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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates54,298Searchable applications
556Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 33,821 approved or refused records
4,381Refused applications
29,440 approved · 4,381 refused · 3,028 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and DevelopmentContact planning Planning ContactsLocal plan Emerging Local Plan and Design CodePre-application advice Pre-Application AdviceArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision MadeOTH/2023/1906
T1-Birch, Lift lower Branches by 3m to clear the fence. T2-Goat Willow, Coppice and remove branches that have grown through the fence. T3 - Hazel & T4 - Goat Willow - Lift trunks to 3 metres to clear the fence line. T5-Goat Willow - lift lower branches to 3m to expose the life bouy and 'deep water' sign. T6 - Goat Willow & T7 - Goat Willow - lift lower branches to clear fence Lift 3 metres. T8 - Sweet Chestnut - Lift lower branches by 2 metres T9 - Sweet Chestnut & T10 - Sycamore lift Lower Branches to form trunk to 3 metres
Behind 29 Forest Avenue, Ashford, TN25 4GB
Received 9 Oct 2023 - Decision MadeNOT/2023/1907
Scots Pine tree - Fell , X2 Dying flowering Cherry Tree - Fell
Cherry Tree House, Cage Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QD
Received 10 Oct 2023 - Decision MadeNOT/2023/1908
Tree 1- Small Field Maple - Crown reduction of 2 metres. Tree 2 - Elaeagnus - reduce by 3m in height and shaped accordingly. Tree 3 - Small Sycamore - remove top 2m growth, remove epicormic growth and lightly re-shape. Tree 4 - Walnut - Crown reduction of 2 metres. Tree 5- Viburnum, to prune lowest encroaching lateral branch back to stem and remove all epicormic growth.
1, Beult Meadow, Smarden, TN27 8PZ
Received 11 Oct 2023 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1880
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Confirmation of commencement of works and a material start to Planning Permission PA/2022/3067
Former Workshop at, Greenacres, Rose Hill, Stone
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1883
Listed Building Consent for external repointing of brickwork at ground level to the south-east and north-east elevations.
Wissenden Grange, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EL
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1885
Conversion of integral garage and alteration to fenestration on the rear elevation
39 Haffenden Road, Tenterden, TN30 6QE
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1887
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 14 (Ecological Report), 22 (Discharge of Water/Drainage), 28 (Surface water Drainage Scheme), 30 (Disposal of Sewage) & 32 (Fibre Broadband) of planning permission 19/00483/AS
Land At Harvest House, Branch Road, Chilham, CT4 8DR
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationNOT/2026/1889
Reserved matters application for the approval of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance conditions for a single dwelling pursuant to Outline Planning Permission PA/2025/0907.
Newland Farm, Newland Green Lane, Egerton, TN27 9EP
Received 20 Oct 2026 - ValidNOT/2026/1890
T1) Oak (Quercus robur) - Full crown reduction, 2.5m off height and lateral spread. Lowest limb overhanging outbuilding to be pollarded back to trunk to reduce weight on the roof of the outbuilding. Reason for works - Overgrowing into neighbouring property. T2 & T3) Apple (Malus spp.) - Fell to ground level and replant with 2 x bay species nearby.
Lion House, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3LS
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1893
Overhead Line (Exemption) notice for the proposed replacement of existing pole 881178. Upgrade the existing pole mounted transformer. Replace the existing 2 wire 35ABC with a 2 wire 95ABC
Overhead lines running South to East of Bottle Farm and West of Beech Farm, Bowl Road, Charing
Received 15 Oct 2026 - ValidOTH/2026/1894
Details submitted pursuant to part discharge for phases 2B and 2C Conditions 33 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 57 (Piling and Foundation Methods), 60a (Water Efficiency) of planning permission 19/00025/AS.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 20 Oct 2026 - ValidOTH/2026/1895
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission PA/2025/0351
Woodside, Beechwood Drive, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6FP
Received 21 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationNOT/2026/1897
Prior Notification for an Agricultural Storage Building
Land 200m Southeast of Brabourne House, Pilgrims Way, Brabourne Downs, Brabourne
Received 21 Oct 2026 - ValidPA/2026/1898
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - For a permanent single-storey modular nursery building of approximately 71.7m², constructed using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), within the grounds of an established primary school.
Beaver Green Community Primary School, Cuckoo Lane, Ashford, TN23 5DA
Received 22 Oct 2026 - ValidPA/2026/1901
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single-Storey Rear Extension
56 Henley Meadows, Tenterden, TN30 6EN
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1902
5 day Notification - T1 Dead tree (species unknown) - Fell
Orlestone Grange, Church Lane, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2EN
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1904
Creation of a new access and dropped kerb
9 Kipling Road, Ashford, TN23 1JU
Received 22 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1903
Two-storey side and rear extension with loft conversion and dormers to front elevation. Erection of a detached garage with annex above following demolition of existing garages.
Highview, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EW
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1906
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (Point 2 - Contamination Site Investigation) of Planning Permission PA/2024/2354
Novagas Ltd, The Fuel Depot, Stone Cross Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN26 2PJ
Received 20 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1909
T1 - Willow - Pollard back to previous reduction points. Overall crown reduction of approximately 5 metres to reach previous points.
Evegate Water Mill, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6SY
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1908
Proposed two storey dwelling with associated hardstanding and landscaping.
Knightingales, Wittersham Road, Stone, Ashford, Kent, TN30 7HA
Received 23 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1910
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Implementation of planning permission PA/2023/0297.
80, Townland Farm, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SA
Received 26 Oct 2026 - ValidNOT/2026/1917
T1 (Yew): Crown reduction of lower lateral branches by up to 1.5 metres in branch length (radial spread). Reason for Proposed Works To manage lateral branch expansion, maintain structural balance, prevent encroachment, and ensure the long-term health.
5, Rothley Close, Tenterden, TN30 6LP
Received 26 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1920
Dangerous Ash trees around a pond advised by a tree surgeon that they will need coming out asap.
Parsonage Farm, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 5LR
Received 26 Oct 2026
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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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