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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

52,997Searchable applications

571Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 32,669 approved or refused records

4,208Refused applications

28,461 approved · 4,208 refused · 2,964 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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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More application records

Decision MadePA/2023/1230
Six detached one-and-a-half-storey dwellings, associated detached garaging, and new vehicular access from Church Lane
Land To the rear of Barnard House, Church Lane, TN25 4DD
Received 29 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1231
Erection of a new dwelling
The Silvers, Selling Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8BH
Received 29 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1232
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 7 (hard and soft landscaping), 10 (refuse), 11 (bicycle storage facilities), 12 (external lighting plan) and 14 (biodiversity) for planning permission 21/01779/AS
Land Adjacent to The Coach House at Elmstone,, North Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AE
Received 29 Jun 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1233
Dead Willow tree to be removed
Castle Oak, School Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DE
Received 30 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1234
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (landscape and ecological management plan) 6 (foul water drainage), 10 (archaeology) & 12 (external lighting) for planning permission PA/2022/2017
Mill House, Marsh Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PS
Received 23 Jun 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1236
Prior Notification for new agricultural building to be used for machinery storage and as a hay barn.
Cherry Tree Farm, Cherry Tree Farm Equine And Pet Crematorium, High Halden Road From Pb To Pb, High Halden, TN26 3HJ
Received 30 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1238
Change of Use from a Bank (Use Class E) to a Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis), Installation of extraction/AC equipment and associated minor external alterations
Lloyds Bank Plc, 6 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AP
Received 30 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1239
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00470/AS for Rear two storey and single-storey extension to allow retrospective changes to the approved roof plan
15, Holmwood Road, Ashford, TN23 5DJ
Received 30 Jun 2023
ClosedPA/2023/1240
Variation of condition 2 to planning permission 16/00751/AS (Demolition of the West Wing involving the loss of 3 bedrooms and the erection of a detached building and associated works to accommodate 24 bedrooms for use in conjunction with the existing care home). Proposed redesign to avoid the root protection area
Breton Court, Grange Road, Tenterden, TN30 6EE
Received 30 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1241
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00836/AS (single-storey rear extension) to allow changes to the approved roof plans for the kitchen roof from a sloped roof to a flat roof with a roof lantern.
Redmires, Malvern Road, Ashford, TN24 8JA
Received 30 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1242
Part discharge of condition 17 of 17/00567/AS - confirming the use of York Stone Paving and thus satisfying the remainder of condition 17 so it can be discharged in full.
Former Wye College Buildings, High Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 4AH
Received 30 Jun 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1243
Two storey side extension & alterations including erection of single-storey outbuilding
12, Earlsworth Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0DF
Received 3 Jul 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1244
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (details), 4 (biodiversity enhancement), 8 (landscaping) & 10 (disposal of sewage) of planning permission 21/00509/AS
Mounts Farmhouse, Smarden Road, Bethersden, TN26 3HE
Received 3 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1245
Variation of condition 3 (external materials) of planning permission 22/00234/AS (Proposed two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension) to allow for a change of materials to the first and second storey (retrospective).
4, Honeyfield, Ashford, TN23 4XP
Received 3 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1246
Erection of two detached houses with associated access and parking.
68 Fourways, The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0NA
Received 3 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1247
Installation of a Replacement Waste Treatment Plant and Associated Works within Residential Curtilage and Extended Drainage Provision Over Adjacent Field.
Cullens Cottage, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN30 7PU
Received 3 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1248
Proposed equestrian outdoor riding arena
Kite Farm, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, TN27 8PD
Received 4 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1249
Proposed extension of dropped kerb to front of property.
Byland, Stonebridge, Brook, TN25 5PJ
Received 4 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1250
Change of use and conversion of two redundant agricultural buildings into a residential dwelling and a garage/utility building respectively, with associated landscaping and parking following the demolition of a redundant agricultural barn
Former Agricultural Buildings East of Digges Court, Westwell Lane, West of Westwell, Westwell, Ashford, Kent
Received 4 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1252
Listed Building Consent for the Installation of extraction/AC equipment and associated minor Internal alterations to facilitate Change of Use from a Bank (Use Class E) to a Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis)
6 Lloyds Bank Plc, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AP
Received 30 Jun 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1256
T1 Ash. Reduce to previous pruning point- 15m leaving finished length 10m. Upper crown of tree is dead/dying - Bracket fungus visible in crown. Work is to make the tree safe from falling debris
Land Rear Of Mill House, Canterbury Road, Challock, TN25 4AD
Received 4 Jul 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1257
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (Materials) of planning permission 21/00840/AS Phase 2 The Avenue
Chilmington Green Development - Phase 2 Infrastructure, Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent
Received 5 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1258
Proposed detached outbuilding with a home office and storage space
Ashwell, Marsh Road, Hamstreet, TN26 2JD
Received 5 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1259
Proposed first floor extension over existing ground floor
10 Grange Crescent, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6DZ
Received 4 Jul 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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