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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

51,181Searchable applications

589Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 31,037 approved or refused records

3,983Refused applications

27,054 approved · 3,983 refused · 2,882 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Oct 2001 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 29 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/2023/0200
Conversion and change of use of existing garage and workshop outbuildings to holiday lets with associated parking and landscaping including pergola
Westover, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, TN27 8NT
Received 1 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0201
Replacement dwelling and detached garage
Tuesnoad House, Annexe, Tuesnoad Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EH
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0202
Prior Notification for extension to agricultural storage barn
Terrys Wood Farm, Spelders Hill, Brook, TN25 5PB
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0203
Scotts Pine Tree - Dead, to fell and replace the said tree with a 2.5 meter High Horn Beam Tree Approve with Conditions
Drayson House, 2 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3PB
Received 31 Jan 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0204
Discharge of condition 4 (window details) for planning permission 21/01956/AS
Quarrington Farm, Quarrington Lane, Mersham, TN25 5NG
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0205
Double stem Silver Birch Tree in rear garden - To fell as dangerous Approve with condition: A replacement tree should be planted as required by the Tree Preservation Regulations 2012.
18 Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RY
Received 30 Jan 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0206
Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension - Single storey rear extension (depth 4m, height 3m, eaves 2.5m)
3 John Dutton Way, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9PW
Received 30 Jan 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0207
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) for planning permission 21/01424/AS
Harlakenden Farm , Plurenden Road , Woodchurch , TN26 3PT
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0209
Conversion works to existing garage and workshop outbuildings to facilitate their use as holiday lets.
Westover, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, TN27 8NT
Received 1 Feb 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0210
Wild service tree - proposal to reduce the crown by 2-3 metres over the whole crown to the profile suggested in the submitted photo using the previous reduction points, leaving a natural shaped crown profile. Two or three lower limbs will be shortened by a further 2-3 metres to alleviate the proximity to structures and improve the shape. This work will improve those aspects and the general health of the tree. The updated annotated photo defines the extent of the works. (Superseded spec - Wild service tree - proposal to reduce the crown by 2-3 metres over the whole crown to the profile suggested in the submitted photo, leaving a natural shaped crown profile. This work will improve those aspects and the general health of the tree.)
Nortons, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8NB
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0211
Proposed front extension.
27 Hillcrest Close, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QT
Received 31 Jan 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0212
Notification of a larger homes extension - single storey rear extension (depth 4.00m x eaves 2.90m x ridge 2.90m)
10, Yew Close, Ashford, TN23 3JZ
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0213
Proposed erection of menage
Bellfield Farm, Bonnington Road, Bonnington, Ashford, Kent TN25 7BP
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0214
Proposed alterations to increase the size of the existing rear extension.
Church Green Cottage, Church Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SA
Received 1 Feb 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0215
Discharge of condition 6 (package treatment plant) for planning permission 18/01779/AS
Yew Tree Park Homes, Maidstone Road, Charing, TN27 0DD
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0216
Single storey front, side and rear extensions
150, Sandyhurst Lane, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4NX
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0217
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed to install a compound to the rear of the building to house an Air Source Heat Pump. Installation of solar PV on the roof and for maintenance purposes, a mansafe line with walkways is required.
Tenterden Sports And Leisure Centre, Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RA
Received 2 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0218
Proposed conversion of a 3-bedroomed house to No.2 self-contained 1-bedroomed flats.
15, Warwick Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9EH
Received 3 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0219
Proposed two storey rear extension & first floor extension, involving changes to the roof design and external materials
Cherry Trees, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent TN26 2EQ
Received 3 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0220
Installation of split air conditioning unit at rear of property
Church House, Church Hill, High Halden, TN26 3JB
Received 3 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0221
Proposed single storey extension
Coombewood Barn, Redbrook Street, High Halden, TN26 3JH
Received 3 Feb 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0222
Discharge of conditions 8 (Highway engineering), 20 (refuse storage and collection) and 21 (landscaping) of outline planning permission 19/00834/AS
Land at Orchard Farm, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 3 Feb 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0223
Discharge of condition 2(Materials) for application 21/02218/AS
Ashenden, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NA
Received 3 Feb 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0224
Variation of condition 2 on planning permission 22/00875/AS (Change of use and proposed erection of a detached two storey dwelling; detached double garage with garden store, installation of solar PV panels on both garage and dwelling, associated access and landscaping works) to alter porch details, amend hipped roof to a partial hip design on front and side gable ends, alter fenestration and add a Juliette balcony to the rear elevation. To alter the internal configuration for the staircase and downstairs WC.
Land Opposite Mill House, Fridd Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DB
Received 3 Feb 2023

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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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