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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

52,785Searchable applications

564Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 32,478 approved or refused records

4,185Refused applications

28,293 approved · 4,185 refused · 2,953 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 May 2001 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 30 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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/2023/1123
Replacement of conservatory with single-storey rear and infill side extension. Changes to original fenestration
Netherfield, Plain Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent TN25 6RA
Received 14 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1124
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Disposal of Sewage), 4 (Materials), 5 (Building Details), 6 (Landscaping Scheme), 7 (Boundary Details), 8 (Trees- Root Protection), 9 (Existing hedges retained), 11 (Bike Store Elevations), and 16 (Bound surface by highway) of planning permission 22/00798/AS
Land Adjoining Appledore Surgery, Land Adjoining Appledore Surgery, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2AE
Received 14 Jun 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1126
Reduce branches back to appropriate points.
56 Silver Hill Road, Willesborough Lees, Ashford, Kent TN24 0NZ
Received 13 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1129
T1 - Removal of broken/damaged limb to conifer tree within the grounds of the old burial ground, under the 5-day notification
The Old Burial Ground, Station Road, Tenterden
Received 12 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1130
Proposed Vehicular crossover
18 Rigden Road, Ashford, TN23 6JQ
Received 14 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1131
Proposed change of roof & pitch to existing garage/store
Ashstone House, Hamstreet Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent TN26 2EB
Received 12 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1132
Details submitted pursuant to condition 29 (Archaeology) of planning permission 18/01592/AS
Ashford Golf Complex, Bears Lane, Bethersden, TN23 3BZ
Received 14 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1133
Following extensive research the inscription of 12 additional names - 6 on the left hand step and 6 on the right hand step of the Tenterden War Memorial. The inscriptions to read: R. BOURNER. PTE. C.E.CROFT. PTE. J.W.CROFT. PTE W.G.FOREMAN, GNR. J.GILBERT. DVR. C.GOODEARL. STKR. R.E.HOOK. LCPL. E.J.LEDGER. SPR. A.E.SHARP. STWD. H.R.SHARPE. GNR. G.WEAVER. LCPL. O.WEBB. LCPL.
War Memorial, High Street, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6LB
Received 14 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1134
Erection of a detached four bedroom dwelling and garage.
Parker Farm, Warehorne Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent TN26 2JT
Received 14 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1136
Details submitted pursuant to conditions; 3 (Materials), 4 (Landscaping) and 6 (Biodiversity) of planning permission 21/00171/AS
Millgarth, The Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0LU
Received 15 Jun 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1137
Forestry Commission Application for Dering Wood (Case Ref: 019/2126/2023) - Proposed woodland management (as per report). Grid ref: TQ 906 439
Dering Wood, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden
Received 13 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1139
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 15 (Water efficiency - Calculator) & 16 (Water efficiency - Final) of planning permission PA/2022/2375
Little Surrenden, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3BG
Received 14 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1140
Fell 1 x Sycamore tree suffering with Honey Fungus under the 5 day notification
Bybrook Lodge, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QA
Received 13 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1141
Proposed single storey extensions to rear and side elevations, conversion and alterations of stables and rebuilding of greenhouse. Ground mounted solar array & Air Source Heat Pumps. Front porch to Coach House.
Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7QA
Received 15 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1142
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Vehicular crossover and Hardstanding
142, Osborne Road, Willesborough, TN24 0DU
Received 15 Jun 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1144
OAK - 1.5 metre crown raise to allow for more space/headroom on the drive for vehicles and garden furniture/use. Conifer - 3-meter reduction/topping as neighbours have issued complaints ref TV signal and lighting issues. This will be inline with existing rear boundary hedging.
27, Post Farm, The Street, Hothfield, TN26 1ES
Received 16 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1145
Proposed part single, part double side and rear extension and an attached garage. Changes to fenestration and doors. Removing the Airey House existing concrete panel cladding and replacing it with brick.
7 Hillcrest, Great Chart, TN23 3AZ
Received 16 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1146
Residential annex
Stonystack, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD
Received 14 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1147
Retrospective erection of a single storey outbuilding
Astra Music Studios Fairview Farm, Fiddling Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6AP
Received 16 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1149
Change of use of a garden workshop to guest annexe and associated works including parking, hardstanding, changes to fenestration and doors
Bardleden Oast, Biddenden Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8QG
Received 16 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1150
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - To confirm that planning permission reference 17/01840/AS has been lawfully implemented and remains extant and capable of being completed.
Former Naccolt Brickworks, Naccolt Road, Naccolt, Wye, TN25 5NX
Received 16 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1151
Change of use and alterations to existing garage/annex to form 2-bedroom dwelling
Little Spinney, Annexe At, School Lane, Brabourne, TN25 5LQ
Received 16 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1152
T1 Plum- to be crown lifted to a height of 2.5 metres above ground level, removing low branches back to main stem due to them being a health and safety issue
36, The Limes, Stanhope, TN23 3NX
Received 16 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1153
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 - Part 1 only (Contamination - Site investigation), 8 (Construction Transport Management plan), 16 (Construction Environmental Management Plan- Biodiversity), 17 (Biodiversity), 18 (Landscaping Scheme), 19 (Boundaries of site) of planning permission PA/2022/2058.
Little Randolphs Farm, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BG
Received 16 Jun 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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