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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30,072 approved · 4,481 refused · 3,071 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeNOT/2024/0040
Prior notification for a agricultural storage building
Shorts Wood Yard, Tenterden Road, From Clapper Hill To Pb, Biddenden, TN27 8DW
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0041
T1 - Apple tree - Fell due to poor condition. T2 - Unknown Species - Fell - Tree is around 10 metres high & sits closely to the boundary of 1 Wall Road, concerns that it could damage the wall in the longer term. We would like
39, Albert Road, Ashford, TN24 8NU
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0042
Apple Tree 1 - reduction in height of 0.5 metres to stop interference with phone lines. Apple Tree 2 - No reduction in height, airing to main canopy to encourage growth. Apple Tree 3 - Reduction of 1 metre and removal of branches as per supplied photographs.
Forge House, The Street, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1LU
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0043
Five Day Notice - Ash tree that has fallen in the recent high winds - Tree to be removed and made safe.
10 Kiln Field, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 7BY
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0044
Change of use to single residential dwelling incorporating an extension and detached garage.
Knoll Hill House, Knoll Hill, Aldington, Ashford, Kent TN25 7BZ
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0045
5 day notice for this multi stemmed Poplar (TPO No1 1970 074)
Loudon Way, Godinton Park, Ashford, Kent. TN23 3QS
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0046
T8, T9 T10 - silver birch - to fell as trees are dead.
75, Aylesbury Road, Kennington, TN25 4QH
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0047
Proposed general purpose agricultural barn
Mount Field Farm, Church Road, Warehorne, TN26 2LP
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0049
T1 Hornbeam - Crown lift to 2.5m over footpath and 5.2m over road. T2 Oak - Crown lift to 4m over footpath and open space and 5.2m over road, remove dead wood and tidy snapped out limb(s). T3 Hornbeam - Crown lift to 2.5m over footpath and 5.2m over road. T4 Hornbeam - Crown lift to 2.5m over footpath and 5.2m over road. T5 Oak - Crown lift to 4m over footpath and open space and 5.2m over road, remove dead wood. T6 Oak- Crown lift to 4m over footpath and open space and 5.2m over road, remove dead wood and section cut Ivy. T7 Silver Birch - Fell due to tree having a heavily unbalanced crown. T8 Silver Birch - Fell due to tree being in evident decline. T9 Norway Maple - Crown lift to 2.5m over footpath and 5.2m over road, section cut Ivy. T10 Hornbeam - Crown lift to 2.5m over footpath and 5.2m over road, section cut Ivy. T11 Ash - Group of 3 crown lift to 2.5m, dead wood and section cut Ivy. T12 Cherry - Fell due to tree being in evident decline. T13 Oak - Group of 3 crown lift to 2.5m, dead wood and section cut Ivy. T14 Cherry - Fell due to tree being in evident decline. T15 Ash - Crown lift to 2.5m, dead wood and section cut Ivy. T16 Plum - Crown lift to 2.5m, dead wood and section cut Ivy. T17 Cherry - Crown lift to 2.5m, dead wood and section cut Ivy. H1 Hornbeam, Ash, Hawthorn hedge - Lift to 2.5m over footpaths, 5.2m over roads and reduce in height to 5m.
Land East of Lantern House, St Stephens Walk, Ashford
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0051
5 Day notification - Remove four large Ash trees that have been affected by Ash dieback.
Moorlands, Waltham Road, Hastingleigh, Ashford, TN25 5JA
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0052
Single storey rear extension
Orchard Cottage, Pilgrims Way, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4JD
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0055
First Floor extension over porch
9 Cedar Close, Ashford, TN23 3DU
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0056
Proposed to connect the Openreach fibre broadband and telephone cable from beneath the pavement verge to the interior of the house
130 High Street, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6HT
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0058
The excavation of a wildlife pond to promote the breeding opportunity for Great Crested Newt populations in the area, funded by Natural England District Level Licensing scheme.
Land South East of Court Lodge Barn, The Street, Brabourne
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0057
The excavation of a Wildlife pond to promote the breeding of natural Great Crested Newt populations in the local area funded by Natural England Scheme District Level Licensing.
Court Lodge, The Street, Brabourne, TN25 5LR
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0059
Raising roof by 1 metre for loft conversion with 2no dormers.
Stonebridgelands, Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent TN26 3SL
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0060
Excavation for 3 x District Level Licensed Great Crested Newt Ponds. The ponds will measure 150m2 x 2 and 200m2 x 1.
Birchley House Farm, Fosten Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8DZ
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0063
Prior Notification - demolition of annexe.
Annexe at, Bilham Farm, Cheesemans Green Lane TN25 7HY
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0064
Single storey front extension.
The Hay Loft, Laws Lane, Mersham, TN25 7HG
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0065
Front porch.
Springers, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EW
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0067
The excavation of a 150m2 wildlife pond to promote the breeding of Great Crested Newts in the area, funded by Natural England's District Level Licensing Scheme.
66 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent TN26 2AE
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0068
The Excavation of a 150m2 wildlife pond to promote the breeding activity of local Great Crested Newt Populations, funded by the Natural England District Level Licensing Scheme.
Field west of Mudlark Cottage, Norton Lane, Bethersden.
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0069
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 2 (materials) and 8 (surface drainage) of planning permission NOT/2022/2899
Land North Of Baileys Place, Heath Road, Appledore, TN26 2AJ
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0070
Prior Notification received on 12/01/24 and expiring on 27/03/24 for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 3.50 metres, eaves height of 2.50 metres and overall height of 3.50 metres.
36, Breadlands Road, Willesborough, TN24 0ER
Received 12 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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