removing 3 metres from lowest branch and 2.5 metres from higher branch.
63 Springwood Drive, Ashford, TN23 3LH
Received 29 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00191/TP
Description: Oak Tree: Reduce height and width
4 Oakfield, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NQ
Received 27 Sept 2016
Decision Made16/00194/TC
Description: Ash Tree reduce crown by 4/5 metres
The Vicarage, Church Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AT
Received 4 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00195/TC
Description: T1 Oak Tree - reduce the top by 1.5 metres and shape.
Lavender Cottage, Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NN
Received 6 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00196/TC
Description: T1 Bay Tree: To reduce the tree back to previous pollard points (30% reduction)
28 Rogersmead, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LF
Received 6 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00197/TP
Description: Tulip Tree (T1). Removal of lowest branch facing due east, due to rotting which has now made the branch dangerous. Tree surgeon has advised removal of the whole branch, and removal of opposite lowest branch facing west to balance the tree weight and shape. Remove rubbing and crossing limb on west side of crown if required.
Witts End, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9DQ
Received 6 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00198/TC
Description: Oak Tree 1 - cut back from boundary and crown lift to 4 metres.
All Saints Church, High Street, Biddenden, Kent
Received 10 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00199/TC
Description: Horse Chestnut T1 - Fell
Hibbsden House, Rolvenden Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6TT
Received 10 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00200/TP
Description: Poplar Tree - 3 metre lateral branch reduction and 4 metre top branch reduction.
Land adjacent to 73a, Kennington Road, Willesborough, Kent
Received 10 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00201/TC
Description: Birch Trees - T1, T2, T3 - Fell trees.
2 Cherry Garden Lane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AR
Received 10 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00202/TC
Description: Tree 1 Conifer Tree - remove. Tree 2 Laurel Bush - remove. Tree 3 Large Pittosporum - Reduction height 4 metres, width 3 metres. Tree 4 ConiferTree - old tree trunk - remove Tree 5 Tall Conifer tree - remove Tree 6 Pear Tree - remove Tree 7 Eucalyptus Tree - cutting back by 10 metres in height Tree 8 Laurel Bush - remove PC added 23/11/16 T9 Elder, dead, fell.
Chute House, 24 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BX
Received 10 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00203/TP
Description:
12 Woodstock Way, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BL
Received 10 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00204/TC
Description: Holly Tree: Reduce height by 2.2 metres.
Tudor Rose Cottage, 39 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2BU
Received 11 Oct 2016
Decision Made16/00205/TC
Description: Yew Tree (T1) Crown lift by 2.5 m and crown reduce by 15%.
Chrisholme, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BY
Received 12 Oct 2016

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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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