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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

50,558Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 30,476 approved or refused records

3,916Refused applications

26,560 approved · 3,916 refused · 2,846 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2022/3108
Alterations of existing store to a two-bed annexe and secure store/shed, carport to side elevation
The Two Jays, Thornden Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4PS
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3109
Proposed rear infill single storey extension with front porch and side single storey extensions; changes to external materials and proposed cart lodge and log storage
Bransgore Hornash Lane Kent Shadoxhurst TN26 1HX
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/3110
Discharge of conditions: 1 (External Materials) & 8 (Boundary Treatments) related to planning permission 21/01572/AS
Land East of Hope House, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3NA
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3111
Single-storey side extension. Detached garage/workshop on site of former outbuilding.
Ashburnham House, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6SR
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3112
Proposed enclosed and open storage with attached kennels and a covered garden storage building
Mackley Farm, Knock Hill, Stone, TN30 7JX
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3113
Proposed erection of first floor extension, porch and detached garage.
Casa Amica, Brisley Lane, Ruckinge, TN25 7JD
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3114
Proposed single-storey rear extension, including a link to the existing dwelling, following the demolition of the existing rear wooden lean-to building.
27, Scotton Street, Wye, TN25 5BU
Received 12 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3115
Replacement of existing single storey portable classroom and permanent storage building, with new single storey portable modular buildings, including change of use of land from Agricultural/Equestrian to F1(a) (Learning and Non-residential institutions Provision of Education)
Little Acorns, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6SR
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/3116
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (C) (Sustainable Construction - Phase 1a only) of planning permission 15/01434/AS
Ashford College, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1NN
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/3117
Discharge of Condition 95 (Historic Landscape Work) related to planning permission 12/00400/AS
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3118
Part retrospective application for the creation of a new access to Amage Road and erection of a gate
Amage Farm, Amage Road, Wye, TN25 5DF
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3119
Retrospective application for erection of front boundary wall
Rogers Wood, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, TN27 8ET
Received 16 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3121
Replacement modern timber sash and casement windows and glazing upgrade to double glazing
Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7QA
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3122
Part two storey and part single storey side extension
Newlight, Lenham Heath Road, Lenham Heath, ME17 2BT
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3123
Erection of a new dwelling 3 bedroom house
Heath Farm, Lenham Heath Road, Charing, ME17 2BT
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3124
Change use from agriculture to a seasonal glamping site and associated works.
Heath Farm, Lenham Heath Road, Charing, ME17 2BT
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/3125
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00190/AS (Proposed change of use from Light Industrial (Class E) to combined residential (Class C3) and studio use (Class E)) to alter the approved car parking layout
Smallhythe Old Village Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NB
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadeNOT/2022/3126
Prior Approval for the change of use of agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a dwelling house and associated operational development
Annexe, Cruttenden Farm, Brook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SR
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3128
New Annex with extended hardstanding to parking area
Braeside, Appledore Road, Kenardington, TN26 2NF
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadeOTH/2022/3129
Discharge condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) 4 (Contamination), 5 (Drainage), 7 (Materials), 8 (Biodiversity), 9 (Landscaping), 12 (Parking) related to planning permission 21/02200/AS
Applewood Farm, Pested Lane, Challock, TN25 4BD
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3130
Construction of single-storey rear extension with associated landscaping and ground floor internal alterations to existing house including widening of doorway, relocation of door, removal of door frames.
Vine Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BB
Received 15 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3131
Demolition of existing domestic garage and erection of single dwelling, garden along with landscape and associated biodiversity enhancements (along with part change of use of land from agricultural to residential).
Land adjacent Moat Farm House, Oak Grove Lane, High Halden, TN26 3BX
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3132
Installation of ground mounted solar PV array
Bensham House, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6UR
Received 19 Dec 2022
Decision MadePA/2022/3134
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed conversion of existing loft
20 Chaffinch Drive, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN23 3QD
Received 20 Dec 2022

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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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