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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

51,692Searchable applications

564Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 31,492 approved or refused records

4,041Refused applications

27,451 approved · 4,041 refused · 2,905 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

Decision MadePA/2023/0495
Proposed nine dwellings and associated landscaping.
The Homelands, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN26 1NJ
Received 13 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0496
Proposed single storey extension and renovation of existing annexe, including change of use to occasional holiday let
Fairbank, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SS
Received 13 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0497
Link extension between the cottage and the residential annex
1 Stone Abbage Cottages, Dowle Street Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent TN27 0RY
Received 10 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0499
Timber walkway(boardwalk) and timber fence to pond edge (retrospective)
Land Adjacent to The Lodge at Elmstone, North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AE
Received 14 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0500
Provision of storage container to the rear of site.
Ashford Telephone Exchange, Regents Place, Ashford, TN23 1LA
Received 14 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0501
Listed Building Consent proposed 36no solar panels to roof
Webbs Ironmongery Stores Ltd, 51 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BH
Received 13 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0502
Proposed single storey rear kitchen extension and conversion of existing garage and internal / external alterations.
21, Hurst Close, Tenterden, TN30 6UG
Received 14 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0503
Redevelopment of site to provide 4no dwellings and associated parking and landscaping, to replace previously demolished terrace of four dwellings following extensive structural damage.
13, 15, 17 and 19, Mill View, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0EL
Received 14 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0505
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission 21/01914/AS (Reserved matters application pursuant to outline planning permission 12/00400/AS for the construction of a 6FE secondary school at Chilmington Green) to revise the wording of conditions 16 & 17 and to amend the layout to allow the relocation of the approved substation.
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 14 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0506
Proposed 4no. detached dwellings with associated access and landscaping
London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6HX
Received 14 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0508
Extension of domestic curtilage and erection of an ancillary outbuilding to provide home office and workshop
Darling Buds Cart Lodge, Darling Buds Farm, Tuesnoad Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3EQ
Received 13 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0509
Part discharge of condition 37 (residential management plan Plot 2) of planning permission 15/01671/AS
Former Powergen Site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 14 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0510
Proposed porch and first floor front extension
37 Poplar Road, Wittersham, TN30 7NT
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/0511
T1 Pussy Willow - Fallen due to strong winds. To be removed.
178 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AE
Received 13 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0512
Installation of a single storey Portakabin office building
Tenterden Vineyard, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NG
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0513
T1 - Leyland Cypress : To be felled
Bonny Cravat, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QQ
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0514
Cherry Tree T3 - To Fell
Village Hall, Forge Hill, Bethersden, TN26 3AF
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0515
Construction of two storey front, rear and side extensions, single storey rear extension and construction of rear dormer window.
The Martins, Church Lane, Challock, TN25 4DD
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0516
Retrospective application to formalise alterations to the agricultural and forestry building consented under planning reference 19/00999/AS, which includes an increased yard area and amended roof sheet colour.
Colebran Wood Field, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent TN26 1LT
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0517
Single storey rear extension with acoustic insulation to accommodate condenser units.
132 Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SR
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0518
Renewal of the existing temporary planning permission Ref 20/00065/AS, (Creation of a new temporary car park on redundant land. Change of use from the previous A1 use to Sui Generis proposed car park. The proposal also includes the erection of a fence, sign entrance, ticket machines, height restrictor, hi-vis bollards, cycle racks, low height light columns, priority sign, Disability Discrimination Act compliant pedestrian access gate and new bins)
Temporary Car Park South Side Of, Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 1NN
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/0519
Change of use of land for the keeping of horses including installation of new horse riding arena, erection of associated stables and associated fencing
Lark Hill Farm, Link Hill Lane, Egerton, TN27 9BG
Received 15 Mar 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/0520
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) for application 20/00290/AS (Demolition of an existing building and the erection of a new dwelling (alternative scheme to 19/00477/AS))
Mukota House, Amage Road, Wye, TN25 5DF
Received 16 Mar 2023
ClosedOTH/2023/0521
Oak tree - To be removed due to it showing rot at the root Base and fungus, the tree has started leaning dangerously within the last 6 months
Whistler, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EG
Received 16 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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