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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
29,667 approved · 4,420 refused · 3,045 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 May 2001 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 31 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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Orchard Barn, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8DH
Received 20 Nov 202354 Romney Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 0RW
Received 20 Nov 2023132, Adams Drive, Willesborough, TN24 0FW
Received 20 Nov 2023Cradle Bridge Level Crossing Conningbrook Park, Kennington Road, Willesborough
Received 20 Nov 2023Eastwell Farmhouse, East Cross, Tenterden, TN30 6AD
Received 20 Nov 2023Land west of, New Cut Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8JY
Received 20 Nov 2023Land off Front Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3SA
Received 20 Nov 2023Former Naccolt Brickworks, Naccolt Road, Naccolt, Wye, TN25 5NX
Received 20 Nov 2023Land at Orchard Farm, Canterbury Road, Kennington
Received 20 Nov 202320 Lodge Wood Drive, Ashford, TN25 4GA
Received 16 Nov 202331, Churchfield Way, Wye, TN25 5EQ
Received 21 Nov 2023Little Pottery Farm, Naccolt Road, Naccolt, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5NX
Received 21 Nov 2023The Cricket Ground, Lossenham Lane, Newenden
Received 21 Nov 2023Sportsman Farm, High Halden Lane, High Halden, TN30 6SY
Received 21 Nov 2023Manor View, Lees Road, Brabourne, TN25 5LE
Received 21 Nov 202390, The Street, Kennington, TN24 9HS
Received 22 Nov 2023Little Acorns, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EG
Received 22 Nov 2023Grove Farm, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3QS
Received 22 Nov 2023Clappers Mead, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent TN26 3QL
Received 22 Nov 2023Wren Cottage, Pound Lane, Brabourne Lees, Ashford, TN25 6RH
Received 22 Nov 2023Little Acorns, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EG
Received 22 Nov 2023205, Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 8PL
Received 22 Nov 202322 Breadlands Road, Willesborough, TN24 0ER
Received 22 Nov 2023Prospect Cottages, Warehorne Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent TN26 2JR
Received 22 Nov 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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