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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

46,476Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 27,014 approved or refused records

3,327Refused applications

23,687 approved · 3,327 refused · 2,634 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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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More application records

Decision Made17/00228/TC
Description: 2 Silver Birch Trees: Fell to ground - root ingress, lifting tarmac and paving slabs and excessive shading.
155 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DP
Received 3 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00229/TC
Description: T1: Field Maple - to fell
29 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LP
Received 4 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00230/TC
Description: T 1 - John Downie CrabApple: reduce crown by 1 m. to clear telephone line. T 2 - Silver Birch: Remove 2 lower branches over public footpath. T 3 - Apple Tree: Remove stem going into neighbours trees.
31 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LP
Received 4 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00231/TC
Description: Oak T1: Remove the 3 lower limbs which overhang the roof of village hall. Reduce main limbs on the north side by one third. Oaks T2, T3, T4: Trim the smaller branches up to 15 ft on these trees to increase amount of light in car park.
Rolvenden Village Hall, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Kent
Received 4 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00233/TP
Description: Large Oak Tree: Crown lift to 5 m all round and cut back crown to give 2 m clearance.
21 Orchard Field, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AW
Received 5 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00234/TC
Description: T1 Goat Willow - remove branches as identified on photographs back to trunk (4m-5m)
4A Court Lodge Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DD
Received 6 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00235/TP
Description: Lime Tree: Fell due to being unsightly, high maintenance, spreading and damaging garden infrastructure.
47 The Limes, Stanhope, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NX
Received 9 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00236/TC
Description: Magnolia Tree: Fell - The tree is too large for the garden.
9-11 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3PA
Received 9 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00237/FC
Description: Case ref: 019/312/17-18 Fell Chestnut/birch/underwood - Felling for timber production
Foxwood Farm, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6UR
Received 9 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00238/TP
Description: To fell x protected dead tree (species unknown) and one x conifer (not protected)T1,One x tree (species unknown), Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
9 St Benets Way, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QQ
Received 9 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00239/TP
Description: Cut back overhang on silver birch (T1) back by 2.5 metres. Cut back overhang on silver birch (T2) by approximately 2 metres to best growth point.
1 The Green, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4DF
Received 12 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00240/TC
Description: OAK (T1) Removal due to excessive shading & problematic to neighbouring properties. Replant already in place with Oak tree taken from T1 (T2)
Walnut Tree Cottage, 31 Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NN
Received 12 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00241/TP
Description: T1 Damson tree - at 104 Lancaster Close - Prune back by 5 metres (of dead wood) to leave overall height at 3 metres. T2 Hornbeam - at Rosehaven, Bourne Lane - Prune back by 3 metres to leave overall height at 10 metres. T3 Hornbeam - at Rosehaven, Bourne Lane - Prune back by 2.5 metres (side) to leave overall height at 10 metres
Rosehaven, Bourne lane, Hamstreet, TN26 2HH and 104 Lancaster Close, Hamstreet, Ashford, kent TN26 2JG
Received 12 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00242/TP
Description: Oak T1 - reduce crown to west and east side of tree to 6m and to south side of tree to 5.5m from trunk, reduce tree height by 3m. Ash T2 - amended spec 12/12/17 - Remove crown that is overtopping adjacent oak by removing selected limbs up to 100mm dia, removal of 4-5m of crown may be necessary.
Shaw House, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QX
Received 16 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00243/TC
Description: T1 Eucalyptus - to fell; T2 - T3 Leylandii - to reduce in height by 3m.
130 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HT
Received 16 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00244/TC
Description: Fell 1 x Mature Silver Birch tree T1,Fell - Silver Birch, Reason for work - Base is rotting and hollow, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Cedars, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7LL
Received 10 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00245/FC
Description: Forestry Commission Licence (019/286/17-18) - fell 2ha Western Hemlock (cmpt 1); to fell coppice 1.25ha Sweet Chestnut (cmpt 2). Restock compartment 1 with coppice regrowth Sweet Chestnut (1.25ha) and compartment 2 individual trees Ash/Sweet Chestnut (2ha)
Longbeech Bank Wood North of Alicia Cantebury Road and South of, Monkery Lane, Charing, Kent
Received 16 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00246/TP
Description: T1- Large Oak Tree to be Crown reduced by 3m from top and 2m at sides, crown lift up to 4 metres height. T2 - Medium Oak Tree to be reduced by 2m top and 1.5m at sides. New spec agreed 18/12/17 by GSH/PC via email.
Moonrakers, Ingleden Park Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6NR
Received 17 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00247/TP
Description: Chestnut Tree: Remove branch overhanging 19 Stisted Way ( dead and dangerous)1,Sweet Chestnut - remove branch overhanging 10 Stisted Way, Reason for work - Dead and dangerous, Works Approved? - 1, Approved Date - 19/10/2017Compliance Status & Date - ,
Grange Court, The Street, Egerton, Ashford, Kent, TN27 9DJ
Received 19 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00248/TC
Description: To remove x1 Ash tree that is growing very close to the rear of a block of 3 garagesT1,Remove 1 Ash Tree, Reason for work - Growing very close to the rear of a block of 3 garages, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Oak Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AG
Received 23 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00249/TP
Description: T2 Oak remove as considered to be responsible for root induced clay shrinkage subsidence damage to property
2 New Owley Cottages, Acton Lane, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7HL
Received 24 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00252/TC
Description: T1 Catalpa - to make tree safeT1,Catalpa - to make tree safe, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Old Court, 8 Tufton Street, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1QN
Received 24 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00253/TC
Description: Fraxinus excelsior - common ash: Self-sown tree located on the boundary line with the rear garden and No.15 Orchard Close- fell tree to ground level.
Bonny Cravat, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QQ
Received 25 Oct 2017
Decision Made17/00263/TP
Description: To pollard all the trees subject to TPO back to previous pollarding height as performed before. Work to be completed by Stephen Bailey. T1,3,4,5 and 9 are hornbeam, T6 Mountain Ash, T7,8 and 10 are Birch. T2 was removed before we lived here, permission had been granted
34 Prospect Way, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6RL
Received 10 Nov 2017

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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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