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England · Local authority
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
29,114 approved · 4,333 refused · 3,010 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
120, Shrubcote, Tenterden, TN30 7BJ
Received 1 Sept 2023Land between the Pig & Whistle Farmhouse and Minden Cottage, Ashford Rd, Great Chart.
Received 1 Sept 2023Owlcroft, Biddenden Road, Smarden, TN27 8QG
Received 1 Sept 20236 Ground Floor, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1PD
Received 1 Sept 2023The Brothers, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8NA
Received 1 Sept 2023Lichen, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8DH
Received 1 Sept 2023Kings Head, Woodchurch Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent TN26 1LQ
Received 1 Sept 2023Site near Corner House, The Street, Pluckley, Kent TN27 0QS
Received 1 Sept 2023126 Shrubcote, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 7BJ
Received 1 Sept 2023Clover Farm, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, TN27 8PB
Received 1 Sept 2023Land at former Gas Holder Station north east of Stag Enterprise Park, Leacon Road, Ashford, Kent.
Received 17 Aug 2023Oakengates, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LN
Received 1 Sept 202312 Earlsworth Road, Willesborough, TN24 0DF
Received 1 Sept 2023Little Randolphs Farm, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BG
Received 4 Sept 202371 Hythe Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8PH
Received 4 Sept 202349, Sussex Avenue, Ashford, TN24 8ND
Received 4 Sept 202321, Collard Road, Willesborough, TN24 0JR
Received 4 Sept 2023Land north of, Peening Quarter Road, TN30 7NP
Received 4 Sept 2023Chilham Water Mill, Ashford Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8EE
Received 4 Sept 20238 Stable Court, Cheyney House, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8DB
Received 4 Sept 2023Deepwell House, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, CT4 8DB
Received 4 Sept 2023Knoll House, Acton Lane, Wittersham, TN30 7HN
Received 4 Sept 202326, Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, TN26 3RP
Received 4 Sept 2023Worten Home Farm, Great Chart , Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BU
Received 4 Sept 2023Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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