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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
50,074Searchable applications
589Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 30,048 approved or refused records
3,849Refused applications

26,199 approved · 3,849 refused · 2,820 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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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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

  1. Decision MadePA/2023/1950

    Application for Lawful development certificate for the proposed installation of 17 Solar Panels to the roof pitches.

    Orchard Lea, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LH

    Received 19 Oct 2023
  2. Decision MadePA/2023/1951

    Listed Building Consent for reconfiguration of internal layout to provide additional rooms including partial replacement and installation of new windows on first and second floors; demolition and insertion of internal walls; new internal staircase; insertion of steel beams to ground floor; insertion of 11no. bathrooms; insertion of insulation to walls, floors and roof; stripping of all roof tiles and battens and replacement with mix of salvaged and new tiles; demolition of chimney stack; reinstatement of three historic fireplaces and rebuilding of historic chimney stacks; replacement of rooflights. (Part retrospective)

    8-9 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  3. Decision MadePA/2023/1952

    Conversion of existing barn to holiday let and annexe accommodation

    Butchers Farm, The Street, Molash, Canterbury, CT4 8HE

    Received 16 Oct 2023
  4. Decision MadeNOT/2023/1953

    T1 Cherry Tree- Crown reduction by 2 meters - from 6 metres to 4 metres

    Byways, Ball Lane, Kennington, TN25 4EB

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  5. Decision MadePA/2023/1954

    Erection of proposed agricultural barn.

    Land west of Haffenden Barn, Omenden Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8QR

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  6. Decision MadePA/2023/1955

    Installation of a drainage spur to connect the approved grid stability facility surface water drainage infrastructure to an existing drainage ditch.

    Land to the west of Sellindge Substation, Sellindge, TN25 6AF

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  7. ClosedPA/2023/1956

    Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Independent residential occupation of Land adjacent to Oakdene and part change of use of the land and buildings for storage use and personal workshop.

    Land Adjacent to Oakdene, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BL

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  8. Decision MadePA/2023/1957

    Creation of a 200m2 wildlife pond to promote habitat for Great Crested Newt breeding funded as part of the District Level Licensing scheme by Natural England

    Miles House, Green Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3LG

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  9. Decision MadeOTH/2023/1958

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/01201/AS (Erection of three detached houses). To allow changes to the external facade material from grey zinc to grey through colour render. Changing of grey zinc roof to grey slate.

    London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6HX

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  10. Decision MadePA/2023/1959

    Construction of an electricity sub-station within Main AAP Phase 2, Land Parcel B2 at Chilmington Green, Ashford.

    (Land west of), Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart with Singleton, Ashford, TN23 3DL

    Received 20 Oct 2023
  11. Decision MadePA/2023/1960

    Detached 2 bay cart barn style garage

    Kimberley, Spelders Hill, Brook, TN25 5PB

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  12. Decision MadePA/2023/1961

    Proposed single storey rear extension and alterations to first floor fenestration

    66, Albemarle Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HN

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  13. Decision MadePA/2023/1962

    Proposed extension to garage/office following the partial demolition of existing extension, replacement canopy, existing door to be replaced with proposed window to north elevation, retrospective installation of oil tank in revised location.

    Old Obeden Farm House, Snughorne Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PR

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  14. Decision MadePA/2023/1963

    Proposed two-storey rear extension & loft conversion

    11, Hunter Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0RY

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  15. Decision MadeNOT/2023/1964

    T1: Ash tree - Reduce by 3/4metre to create a nice shape and safe tree size with neighbouring buildings underneath. T2: Sweet Chestnut - Remove and stump grind, replant another tree in its place more suitable for the space. T3, T4, T5: Ash trees - Pollard all 3 trees back to the previous pollard points. G6: x3 Hazel - coppice to previous stands to regenerate for future growth.

    Church Hill Cottage, Church Lane, Aldington, TN25 7EG

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  16. Decision MadePA/2023/1965

    Single-storey ancillary accommodation to support the main dwelling

    10-12, Lees Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0NN

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  17. Decision MadePA/2023/1966

    Construction of second storey rear side extension

    1 East Mountain Cottage, East Mountain Lane, Kennington, TN25 4EA

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  18. Decision MadePA/2023/1967

    Single storey extension to the existing building and refurbishment with new entrance for dentist surgery.

    10 The Singleton Centre, Hoxton Close, Singleton, TN23 5GR

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  19. Decision MadePA/2023/1968

    Proposed loft conversion with new rear dormer window and 2no. new rooflights.

    35 Bishopswood, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3RD

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  20. Decision MadeOTH/2023/1969

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 13 (bicycle storage facilities) and condition 14 (refuse storage and collection facilities) of planning permission PA/2023/0830

    Odden Farm, Appledore Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3TQ

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  21. Decision MadeNOT/2023/1970

    T1/T2 Yew - Reduce to approximately 6m height retaining the branching structure as per the annotated photograph. (Superseded specification-T1; Yew tree - reduce in 10m in height; T2: Yew tree - reduce by 10m in height)

    2 Moat House, The Moat, Charing, TN27 0JJ

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  22. Decision MadeNOT/2023/1971

    T1 - Fir tree - Fell. This tree is dying so it will be felled to the ground and the stump removed.

    War Memorial, The Street, Wittersham

    Received 23 Oct 2023
  23. Decision MadeOTH/2023/1972

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 14 (archaeology) of Planning Permission 15/00260/AS

    Land rear of 11 to 22, Waltham Close, Ashford, Kent

    Received 24 Oct 2023
  24. Decision MadeNOT/2023/1974

    Proposed emergency felling of dangerous sycamore situated in a conservation area

    The Oast House, Lacton Oast, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0JF

    Received 24 Oct 2023

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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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