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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

49,764Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 29,771 approved or refused records

3,800Refused applications

25,971 approved · 3,800 refused · 2,805 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2003 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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 MadePA/2022/2830
Two replacement windows to the West elevation, retrospective consent for two doors in modern extensions
Field Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BB
Received 4 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2831
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Erection of a wooden garden summer house
25, Halden Field, Rolvenden, TN17 4BX
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2832
Tree works to be completed as per submitted tree survey schedule
Ham Street Woods NNR - Entrance Gate , Bourne Lane, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HH
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2833
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - vehicle crossover and removal of barrier outside house
7 Tutt Hill Cottages, Westwell Lane, West Of Westwell, Westwell, TN26 1AL
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2834
Discharge conditions 5 (Discharge of surface water), 10 (Archaeological field evaluation), 13 (Drainage) related to planning permission 20/00423/AS
Elm Lodge, Tenterden Road, Appledore, TN26 2AL
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2835
Change of use of land and proposed erection of No.2 detached holiday lets with associated parking
Oakside, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8DN
Received 4 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2837
Proposed in-fill extension to the rear of the main house to create a link to the retained garage/annex building. New window at existing first floor level to North elevation. New window at first floor level to North-West elevation of the existing annex building. Replacement of existing rooflight. Removal of internal walls on upper ground floor.
Thompsons House, Taylors Hill, Chilham, CT4 8BZ
Received 1 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2838
Alterations to existing agricultural barn to facilitate machinery/equipment storage, washdown area, alterations to vehicular access and proposed trackway, parking, landscaping and fencing
Upper Stone House, Rose Hill, Stone, TN30 7HH
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2839
Proposed change of use and extension to/conversion of part of a barn to holiday accommodation and an office with associated parking, and landscaping
Oakside, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8DN
Received 4 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2841
Conifer T1 - To fell
Calehill Park, Calehill House, Calehill Road, Little Chart, TN27 0QG
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2842
T1. Ash tree - fell due to serious disease damage to lower trunk. T2. Ash tree - Remove branch extending along fence line with 88 Tritton Fields by 6 metres. T3. Ash tree - Remove branch extending over the boundary with 88 Tritton Fields by 3 metres.
Barton House, 22 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9HB
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2843
Proposed first floor extension and rear two-storey extension to dwelling, erection of a detached three-bay car barn/garage with associated hardstanding
Sunhaven, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2844
Bay tree - Currently standing around 10m with a spread of 3m, proposal to prune the lateral branches back by 1m and remove the lowest 3 branches which will raise the crown to roughly 3m. This will leave a spread of around 2m.
27, Scotton Street, Wye, TN25 5BU
Received 8 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2847
Retrospective change of use of land to residential amenity (garden) and proposed annexe
Etchden Barn, Etchden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3DS
Received 8 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2848
Discharge of condition 2(Fences) for application 21/01591/AS
Rock Hill Farm, Barn End, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, Kent TN27 9DP
Received 8 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2850
Amendment to omit the dressing room area and reposition the WC and basin to the previously approved proposal (20/00859/AS), installation of secondary glazing to two existing windows, false floor and extractor duct tile vent on external wall.
Hegg Hill House, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8NX
Received 9 Nov 2022
ClosedPA/2022/2851
Outline application for up to 15 dwellings, a replacement Medical Centre and Pharmacy, together with all necessary infrastructure to consider access.
Land East of Ashford Road, Kingsnorth
Received 9 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2852
Tree species is unknown, the tree has fallen and become completely uprooted due to adverse weather conditions, it has fallen into the garden and the proposed work is to cut the into manageable sections and remove from the property. This will involve completely removing the tree including the root ball.
Forge House, The Street, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1LU
Received 9 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2854
Extension to roof, dormer to front, rooflights to side & rear extension
Grasmere, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN23 3EP
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadeNOT/2022/2855
5 Day notification for the removal of trees adjacent to a barn
Old Mumford Farm, Bond Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3ES
Received 7 Nov 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/2856
Demolish and replace existing garage/store
Broombourne Farm, High Halden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3HL
Received 9 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2857
T1 - Cherry - Reduce by 2 metres overall, maintaining original shape. T2 - Maple - Reduce by 2 metres overall, maintaining original shape. T3 - Eucalyptus - Nonnative, too big/vigorous for position on boundary of garden - Remove to ground level & treat stump. T4 - Conifer - Reduce height to 4 metres.
Burswood, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2AF
Received 9 Nov 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/2858
Discharge conditions 9 (vehicular access and surface water), 19 (biodiversity) related to planning permission 21/00460/AS
Isis Business Park, The Courtyard, Orbital Park, Sevington, TN24 0SQ
Received 10 Nov 2022
Decision MadeNOT/2022/2859
Prior approval for change of use from an agricultural barn and land within its curtilage to 5no residential dwellings and associated operational development
Canal Farm, Hamstreet Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2NT
Received 10 Nov 2022

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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.

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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