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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

51,629Searchable applications

565Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 31,435 approved or refused records

4,031Refused applications

27,404 approved · 4,031 refused · 2,905 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/2023/0440
Proposed replacement dwelling and change of use of land to residential with the creation of new access - Revised scheme to approved application PA/2022/2921
Bedlam House, Bedlam Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PG
Received 6 Mar 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0441
Prior Notification for agricultural hay and straw storage building
Land east of Elvey Lane, Elvey Lane, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SY
Received 7 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0442
Extension and conversion of part of existing garage/outbuilding to an annex
Annexe at, Forehead House, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, Kent TN25 7EH
Received 6 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0444
Front extension and creation of a first floor including raising roof height.
8A, Beaver Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23 4NP
Received 7 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0446
Proposed side extension and loft conversion
2, Walnut Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9AX
Received 7 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0447
Proposed remedial works - as per Tree Survey.
Godiinton House, Godinton Lane, Hothfield, TN23 3BP
Received 7 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0448
Proposed works as per attached map and tree survey.
Loudon Wood, Godinton Park, Ashford, TN23 3TH
Received 7 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0449
Tree works to be completed as per Tree Survey.
Godiinton House, Godinton Lane, Hothfield, TN23 3BP
Received 7 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0450
Tree works to be completed as per survey.
Lodge Wood, Orchard Heights, Ashford, TN23 3SW
Received 7 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0451
Construction of a single-storey garden room/ outbuilding, following the demolition and removal of the existing garage
121 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0NB
Received 6 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0453
Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/01476/AS (mixed use development) to allow changes to the description of the development
Land At Newtown Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0454
Silver Birch (8) tag no 858 - Fell due to snapped stem. Goat Willow (9) - Tree dead - to fell. Goat Willow (12) - Tree dead, stem snapped at base, to fell. Group (16) - Fell, group dead wind blown trees. Whitebeam (17) tag no 855 - Fell due to roots lifting and stem split.
Land south of Captains Wood, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Received 3 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0455
Non-material amendment for planning permission 18/01470/AS (Change of use to guest accommodation) to allow changes to internal layout.
8-9 Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0456
Variation of Conditions 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials) of PA/2022/2028 for (Proposed single-storey rear extension, loft conversion with inset balconies to the rear and east elevations, and elevational alterations to the existing pool room) to allow for alteration of external material on rear extension, remove rooflight and roof extension, remove replacement of side and rear windows to door on Eastern elevation.
Walnut Lodge, Ball Lane, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN25 4EB
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0457
Proposed replacement of existing dwelling with 2no dwelling houses, associated gardens and parking. (Alternative scheme to consented new dwelling and residential annex. ref. PA/2022/2249)
14, Rolvenden Hill, Rolvenden, TN17 4JN
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0458
Oak Tree - To fell, tree is diseased and dying. Decision: Approve
Knockwood House, Ingleden Park Road, Tenterden, TN30 6NS
Received 6 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0460
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing change from holiday lets to residential
Smeeth Hill House, The Byre, Hythe Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent TN25 6ST
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0461
Non-material amendment to planning permission 09/00081/AS (construction of 43 residential units) to allow changes to correct plot numbers on the materials plan.
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0462
Change of use of land for the stationing of movable carriage building as holiday accommodation (Retrospective)
Garth End, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3QS
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0463
Discharge of conditions 18 (contamination - Parts 1 and 2 only) and 28 (Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation - Part A only) of planning permission 19/00834/AS
Land at Orchard Farm, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0464
Conversion and alterations to existing ancillary building to provide annex accommodation with modest enlargement of residential curtilage (through change of use of land) and removal of an obsolete weigh bridge and concrete pad
The Old Granary, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, TN18 5QQ
Received 8 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0465
Conversion of existing double garage into a residential annexe for occasional use by family and friends
Capel Oast, Capel Road, Hamstreet, TN26 2EH
Received 9 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0466
Proposed detached garden out building
Iden Barn, Iden Lane, Egerton, TN27 9AR
Received 9 Mar 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0467
Prior Notification for steel portal framed grain store
Well House Grain Store West Of Hope Cottage, Shottenden Road, Molash, CT4 8HS
Received 9 Mar 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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