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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28,854 approved · 4,286 refused · 3,001 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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 MadePA/2023/1498
Listed Building Consent for extension to form annexe accommodation
Apple Tree Cottage, Cage Lane, Smarden, TN27 8QE
Received 9 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1500
T1 Holly - Fell due to subsidence works. The tree is 20mm in diameter. The full works proposed include the dismantle fell to ground level of the tree and stump treatment with Ecoplugs to prevent regrowth. No replanting is proposed in the area as removal is a result of subsidence on the front left corner of the property, where the Holly tree is located.
The Old School, Church Road, Stone, TN30 7JT
Received 9 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1501
Extension of change of use of mixed-use to storage/light industrial to allow use of the building for the production of fireproof wall panels, storage of materials and associated office usage.
Maslow Court, 1 Canterbury Road, Chilham, CT4 8DZ
Received 9 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1502
Single-storey side extension. Double-glazed windows, and new cladding to the existing building following the demolition of the existing garage, outbuilding, and porch.
Wagoners, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8QB
Received 9 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1503
New porch/entrance, changes to fenestration, loft conversion with new balcony/dormer and increased ridge height
Shirkoak Lodge, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3QW
Received 9 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1504
Garden outbuilding and fencing (retrospective).
Plot F6, Pluckley Brickworks, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent TN27 0RP
Received 9 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1505
Details submitted pursuant to condition 52 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage Scheme) for Plot 1 only of planning permission 15/01671/AS
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford
Received 9 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1506
Proposed conversion of existing garage to annexe and additional parking space with permeable block paving.
Plain Bungalow, Plain Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent TN25 6RA
Received 4 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1507
Variation of conditions 1 (Storage of refuse and material for recycling), 5 (Vehicle parking facilities), 6 (Bicycle storage) & 9 (Approved Plans and documents) of planning permission 17/00331/AS for "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 for revisions to plot 8 to include alterations and enlargement to dwelling, changes to building height, elevations and floor plans
Pluckley Brickworks, Station Road, Pluckley
Received 10 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1508
Installation of new equine fencing/gates
Lark Hill Farm, Link Hill Lane, Egerton, TN27 9BG
Received 10 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1509
Two storey side extension with juliet balcony to rear and single storey rear extension with roof lights
4, Cherry Garden Crescent, Wye, TN25 5AS
Received 10 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1510
Temporary installation of three double-stacked portable cabin units, a smoking shelter and a bike shelter
Chart Leacon Depot, Brunswick Road, Ashford
Received 10 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1511
5no two bedroom terraced houses to replace vacant garages
Garage Sites East Of 8 And Rear Of 17, Hurst Road, Kennington, TN24 9PS
Received 10 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1514
T1 Willow Tree - Fell.
44 Ashford Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6LL
Received 11 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1515
Single-storey extension connected via a glass link- removal of existing window fabric beneath sill level to provide new door opening, internal works including stripping out existing kitchen & utility
Hayes Cottage, Ebony Road, Stone, TN30 7HY
Received 7 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1516
Conversion of garage to annexe
130A Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SF
Received 11 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1517
Notification of larger homes extension - Single storey rear extension (Depth 3.00 x Eaves 2.8 x Ridge 3.00)
11, Glebelands, Biddenden, TN27 8EA
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1518
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - use of outbuilding as a dwelling
24b Workshop, Bentley Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HP
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1519
Conversion and change of use of garage/store into a one bedroom dwelling with associated garden amenity area and car parking
Ewe And Lamb Public House, Redundant Barn At, Stocks Road, Wittersham, Ashford, Kent TN30 7EH
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1520
Erection of one dwelling and re-align access track following demolition of existing agricultural buildings and mobile home.
Belvedere Lodge, High Halden Lane, High Halden, TN30 6SY
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1521
Proposed garage conversion, new Bifold door, and window replaced on the rear elevation
25, Dexter Close, Kennington, TN25 4QG
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1522
Single-storey rear extension. Ground floor windows infilled and door relocated. First-floor new partitions and doorway created. Addition of roof light to the existing roof.
53, Furners Farmhouse, The Street, Wittersham, TN30 7EA
Received 31 Jul 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1523
Single storey front extension, and proposed part one and part two storey rear extension.
25 Grosvenor Road, Kennington, TN24 9PA
Received 14 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1524
Change of use of land from paddock to garden and erection of 2 bay car barn.
New House Farm, Ashford Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JJ
Received 14 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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