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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

46,758Searchable applications

581Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 27,234 approved or refused records

3,364Refused applications

23,870 approved · 3,364 refused · 2,655 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made18/00041/TC
Description: Scots Pine: Fell as dead and dangerous,Scots Pine - Fell, Reason for work - Dead and Dangerous , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Coach House, Mounts Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NN
Received 21 Feb 2018
Decision Made18/00042/TC
Description: Yew tree T1 - cut back branches up to 1m on house side and to the west side up to 7m from ground level to enhance the shape of the tree
Yewtree House, East Cross, Tenterden, Kent
Received 23 Feb 2018
Decision Made18/00043/TC
Description: Fell mature leylandii on left boundary from house
Little Smarden House, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB
Received 23 Feb 2018
Decision Made18/00044/TC
Description: T1 - Horse chestnut - Reduce height by 2m and 1.5m at sides ensuring that a natural looking profile is achieved. T2 - Horse chestnut - Reduce crown by 3m height and 1.5-2m at sides ensuring that a natural looking profile is achieved. T3 - Horse Chestnut - Reduce crown by 3m height and 1.5-2m at sides ensuring a natural looking profile is achieved
St Marys Church, Church Road, Smeeth, Kent
Received 27 Feb 2018
Decision Made18/00045/TC
Description: T1 - Magnolia - reduce by approx 1.5 metres in height and spread
Stableside, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Received 28 Feb 2018
Decision Made18/00046/TP
Description: T1 Turkey Oak: Quercus Cerris - Fell
Godinton House, Godinton Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BP
Received 28 Feb 2018
Decision Made18/00047/TC
Description: Sycamore tree in the Car Park - Crown reduction by 2-3 metres
Appledore Village Hall, 76 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2AE
Received 7 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00048/TC
Description: T1 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level.
21 Sussex Avenue, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8ND
Received 7 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00049/TC
Description: Weeping Ash (T2) - Fell to give Horsechestnut (T1) more space and create room for a Yew Hedge.
The Forge House, 64-68 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AS
Received 7 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00050/TP
Description: T1 Beech - Re-shape crown by reducing laterals by approx 1m as required to give better balance to the tree (overhangs road). T2 Birch - Reduce crown to previous reduction points. T3 Birch - Fell to ground level. AMENDED SPEC T3 via email - Crown reduce to previous points, crown lift smaller diameter growth to 6m and crown thin by 20%
1 Hambrook Close, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EJ
Received 8 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00051/TP
Description: English Oak - reduce to monolith.
59 Primrose Drive, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3NP
Received 9 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00052/TC
Description: Holly Tree: the tree is a nuisance , causing potential damage to newly replaced timber boards on wall of Tenterden Museum. Pruning and reduction of size required as a preventative measure . 1,Holly tree - pruning to reduce size , Reason for work - Dead or Dangerous - 5 Day Notification. Holly tree is causing a nuisance exterior works being undertaken to the Tenterden and district museum and some of the timber boards are being replaced, the contractors have been able to erect scaffolding around 3 sides of the building but are unable to put some up on the left hand end elevation due to this holy tree, the final phase of the works is to paint all the wood and this tree is likely to scratch and damage the wood in the wind , Works Approved? - 1, Approved Date - 12/03/2018Compliance Status & Date - ,
The Briars, High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6JB
Received 12 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00053/TC
Description: Row of Leylandii trees - fell.
16 Stone Green, Stone, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7JS
Received 12 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00054/TP
Description: Beech tree - Cut back long slender limbs towards No. 8 Lime Grove by 2m-3m branch length and reduce back lowest limb to west by 2m - 3m
8 Lime Grove, Ashford, TN24 8AE
Received 13 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00055/TP
Description: Willow (Salix.sp) - Fell as dead and dangerous.,Willow Tree - Fell , Reason for work - Dead and dangerous - 5 Day Notification., Works Approved? - 1, Approved Date - 13/03/2018Compliance Status & Date - ,
Land south of 89 Lower Vicarage Road and fronting, Bockhanger Lane, Kennington, Kent
Received 13 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00056/TC
Description: Yew tree - Fell to ground level
15 Church Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BN
Received 14 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00057/TC
Description: T1 Oak side prune tree by approximately 3.5m on east side above conservatory
Pilgrim Cottage, Church Road, Warehorne, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2LL
Received 14 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00058/TC
Description: TWO MATURE CHAMAECYPARIS ELLWOODII- Fell to ground level FURTHER INDIVIDUAL CYPRESS - Fell to ground level TWO MATURE LEYLANDI - Prune back all overhang to the boundary including those vertical stems which overhang the boundary SMALL GOLDEN CYPRESS.- Fell to ground level
Collina House Hotel, 5 East Hill, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6RL
Received 15 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00059/TP
Description: T1 Hornbeam , lifted root plate - Dismantle fell AMENDED SPEC - REDUCE CROWN as per agreed specification. T2 Oak - Reduce by approximately 15 percent with a proportional width reduction (1.5-2m) cutting back to appropriate branch axles to allow more light to the garden area T3 Ash, coppice on decayed stool - Re-coppice T4/T5 Ash, Out growing its situation - Reduce by approximately 20 percent (2-3metres) with a proportional width reduction cutting back to appropriate branch axles. Chip and remove all arisings leaving a clean and tidy site.
5 Kiln Field, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BY
Received 16 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00060/TP
Description: The removal of an existing mature oak tree and replacement Quercus Palustris (Pin Oak)
Land south west of Recreation Ground Road and north and east of, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 20 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00061/TP
Description: T1 Sycamore - Crown lift council owned side to 5m, Dead wood and shorten lateral growing towards lamp column by 3m.
88A Tennyson Road, Ashford, TN23 6LR
Received 21 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00062/TC
Description: Ti Ash ,Fell Tree & Stump grind root Ball . Reason Tree is in the way of footings for new building work . will replace tree if needed with native species . T2 Ash Lift Crown north side by 4 mt from ground , Reason branches hanging low over garden area poor light .
Hospice in the Weald, 22 High Street, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6AP
Received 22 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00063/TP
Description: Cut back bough of tree which is leaning onto neighbour fenceT1,Removal of bough/stem, Reason for work - Leaning into the fence of the neighbouring property, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Land between Leeways and Woodlands, Canterbury Road, Challock, Kent
Received 23 Mar 2018
Decision Made18/00064/TP
Description: T1 Oak - Reduce by 4 metres and re shape T2 Oak - Reduce by 4 metres and re shape
14 Wells Close, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6QJ
Received 29 Mar 2018

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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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