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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

54,061Searchable applications

572Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 33,598 approved or refused records

4,357Refused applications

29,241 approved · 4,357 refused · 3,017 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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/2023/1775
Double cart shed garage (retrospective)
Oak Cottage, Brissenden Court, Woodchurch Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BE
Received 20 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1776
Construction of a self-contained 6m x 4m shed
Scout And Guide Headquarters, Lower Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SQ
Received 20 Sept 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1778
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00549/AS (single-storey rear extension. Loft conversion with erection of 3 dormers to front and 1 dormer to rear. Internal and external alterations) to allow changes to fenestration, increase in height and change of materials to rear dormer, change of layout to rooflights.
34, Ramsfield, Wye, TN25 5AD
Received 20 Sept 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1779
Prior Notification for agricultural building.
Mount Field Farm, Church Road, Warehorne, TN26 2LP
Received 20 Sept 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1780
S211 Notice of works - Mature Beech: To Fell. Replanting in the northwest corner of the parking area, perhaps birch or hornbeam.
Land rear of 142 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
Received 18 Sept 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1781
T1 Sycamore - Fell to ground level.
Wagoners, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8QB
Received 21 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1783
Erection of one detached dwelling and off street parking
Land rear of 81 Canterbury Road, between 3 and 4 Bath Villas, Bath Road, Willesborough, Ashford
Received 21 Sept 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1785
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 21 part d (plant or machinery on the roof and associated screens), e (satellite dishes and antennas), and g (vents, louvres, extractor vents, external pipes, metres etc) of planning permission 15/01671/AS in relation to Plot 2 only.
Plot 2 Former Powergen Site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 21 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1786
Erection of two storey extension with the installation of solar panels on the south elevation & flue on east elevation.
The Old Surgery, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2AE
Received 21 Sept 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1787
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Bicycle Storage facilities), 6 (Materials), 7 (Enhance Biodiversity), 8 (Foul Water Drainage Strategy) & 9 (Archaeologist - Watching Brief) for planning application 21/02233/AS
Land at Rawnie Farm , Appledore, Ashford
Received 22 Sept 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1788
Details submitted pursuant to condition 33 (Disposal of sewage) of Planning Permission 18/00056/AS
The Pippins, Land north of Warehorne Road, Hamstreet
Received 22 Sept 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1790
T1- Conifer (Leylandi) To be felled. Reason, dead or dying T2- Conifer (Leylandi) To be felled. Reason, dead or dying T3- Conifer (Leylandi) To be felled. Reason, dead or dying. All be removed completely as a potential danger to road and footpath users.
3, Stace Close, Tenterden, TN30 6RP
Received 25 Sept 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1792
Prior Notification for resurfacing of existing track
Hornbeam Wood, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0RT
Received 25 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1794
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed single-storey side extension following the removal of the existing extension. Changes to the existing fenestration on the rear elevation.
Ashbourne House, Hythe Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent TN25 6SP
Received 25 Sept 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1795
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Archaeological Watching Brief) Of planning permission PA/2022/2337
Little Toke, The Street, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1LU
Received 25 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1796
Proposed dormer window to West elevation
Ebony Cottage, Reading Street, Tenterden, TN30 7HT
Received 25 Sept 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1797
Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 (Bicycle Storage Facilities) of planning permission 18/00098/AS
Ashford Truck Stop, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0GB
Received 25 Sept 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/1798
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Landscaping Plans) For planning permission 21/01961/AS
Ashford Truck Stop, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0GB
Received 25 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1800
Single-storey rear extension, first-floor side extension, rooflights to front and dormer to the rear to accommodate loft conversion; front gable and porch
58 Wayside Avenue, Tenterden, TN30 6PA
Received 26 Sept 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1801
T1 sycamore tree - crown reduction leaving tree at 8-10m
161, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AE
Received 26 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1802
Proposed conversion of internal garage and store
Millers View, Mill Lane, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QG
Received 19 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1803
Lawful Development Certificate - proposed conversion of garage
12, Lodge Wood Drive, Ashford, TN25 4GA
Received 26 Sept 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/1804
T1 - Willow - Removal to ground level of stem over hanging neighbours garden.
3 Elm Cottages, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HZ
Received 26 Sept 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/1805
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (parking) of planning permission PA/2022/2827 for Change of use of existing 2 bed holiday cottage to independent residential dwelling utilising existing access arrangements to allow for changes to area for vehicle parking.
The Cottage Court Lodge Farm, Church Lane, Hamstreet, TN26 2EU
Received 26 Sept 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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