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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

54,697Searchable applications

549Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 34,174 approved or refused records

4,432Refused applications

29,742 approved · 4,432 refused · 3,053 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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/2023/2208
Two-storey front extension, first floor, and roof extension.
St Mawgan, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent TN26 1HX
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/2209
2x alders and 1x hornbeam (G1) - To carry out overall reduction to height of 5m on group next to the summer house over the footpath
6, Hurst Close, Tenterden, TN30 6UG
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/2210
T1 Horse Chestnut: Tree is in good form, remove remnants of rope swing and crown lift to 2.4m. T2 Lime: Cut back off adjacent driveway by approximately 1m, Crown lift to 2.4m
17, Greystones, Willesborough, TN24 0FR
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2211
Change of use from Oakover Nurseries to storage and distribution including erection of warehouse, workshop, office and ancillary buildings, car parking, HGV Parking, hardstanding, landscaping, and lighting with access from Ashford Road
Sandbar Business Park, Maidstone Road, Hothfield, TN26 1AR
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/2212
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Ecological Mitigation and Management Plan), 6 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 7 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 14 (Surface Water Drainage Details), 15 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 16 (Foul Water Drainage Scheme), 17 (Travel Plan), 21 (Lighting Design Strategy) and 22 (Infiltration / SUDS) Of planning permission 21/01284/AS
Land off Front Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3SA
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2213
Listed Building Consent for erection of front porch
Forge House, The Street, Molash, CT4 8HH
Received 23 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2214
Listed Building Consent for single storey orangery to rear elevation
7, The Old House, Station Road, Charing, TN27 0JA
Received 27 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2215
Installation of 24 ground-mounted solar PV panels
Strandhurst, Giggers Green Road, Aldington, TN25 7BY
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2217
Extension to existing garage block to form car port.
Watermill House, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, TN30 6UL
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2218
Oak Framed Cart Shed
Luton House, The Street, Bethersden, TN26 3AG
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2219
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Insertion of a new window to the front elevation
55, The Street, Kennington, TN24 9HS
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/2220
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 23 (Foundations Using Penetrative Methods) of planning permission 17/01840/AS
Former Naccolt Brickworks, Naccolt Road, Naccolt, Wye, TN25 5NX
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/2221
Non material amendment to planning permission 17/01840/AS for erection of 8 new no. dwellings and associated car parking and landscaping works to allow changes to parking for site personnel
Former Naccolt Brickworks, Naccolt Road, Naccolt, Wye, TN25 5NX
Received 28 Nov 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/2222
T1 - Mature white poplar - Crown Reduction of 2.0-4.0 metres, selectively pruning back to growth points as per BS3998:2010, and ensuring a balanced form to the retained crown. Plant Health Care: Soil Drench of Potassium Phosphite Solution
Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8NB
Received 29 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2223
Erection of an agricultural straw and hay storage building (retrospective)
Frith Court Farm, The Pinnock, Pluckley, TN27 0SY
Received 29 Nov 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/2224
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 21 (Ecological Design Strategy - Biodiversity) of planning permission 21/01315/AS
Land between the Pig and Whistle Farmhouse and Minden Cottage, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 29 Nov 2023
Decision MadeOTH/2023/2225
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5(b) (Contamination - verification report) of planning permission 18/00584/AS
Site of former Klondyke Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 29 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2226
Erection of a steel frame barn over an existing outdoor sandschool and retention of driveway.
Oaklands, Moor Lane, Appledore, TN26 2BH
Received 30 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2227
Construction of a stable, tack room and barn for storage of agricultural equipment, new vehicular access, installation of septic tank and associated hardstanding.
Land known as Stowting Paddock, opposite The Willows, Scots Lane, Kent, TN25 6BA
Received 30 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2228
Change of use from a restaurant to a nightclub.
Elwick Place, Unit 6, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1AX
Received 30 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2231
Proposed conversion of attached garage.
29, Hoads Wood Gardens, Ashford, TN25 4QB
Received 30 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2229
Change of use and conversion of agricultural unit to provide 14 self-storage units with replacement of exterior cladding with weatherboarding.
Bank Farm, Bank Road, Aldington, TN25 7DF
Received 30 Nov 2023
Decision MadeNOT/2023/2230
Prior Notification received on 30/11/2023 and expiring on 19/03/2024 for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 2.90m, eaves height of 2.20m and overall height of 2.70m.
127, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9DE
Received 30 Nov 2023
Decision MadePA/2023/2232
Erection of 4no. dwellings with associated access, parking, landscaping and infrastructure, following the demolition of existing units and hardstanding.
Glendale House, Coopers Lane, Aldington Frith, TN25 7HH
Received 30 Nov 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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