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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

53,539Searchable applications

571Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 33,140 approved or refused records

4,286Refused applications

28,854 approved · 4,286 refused · 3,001 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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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Decision MadeNOT/2023/1472
Prior Notification for Erection of two steel framed agricultural buildings and access track
Sportsman Farm, High Halden Lane, High Halden, TN30 6SY
Received 9 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1473
3no replacement windows and 2no replacement doors to the front of property; 4no replacement windows and 1no replacement door to the rear of the property
11, Queen Street, Ashford, TN23 1RF
Received 4 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1474
Two-storey detached annex following the demolition of the existing garage
Hunt Street Farm Cottage, Hunt Street, Crundale, CT4 7EL
Received 4 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1475
4011 Ash - reduce the crown by approximately 4m) and prune back the branches on the eastern stem to give 1m clearance from the adjacent house (5 Paul Harman Way)
5, Paul Harman Close, Ashford, TN23 3SH
Received 4 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1476
Retrospective alterations to consented fence
Hornes Place Oast, Kenardington Road, Appledore, TN26 2BS
Received 4 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1478
Proposed 2m North East and North West boundary fence following the removal of an existing Leylandii hedge.
Cherry Orchard, Bower Road, Mersham, TN25 6NW
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1479
Single-storey side extension connected via a glass link, extension to the existing driveway area, and external landscaping including new brick wall and pergola
Hayes Cottage, Ebony Road, Stone, TN30 7HY
Received 7 Aug 2023
Under ConsultationPA/2023/1480
Change of use of land from polytunnels to tourism caravan use. Siting of four static mobile homes for tourism use, new manager’s office block, re-siting of the toilet/shower block, and associated landscaping with vehicular access from Church Hill road following removal of 3 x greenhouses, 2 x sheds and 1 x storage building (A)
Blossoms Caravan Park, Church Hill, Charing, TN27 0BU
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1481
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00366/AS for "Replacement outbuilding; new landscaping/driveway/lamp post"; To allow changes to the floor plan and the elevations, to reduce one of the open porch areas, and to add a side door
Vine House, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BB
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1482
Repointing of the brickwork to the front and side elevations.
125, Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5ED
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1483
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of a single-storey conservatory.
Tudor Cottage, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HZ
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1484
Listed Building Consent for 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/2023/1485
Proposed new external door, bi-fold doors and new ground floor window, installation of flue and 3no conservation rooflights
Capel Barn, Capel Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent TN26 2EH
Received 2 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1486
Application for Lawful development certificate - proposed Vehicular crossover and hardstanding
34, Cryol Road, Ashford, TN23 5AS
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1487
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a vehicular crossover and associated hardstanding
8 Watercress Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23 5EL
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1488
Replace the dining room, sitting room, and adjoining lobbies with limestone flooring tiles and underfloor heating. Remove a partition wall on the ground floor between the study and kitchenette
Heron Manor, Mountain Street, Chilham, CT4 8DG
Received 8 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1489
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing use of land as a riding arena on agricultural land South East of dwelling
Sportsman Farm, High Halden Lane, High Halden, TN30 6SY
Received 8 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1490
Two-storey side and rear extension.
1 East Mountain Cottage, East Mountain Lane, Kennington, TN25 4EA
Received 8 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1492
Laurel (item 1 on attached 'Sketch Plan') – Crown lift to 3m above neighbours ground level, to provide sufficient clearance to boundary fence and garage roof / gutters.
231, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AJ
Received 8 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1493
Non-material amendment to planning permission 17/00331/AS (Reserved matters application for details of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance, and revision to approved access arrangement, pursuant to outline permission granted under 14/01116/AS) to allow changes to floorplans, elevations, addition of balcony to first floor, change to roof plan and to change carport into a garage, addition of workshop/store of plot 9.
Pluckley Brickworks, Station Road, Pluckley
Received 8 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1494
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (Materials) of planning permission PA/2022/2054
Church Cottage, Rye Road, Newenden, Kent TN18 5PN
Received 8 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1495
Details submitted pursuant to condition 36 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) of planning permission 19/00025/AS in relation to the Bowls Club only.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 8 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1496
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed installation of two cornflour silos
Factory Site, Kennington Road, Willesborough, TN24 0LU
Received 8 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1497
Change of use of the land and construction of ancillary outbuilding to house a biomass boiler and log store
White House Farm, Shenley Road, Smarden, TN27 9HY
Received 9 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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