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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

53,419Searchable applications

571Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 33,033 approved or refused records

4,270Refused applications

28,763 approved · 4,270 refused · 2,992 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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.

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More application records

Decision MadeNOT/2023/1422
T1 to be felled due to being dangerous DECISION: No objection.
The Minnis, The Street, Smarden
Received 28 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1423
Proposed new storage and distribution unit (Class B8) with vehicle parking and turning area
Land between The Glenmore Centre and Tyreweb, Crowbridge Road, Willesborough
Received 28 Jul 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1424
Emergency works and reduction to Oak tree to 3-4m monolith or fell owing to large crack in the stem and root plate moving in the wind. DECISION: No objection
Mumford Cottage, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EF
Received 25 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1425
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed alterations to existing loft and fenestration
Park Wood Cottage, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent TN25 6SY
Received 28 Jul 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1426
Oak tree, approximately 40 ft in height - now with overhanging branches. 1 to 2 metre cutback of lateral growth.
10, Collie Drive, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GR
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1427
Replacement of existing wood conservatory with new oak conservatory
3-5 Black And White Cottage, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NS
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1429
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of garage.
28 Tadworth Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LA
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1430
The temporary erection of a sales pod and associated parking
Land between railway line and Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1431
Erection of a new commercial/retail building, vehicle and cycle parking and landscaping following demolition of existing service station building.
Northdown Service Station, Maidstone Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0JS
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1432
Variation of condition 3 (Approved Plans/Documents) Of planning permission 20/01784/AS for "Single storey rear extension" to allow for; Glazing removed from the link between dwelling and extension and from NW elevation, proposed bi-folding doors to replace previously approved door/windows to side elevations and the removal of previously approved timber slats to SW elevation.
Appleby Oast, Green Hill Lane, Egerton, TN27 9EY
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1433
Single-storey rear extension
53, Furners Farmhouse, The Street, Wittersham, TN30 7EA
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1434
Proposed replacement 2-storey rear extension and single storey side extension following the demolition of existing rear and side extensions and conservatory. Alteration to existing porch and change of external materials. New windows at first-floor level on north and south elevations. Extension to rear parking area.
Highbanks, Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden, TN30 6SB
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1435
Single storey side and rear extension.
39 Curtis Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0DA
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1436
Single storey side and rear extension.
25 Gatefield Cottages, Gatefield Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4JH
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1437
First floor side extension & single storey rear extension with decking & canopy, first floor rear oriel window
7 Worsenden, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EH
Received 1 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1438
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (District Level Licence For Great Crested Newts) & 7 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) for planning permission PA/2023/0727
Hogben Farm, Annexe, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, TN24 0LJ
Received 1 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1439
Details submitted pursuant to condition 8 (External Lighting - Biodiversity) for planning permission 21/01914/AS
Proposed school site land south east of, Ashford Road, Great Chart
Received 1 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1440
Prior approval for change of use agricultural barn and land within its curtilage to two dwelling houses and associated operational development
Fredsland Farm, Elvey Lane, Pluckley, TN27 0SU
Received 1 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1441
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 8 (Scheme for the Control Of Noise and Vibration) & 10 (External Lighting Scheme) Of planning permission 19/00054/AS
Victoria Park, Hubert Fountain, Victoria Road, Ashford, TN23 4QA
Received 1 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1442
Removal of no.2 dead Acer trees protected by a TPO under a 5 day dead and dangerous notice DECISION: Approve.
1 Hinxhill Road, Brook, Ashford, TN24 0ZF
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1443
Erection of a single-storey rear and side extension following the demolition of the existing conservatory. Erection of car barn and store.
4, Larimar, Flanders Field, Mersham, TN25 6PA
Received 1 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1444
Single storey rear extension
1 Three Fields Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, TN30 7AQ
Received 1 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1445
Proposed first floor extension
Orchard Cottage, Eggarton Lane, Godmersham, Canterbury, CT4 7DY
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1446
5 Day notification - Lime tree leaning dangerously. DECISION: Approve with conditions.
20 The Moat, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JH
Received 1 Aug 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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