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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

52,894Searchable applications

571Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 32,577 approved or refused records

4,198Refused applications

28,379 approved · 4,198 refused · 2,956 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 May 2001 to 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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/2023/1181
Proposed dwelling and associated parking
Land adjacent to Hillview, Manor Pound Lane, Brabourne, Ashford
Received 21 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1182
First-floor side extension, garage conversion, fenestration and roof alterations to conservatory
7, Quantock Drive, Ashford, TN24 8QZ
Received 21 Jun 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1183
Prior Notification of demolition of 2no prefrabricated buildings
Givaudan, Kennington Road, Willesborough, TN24 0LT
Received 22 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1184
Installation of solar PV on the roof and for maintenance purposes, a Man-Safe line with walkways is required (retrospective).
Tenterden Sports And Leisure Centre, Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RA
Received 22 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1185
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0474 (Proposed two-storey side extension) to allow changes for plans to be accurate by showing correct roof line and proposed windows.
5, Magpie Farm, Appledore, TN26 2BF
Received 22 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1186
Lawful Development Certificate - for the existing installation of 2 no. Air Source Heat Pumps sited within a purpose built part acoustic fenced enclosure adjacent to the eastern elevation at the north east corner of the building.
Tenterden Sports And Leisure Centre, Recreation Ground Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RA
Received 22 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1187
Two-storey rear extension with part first floor extension which includes enlargement of the existing adjacent roof, two roof lights added to the existing roof, and associated works
53 Furners Farmhouse, The Street, Wittersham, Ashford, Kent TN30 7EA
Received 20 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1188
Details submitted pursuant to condition 34 (footways/carriageways - Plot 2 only) for planning permission 15/01671/AS
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford
Received 22 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1190
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - proposed replacement of the facing materials to elevations and roof
Willow Cottage, Smarden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8JT
Received 23 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1191
Proposed erection of two bay garage and demolition of outbuilding.
Little Hare Plain, Bettenham Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8LL
Received 23 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1192
Proposed 1 x 3-sided folded non-illuminated fascia sign above the main entrance. 1 x non-illuminated fascia above the side door, 1 x double-sided hanging non-illuminated sign and 4 x vinyl graphics window signs
24 Park Mall , Ashford, TN24 8RY
Received 23 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1193
T1 Oak. Cut back South Western side of tree to 2m away from Church building. Tree is overhanging roof and causing maintenance issues. Lift over Turners Avenue to 5.2m for high sided vehicles. T2 Hornbeam. Cut back South East facing side of tree where overhangs grass verge by 1.5m leaving finished length 4m. Complaints from passengers at bus stop that tree is obscuring view of oncoming buses. Tree is also starting to encroach on Ashford Road
47, St Andrews Catholic Church, Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LL
Received 23 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1194
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 7 (timber bollards) and 15 (highway signage/street furniture/traffic signals - highway signage and street furniture only) of planning permission 09/00081/AS
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 23 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1195
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - proposed - rear single storey extension
10, Blackwall Road North, Willesborough, TN24 0NU
Received 23 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1196
Proposed single storey side extension
53 Clarke Crescent, Kennington, TN24 9SA
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1197
Single-storey side extension and attached garage.
Wychwood Cottage, Stonegate Lane, Ruckinge, TN26 2PR
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1198
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Garage conversion, changes to fenestration and roof, from flat to a pitched roof with solar panels.
3 Lower Road, Stone Stile Road, Chilham, CT4 8JT
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1199
Retrospective application for a detached summer house as ancillary accommodation
Burnt House Farm, Bedlam Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PG
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1200
Details submitted pursuant to condition 59 (Materials - cladding only) of planning permission 15/01671/AS Plot 1 only
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1201
Details submitted (in part) pursuant to conditions 46 (Ecological Enabling Works & CEMP), 47 (Landscape & Ecology Management Plan) & 48 (Above Ground Works - Ecology) of planning application 21/00790/AS in relation to full planning permission only (country park, community orchard and land to be used as formal sports pitches together with pavilion).
Land between Woodchurch Road and, Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1202
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (Materials) of Listed Building Consent application 21/01232/AS
45, Lower Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SG
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1203
Proposed gazebo in garden
Rockhill Oast House, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, TN27 9DP
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1204
Construction of rear conservatory
The Parsonage, Watery Lane, Westwell, TN25 4JH
Received 26 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1205
Proposed extension to garage and part conversion to create studio and home office
Little Burton Farm House, George Williams Way, Kennington, TN24 9RZ
Received 26 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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