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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

53,664Searchable applications

572Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 33,252 approved or refused records

4,304Refused applications

28,948 approved · 4,304 refused · 3,007 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decision MadePA/2023/1550
Conversion and extension of garage to form annexe accommodation
Trimworth Barn, Olantigh Road, Crundale, CT4 7EA
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1551
Proposed 2no. detached dwellings and associated landscaping and car parking
Land to rear of Cherry Rose, Bower Road, Mersham, TN25 6NN
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1552
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 11 (only) to include alterations and enlargement to dwelling, changes to elevations and floor plans
Pluckley Brickworks, Station Road, Pluckley
Received 18 Aug 2023
Under ConsultationPA/2023/1553
Conversion and extension of existing garage to provide two bedrooms for Bed & Breakfast Accommodation
18, Hayesbank, Canterbury Road, Ashford, TN24 8JX
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1554
Single-storey rear ground floor extension, extension of the existing rear first-floor dormer, and extension of the existing pitched roof
162, Sandyhurst Lane, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4NX
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1555
Erection of a front porch and a single storey side/rear extension
7 Cowdrey Close, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UB
Received 11 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1556
Installation of a new field access, gate and hardstanding
South Stour Road, Mersham
Received 15 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1557
T1 Fraxinus excelsior - common ash: -Reduce the crown of the tree by the selective removal of between 3.3.5 metres from the branch tips depending on the opportunities for cutting back to suitable live growth in each instance. Height reduced from 14m to 10.5-11m and radial spread from 9m to 5.5-6m
27, Rogersmead, Tenterden, TN30 6LF
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1558
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 19/01182/AS Proposed single-storey side and rear extension and parking area to the front to allow changes to fenestration by adding two openable fire escape windows and changes to rear fenestration.
8 Pembury Place, Ashford, TN25 4QD
Received 17 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1559
Prior notification for the addition of an additional storey on a dwellinghouse to a maximum height of 7.44 metres
Old Chequertree Farm, Chequer Tree Lane, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3JR
Received 15 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1560
T1 Castanea sativa - sweet chestnut. -Reduce the crown of the tree by the selective removal of between 2.5-3metres from the branch tips depending on the opportunities for cutting back to suitable live growth in each instance. -Remove the major deadwood (>25mm) from the crown of the tree -Prune to give upwards of 3m clearance from the roof of the garage/workshop, depending on the opportunity to prune to decent growth points. Radial spread reduced from 9m to 6m and height from 13m to 10m.
The Woolpack Inn, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8DL
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1561
Proposed change of use of land from agricultural to residential, alteration to access and new entrance gate. Two storey side extension including conversion of existing garage & proposed detached garage. New sewage treatment plant.
Pearce Barn, Preston Hill Lane, Tenterden, TN30 7DW
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1562
Change of use of land to storage and erection of a wood storage building in association with existing timber salvaging, recycling and furniture-making business
Pilgrims Rest, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DJ
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1563
Listed Building Consent for removal of internal partitions, door frames and staircase; proposed replacement staircase in new configuration; insertion of internal stud partitions and new door frames; repair and insulation of suspended timber floor; reinstatement of timber joists to first floor ceiling.
127 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5DP
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1564
T1-8 Cypress crown reduction of 0.5m to 1m. T9 Cypress crown reduction of 1m to 2m. Once reduced, T1-9 may be pruned on an annual basis back to the established height and face profile for ten years from the date of the decision notice.
6, Goldsmith Court, Tenterden, TN30 7AW
Received 21 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1565
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed vehicle crossover & hardstanding for driveway
32, William Road, Ashford, TN23 7UU
Received 21 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1566
Change of use of one dental surgery into barbers
225 Dental Surgery, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AF
Received 21 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1567
Single-storey rear extension with a rooftop balcony and a concealed balcony, single-storey rear infill extension, replacement garage, and associated works, replacement front porch, conversion of attic to habitable space with associated roof alterations, changes to the external materials on existing elevations. Following the demolition of the existing garage, conservatory, porch, bay window, and outbuilding
Conoor, Pilgrims Way, Charing, TN27 0NA
Received 21 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1570
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed mobile home within residential curtilage
Ivy Cottage, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EQ
Received 21 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1571
Proposed vehicle crossover
45, Butterside Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3PD
Received 21 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1572
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2022/2843 for Proposed first floor extension and rear two-storey extension to dwelling, erection of a detached three-bay car barn/garage with associated hardstanding to allow the omission of front first floor recess, changes to materials, fenestration alterations, removal of PV panels to roof and relocation of flue.
Sunhaven, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Received 21 Aug 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1573
Dead tree (assumed a Hawthorn) rotten and failed across the neighbouring hedge and footpath. Fell - Dead and dangerous 5 day notification
178 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AE
Received 17 Aug 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1574
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed insertion of front and rear Velux windows.
3 Rippers Cross Cottage, Bethersden Road, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EW
Received 18 Aug 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1575
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00498/AS (Revision to planning permission 20/00363/AS Conversion of integral garage and erection of a first floor side extension, rear extension and alterations to the roof of two bay garage); to allow changes to the roof of dwelling by adding 2 rooflights to the south and north elevations
12, Amberstone, Stonebridge, Brook, TN25 5PJ
Received 21 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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