England · Local authority

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
51,776Searchable applications
564Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 31,567 approved or refused records
4,047Refused applications

27,520 approved · 4,047 refused · 2,907 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Council contacts

Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas44 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas75 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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/2023/0577

    Proposals to erect new timber shed

    Church View, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JB

    Received 23 Mar 2023
  2. Decision MadePA/2023/0578

    Proposed garage conversion to a habitable room

    20 Mansion House Close, Biddenden, TN27 8DE

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  3. Decision MadePA/2023/0579

    Proposed single storey extension to the south elevation. Proposed repointing and replacement rainwater goods. Rebuilding of garden brick walls.

    Nash Court, Watery Lane, Westwell, TN25 4JL

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  4. Decision MadeNOT/2023/0580

    Prior notification for the proposed installation of 125 photovolatic solar panels on an existing farm building

    Howletts Farm, Soleshill Road, Chilham, CT4 8JU

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  5. Decision MadeOTH/2023/0581

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (materials) and 4 (part 2) (details of Rooflights) of listed building consent 22/00930/AS

    The Old Barn, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, TN18 5QQ

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  6. Decision MadeOTH/2023/0583

    Discharge of condition 3 - specification for an archaeological evaluation of land and discharge of condition 4 - details of ground water risk assessment

    St Margarets Church, Church Hill, Bethersden

    Received 24 Feb 2023
  7. Decision MadePA/2023/0584

    Revision to planning permission PA/2022/2022 (Proposed two storey front, single storey rear and first floor side extension; change to external materials) to extend width of two storey side extension by one metre, omit part of the single storey rear extension & alter fenestration to rear

    Tiffenden House, Harbourne Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JE

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  8. Decision MadePA/2023/0585

    Seasonal provision of temporary car parking serving village community for 3 years, operating between 15th March - 30th September each year

    Friars Marsh, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, Kent TN18 5QQ

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  9. Decision MadePA/2023/0586

    Proposed change of use and conversion of an existing redundant and disused agricultural barn into a residential dwelling with associated alterations, landscaping enhancements, parking provision, existing vehicular access road to be retained and upgraded. Demolition of an existing stable block, timber lean-to style awnings and smaller out buildings and the removal of a mobile home and cabin.

    Land South of Wittersham Road, Wittersham, Ashford, Kent, TN30 7PX

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  10. Decision MadeOTH/2023/0587

    Yew Tree - crown reduction of 1.5-2 metres.

    12, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  11. Decision MadePA/2023/0588

    Change of use and flexible conversion of redundant rural buildings to provide a dwellinghouse, with associated garage, parking and landscaping enhancements

    Appleby Farm, Mundy Bois Road, Egerton, TN27 9EU

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  12. Decision MadeOTH/2023/0589

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials), 8 (Details of biodiversity measures), 11 (Foul drainage), 12 (Landscaping) & 13 (Boundary treatments) of planning permission PA/2022/2375

    Little Surrenden, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BG

    Received 22 Mar 2023
  13. Decision MadePA/2023/0590

    Change of use of the dwelling from C3 (residential) to C2 (residential children’s care home) (Resubmission of PA/2022/2700)

    27, Crofton Close, Kennington, TN24 9BU

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  14. Decision MadeNOT/2023/0591

    x1 Holm Oak - to be removed as has split and dangerous. x1 Wellingtonia and x1 Scots Pine - to fell as both trees have died, with a replant after.

    Chilham Castle, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DB

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  15. Decision MadeOTH/2023/0592

    Discharge of conditions: 3(Materials), 4(Bat Sensitive Lighting Plan) & 7(Landscaping Scheme) for 22/00270/AS

    Old Barrack Farm, Reading Street, Tenterden, Kent TN30 7HT

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  16. Decision MadePA/2023/0593

    Proposed erection of an annexe

    Little Dering Farm, Pluckley Road, Smarden, TN27 8RG

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  17. Decision MadeOTH/2023/0595

    Non-material amendment for an increase in extension depth by 0.5m, removal of the roof lantern and the french doors on west elevation to change windows - regarding application 21/02103/AS

    153, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6JS

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  18. Decision MadeNOT/2023/0596

    Prior Notification for the change of use of 4no agricultural buildings and land within its curtilage to create 4no dwelling houses and associated operational development

    Turks Head Farm, High Halden Road, Biddenden, TN26 3HT

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  19. Decision MadePA/2023/0597

    Variation of condition 2 to planning application 21/00800/AS (which varied condition 2 on planning permission 19/00363/AS (Conversion of existing garage into habitable room, ground floor extension, first floor extension above existing double garage, new balcony and alterations to first floor windows, demolition of existing outbuilding and replacement triple garage with room above)) to relocate and change the design of the permitted garage

    Rowan House, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4EP

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  20. Decision MadePA/2023/0598

    Change of use of land from agricultural to residential, and construction of detached garage outbuilding

    Boniface Farm, Shawlands Lane, High Halden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3JA

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  21. Decision MadeNOT/2023/0599

    Prior Notification for general purpose agricultural building

    Hayes Farm, Ebony Road, Stone, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 7JB

    Received 24 Mar 2023
  22. Decision MadeOTH/2023/0601

    Discharge of conditions 9 (Lighting design strategy for biodiversity) & 10 (Biodiversity) for application 22/00670/AS

    Twysden Cottage, Daniels Water, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent TN26 1JU

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  23. Decision MadeNOT/2023/0602

    Prior Notification of Proposed Change of Use under Part 3 Class R - Existing Agricultural Building to - Guesthouse accommodation

    Turks Head Farm, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3HT

    Received 27 Mar 2023
  24. Decision MadePA/2023/0603

    Installation of 12ft x10ft wooden shed in rear garden.

    1-2 Prospect Cottages, The Street, Bethersden, TN26 3AE

    Received 27 Mar 2023

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Get emailed about new planning applications in Ashford

Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.

Set up an area alert

Researching a proposal in Ashford Borough Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides
  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning application documents: what to read first

    Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.

  • Understanding planning · 13 min read

    Planning permission drawings: how to read plans

    Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.

  • Property research · 13 min read

    Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics

    Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.

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.

Check collection coverage