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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

64,258Searchable applications

567Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 44,030 approved or refused records

5,460Refused applications

38,570 approved · 5,460 refused · 3,464 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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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

Under ConsultationPA/2025/1837
Proposed change of use from office to create 8no bedroomed/persons HMO and reinstatement of an infilled window to the rear elevation.
Geng House, 11 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8LF
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1838
Details submitted pursuant to part discharge condition 78 (Biodiversity Monitoring Strategy - monitoring stage - secondary school site only) of planning permission 12/00400/AS.
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1839
T1 - sweet chestnut - Prune overhanging limbs back to garden boundary line (Superseded specification -To cut any overhanging branches away from property by 2-3metres.)
15 Knockwood Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AP
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1840
Single-storey side and rear extension, conversion of part of the garage and the change of use of land to residential.
9 Mount View, Ashford, TN25 4QE
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1841
Proposed garage following the removal of existing.
Warren Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HW
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1842
Non-material amendment to planning permission NOT/2023/1021 for Reserved matters application pursuant to outline planning permission 18/00098/AS to consider layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping in relation to the erection of 2no. new fast food restaurants and drive-throughs including associated access, parking, landscaping and associated works; to allow for changes to elevations.
Units 1 & 2, Fletching Lane, Waterbrook Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0ZP
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1843
Proposed single-storey side extension to form a garage
Ragstones, Newchurch Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JY
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1844
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Contamination), 4 (Habitat Creation & Management Plan), and 11 (Landscaping Scheme). of planning permission 22/00832/AS
The Old Railway Station, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8JA
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1845
Removal of 1 x Eucalyptus tree
3 Golden Square, Tenterden, TN30 6RR
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1846
T1 Pine tree. T2 Cypress - Fell
Candlemass Cottage, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EQ
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1847
T1 - Oak - Crown lift branches over garage to maintain clearance by a maximum of 1.5 mts, carry out partial crown reduction in height and spread over client's garden only by a maximum of 2 mts. Reason for works - excessive shading, damage to the garage roof if left.
29 Chaffinch Drive, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3QD
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1848
Listed Building Consent for the installation of electric vehicle charging points and PV battery storage
Court Lodge, The Street, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 5LR
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1849
Proposed ground floor front extension
Dental Surgery, 225 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AF
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1850
Single-storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing conservatory
4 Tudor Byway, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9DP
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1851
Non-material amendment to planning permission NOT/2023/1021 for Reserved matters application pursuant to outline planning permission 18/00098/AS to consider layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping in relation to the erection of 2no. new fast food restaurants and drive-throughs including associated access, parking, landscaping and associated works to allow changes to reduce parking spaces from 64 to 60 enabling the provision of EV charging points
Units 1 & 2, Fletching Lane, Waterbrook Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0ZP
Received 6 Oct 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1852
Removal of dead tree under a 5 day notice
62 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3RR
Received 3 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1854
Single-storey rear/side extension on the same footprint as the existing rear/side conservatories and covered terrace. Following the demolition of the existing conservatories.
34 Hurst Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9PS
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1855
Listed building consent for the replacement of three rotten timber windows located on the upper two floors of the mill, and the redecoration of the external cladding to preserve and protect the building’s historic fabric.
The Windmill, Bowl Road, Charing, TN27 0NH
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1856
Agricultural building with associated hardstanding and landscape works (part retrospective).
Land south of Wanden End Barn, Wanden Lane, Egerton
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1858
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 19/00025/AS for Hybrid planning application seeking: (i) Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for points of access) for up to 437 dwellings; formal and informal open space incorporating SuDS; and associated services, infrastructure and groundworks; and (ii) full planning permission for the erection of 288 dwellings; the creation of serviced plot of land to facilitate the delivery by Kent County Council of a two-form entry primary school with associated outdoor space and vehicle parking; a new Bowls Centre including a clubhouse of 292 sq m, ancillary buildings and a bowling green; a local centre to provide 280 sq m of A1 (retail), 180 sq m of A1 (retail foodstore) , 100 sqm A3 (café), 75 sq m A5 (takeaway), 190 sq m D2 (gym/fitness studio space), open space incorporating SuDS; vehicle parking; and associated services, structural landscaping, infrastructure and groundworks. To allow changes to of the addition of ground floor bin and cycle store and materials update to Block A, and amendments to plans and elevations of Blocks H and J.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1859
T1 - NL019 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift by 1.5-2m and remove any deadwood. T2 - NL015 Birch - Crown lift by 3m and remove any deadwood. T3 - NL015 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift by 3m and remove any deadwood.
Wittersham Church Of England Primary School, The Street, Wittersham, TN30 7EA
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1860
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission PA/2024/2351 for Proposed detached carport/garage; to allow for a variation to the approved drawings (part retrospective)
Old Barn House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AQ
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1861
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3 (Maintenance schedule) of Planning Permission NOT/2023/1021
Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0GB
Received 7 Oct 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1862
Lime Tree - 20m crown reduction , lowering to approximately 4 meters in height from ground level. Reason for works - Safety for pedestrians, traffic and residents close by.
Smeeth Cottage, Church Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SA
Received 7 Oct 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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