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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 dates64,107Searchable applications
570Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 43,890 approved or refused records
5,446Refused applications
38,444 approved · 5,446 refused · 3,461 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 1996 to 2 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 5 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/1778
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (disposal of sewage) of planning permission 05/01494/AS.
The Old Saw Mill, Church Lane, Hastingleigh, Ashford, TN25 5HN
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1779
T1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 - Lime - Remove epicormic growth and crown lift to 4-5m, remove dead wood and prune away from BT pole/cable by 1-2m to give good clearance. T8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 - Lime - Remove epicormic growth and crown lift to 4-5m, remove dead wood. Reasons for works - To allow natural light in under the trees, making the area a brighter and more inviting area to use, this will also help with reducing the amount of moss growth on the safety surface. The pruning away from BT poles and cables will remove any future claims for damage to BT assets. Work to be undertaken biennially for a period of ten years from the decision notice date. date.
Singleton Oast - The Avenue of Limes next to the Play Area
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1780
Conversion of the garage into additional living space.
7 Sabre Crescent, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 5LD
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1782
T1 Hornbeam Tree - Reduce side limbs away from the house by 1.5m to a growth point, will not be reducing the whole tree. T2 Hornbeam Tree - Raise by 3-4m from ground height above laurel hedge underneath, to allow room to maintain the hedge.
Strawberry Hill, Knoll Hill, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7BZ
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1783
Listed Building Consent for the addition of externally placed 6no. wall mounted lamps , 2no. security sensor lights 1no. CCTV unit and 2no. CCTV units with sensor lights. (Retrospective)
The Byre, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6SY
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1784
Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal timber stud walls to form enclosed kitchenette.
1A Middle Row, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SQ
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1785
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Ecological Enhancement Plan), 10 (Landscaping Scheme) & 12 (Bicycle Storage) of Planning Permission PA/2025/0758
Hazeldene Farm Bungalow, Egerton House Road, Egerton, TN27 9BN
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1787
Listed Building Consent for proposed 2 storey rear extension following demolition of the existing, to include slimline double glazed windows and the windows to the rest of the property being refurbished. Removal and relocation of all external pipework, section of wall to be removed and the addition of a window to the ground floor. Internal alteration include the removal of wall to the first floor to create access to the new extension.
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8HD
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1790
Erection of garden shed, gate and hard standing. (Retrospective)
82, Church Road, Sevington, TN24 0LF
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/1791
5 Day Notification to fell for safety reasons,
Braethorpe, Canterbury Road, Ashford, TN24 8QF
Received 25 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1792
Listed Building Consent for the removal of a modern internal paddle staircase located within the dining room, together with the blocking up of an existing staircase opening at second floor level.
Low Poles Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8EN
Received 26 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/1794
T1 - Ash – Removal. Branches overhanging neighbour's annexe building at 13 Oaks Road. Neighbour says some branches have recently fallen and the tree therefore poses a danger to occupants and visitors. A tree surgeon has visited and assessed the tree to be in poor health with Ash dieback disease.
23, Wellington House, Oaks Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RD
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeNOT//2025/1795
T4 - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Reduce crown height by 2m - 2.5m and reduce crown lateral spread by 1.5m - 2m. Works intended to rebalance the crown to a more aesthetic shape, encouraging balanced, healthy regrowth. The tree is currently formless, and the crown is heavily weighted to one side, extending towards the eaves of the property. Works will contribute to a routine maintenance schedule.
The Old Vicarage, Market Place, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LP
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1796
Two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey side extension.
38 Sayer Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JT
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/1797
Prior approval for the installation of 45no Exiom N-Type matt black solar panels on the south-east facing roof.
Wye Village Hall, Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1798
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed stationing of mobile home within the curtilage of residential dwelling.
Oakmere, Green Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3LG
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1799
Subdivision of shop and flat with addition of external door to side elevation.
2 East Cross, Tenterden, TN30 6AD
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1800
Proposed erection of a single residential dwelling.
Land Northeast of Vine Cottage, Cobbs Hill, Chilham, CT4 8AL
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/1801
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building.
Beacon Farm, Coldblow, Woodchurch, TN26 3PL
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1802
Details submitted pursuant to condition 15 (Earthworks) (Land South of Captain's Wood phase - Phase B6-B8) of planning permission 11/00473/AS.
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1803
Details submitted pursuant to condition 10 (Fine Details - Phases B6-B8 only) of planning permission 16/00125/AS.
Land south of Captains Wood, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, Kent
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/1805
T1 - Oak tree: Prune smaller diameter limbs within 2-3m of the play equipment back to growth points - the supporting annotated photograph provides an approximate finished crown profile. (Superseded spec - remove the lowest major branch on the east side of the tree which overhangs the dragon swing.)
Shipland Recreation Ground, Forge Hill, Pluckley
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1806
Two storey side extension incorporating velux windows to front and rear roof slopes and single storey side and rear extension following the demolition of existing garage and utility, plus the creation of an in-out driveway and dropped kerb.
3 Martins Close, Tenterden, TN30 7AJ
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1807
Listed Building Consent for repair works to the two front facing second floor sash windows
42B, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AR
Received 30 Sept 2025
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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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