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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 dates55,130Searchable applications
548Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 34,553 approved or refused records
4,481Refused applications
30,072 approved · 4,481 refused · 3,071 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 MadePA/2024/0016
Conversion of existing agricultural barn into two proposed residential dwellings with associated parking and landscaping.
Harlakenden Farm, Plurenden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3PS
Received 3 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0017
T1 - 51no. Beech – prune up to 4m height to form a hedge-like feature on the lower crowns on both sides of the trees. It is proposed that this is undertaken up to twice annually over a ten-year period to maintain clear access for vehicles.. T2 - Ash - 1no ash 10m west of Ashstone House and noted under reference W2 in the TPO. 5 metre crown reduction. Reason: on discussion the with council's tree officer at the property, the tree was identified as suffering from ash dieback
Ashstone House, Hamstreet Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2EB
Received 28 Dec 2023 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0018
Details submitted pursuant to condition 18 (Ecological enhancement) of Planning Permission 22/01011/AS
Ashford Fire Station, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DH
Received 4 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0019
Display of non-illuminated sign letters fixed to existing timber fascia board (retrospective)
52, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TE
Received 4 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0020
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (Transport Construction Management Plan) of planning permission 21/00572/AS
9, The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DA
Received 4 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0021
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Extraction Equipment and Maintenance Schedule) of planning permission PA/2023/0557
The Ferry Inn, Appledore Road, Stone, Ashford, Kent TN30 7JY
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0022
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed dropped kerb
2 Hamilton Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0DJ
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0023
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0732 for "Proposed two-storey rear extension and first-floor extension including 1no window to first floor North elevation and 3no roof lights" to allow one additional roof light into the rear garden facing east elevation.
31, Clarke Crescent, Kennington, TN24 9SA
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0024
Display of 3no illuminated fascias, 1no illuminated facade screen, 1no illuminated totem, 1no non-illuminated directional sign.
Motorline Toyota Ashford, The Crescent, Sevington, TN24 0SN
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0025
Demolition of existing extensions with addition of a new extension, and conversion into two two-bedroom flats. Erection of a new two-storey detached building comprising two two-bedroom flats, with access from Sussex Avenue and fronting Blue Line Lane, including bin store, cycle storage, and landscaping.
64, Sussex Avenue, Ashford, TN24 8NB
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0026
Prior notification for the change of use of 2no agricultural buildings and land within its curtilage to a dwelling house and home office/guest accommodation and associated operational development.
Lower Knockwood Farm, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DP
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0027
Two-storey dwelling with associated garage/storage space, garden room outbuilding, parking, garden, and biodiversity enhancements following the demolition of a redundant agricultural barn and sheep sheds
Proposed New Dwelling North East of The Granary Little Crampton Farm, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0028
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Construction & Transport Management Plan) of planning permission PA/2023/1095 (Partial demolition of existing dwelling and the erection of a two-storey side extension)
Stoakes Cottage, Staple Lees, Hastingleigh, TN25 5HG
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0029
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Materials) and 5 (Landscaping scheme) of planning permission PA/2023/1095 (Partial demolition of existing dwelling and the erection of a two-storey side extension)
Stoakes Cottage, Staple Lees, Hastingleigh, TN25 5HG
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0030
T27 T29 on path to Village Hall cut back overhanging branches by 1 metre and to height of 2.5 metres above ground. Undertake works on an annual basis for 10 years from the date of the decision notice. T34 T35 reduce overhanging branches by up to 3 metres to avoid encroaching into play area. Undertake works on an annual basis for 10 years from the date of the decision notice. T2, T4, T6, T7, T8, T16, working at height of 7 metres cut back carefully 1 metre from existing electricity and telecoms cabling (space for 3 years’ regrowth). Removal of epicormic growth on an annual basis for 10 years from the date on the decision notice. Minor tidying including trimming back new growth twigs and branches using hand tools on a ‘minimal’ basis. This is to clear the way into the Village Hall grounds to above a height of 2.1 metres
Little Chart Plantation, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, TN27 0QA
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0031
0282 Common Ash - fell 0283 Common Ash (17m x 4m) – sever and remove ivy T40 Common Oak (15m x 5m) – crown lift away from public highway to 5 metres high and 1 metre from metalled roadway G37 woodland - working at height of 3 metres crown reduction of branches from Cricket Pavilion.
Street Record, Ram Lane, Little Chart, TN27 0PU
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0032
Discharge S106 agreement on planning permission 91/00128/AS
Bramleys, The Street, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9AL
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0033
Prior Notification for agricultural grain store.
Nash Court, Watery Lane, Westwell, TN25 4JL
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0034
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed vehicle crossover and associated hardstanding.
30, Littlebrook Road, Ashford, TN23 3HP
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0035
Detached garage
Highmead House, 20 Wellingtonia Close, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0WW
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0036
T1 - Eucalyptus - Re-pollard by 5 metres to previous points and remove two lowest limbs towards the house. The tree's shoots are interfering with the BT lines/Aerial
88, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6JB
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0037
Construction of detached studio
Church View, Church Hill, High Halden, TN26 3JB
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0038
T1 Acer pseudoplatanus - sycamore - Fell to ground level. T2 Quercus cerris - Turkey oak: Selective limb pruning to eastern aspect removing approximately 15% of the crown volume leaving a goblet-shaped habit. (Superseded specification - Reduce the crown from 12 m to 8-9m and radial spread (mainly eastern side) reduced from 6m to 3.5-4m in order to give the tree a more upright/balanced appearance.)
5, Snowdrop Place, Willesborough, TN24 0FD
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0039
T1. Beech Tree - 6 meter crown lift - works to be completed due to excessive shading to Sian Cottage.
Sian Cottage Polla House, Church Lane, Hothfield, TN26 1EL
Received 9 Jan 2024
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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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