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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 dates55,233Searchable applications
548Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 34,642 approved or refused records
4,487Refused applications
30,155 approved · 4,487 refused · 3,081 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0071
Prior Notification for steel framed agricultual building
Land North East of Riverfield Farm between Bethersden Road and Etchden Road, Etchden Road, Bethersden
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0072
Single-storey rear extension with ancillary works and new garden boundary wall following the demolition of the external store and W/C
3 Bells Lane, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6ES
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0073
T1 - Oak - Reduction to previous points
93, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6LB
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0074
Single-storey rear extension with disabled ramp. Following the demolition and removal of the rear temporary timber extension and toilet/ablution facilities
79 Torrington Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 7TG
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0075
Single storey side extension and garage conversion
11, Ripley Road, Willesborough, TN24 0JP
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0076
Display of 1no externally illuminated fascia sign, 1no externally illuminated hanging sign and 1no internally located LED digital display.
6, Lloyds Bank Plc, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AP
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0077
Proposed out-building.
Gorse Farm, Pook Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8JJ
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0078
Erection of self-build dwelling and associated landscaping.
Land south of Regency Cottage, Biddenden Road, Smarden
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0079
T1 and T2 - Yew - removal of two overhanging branches from each tree.
18, Hillcrest Close, Kennington, TN24 9QT
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0080
Two storey front extension
Town View, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EG
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0081
T1, T2, T3 & T4 -common lime trees - Pollard back to previous pollarded points. One of the trees is growing into a telephone line and all four substantially reduce the amount of natural light to the property.
169, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AE
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0082
T1 - Yew - Felling. The Yew tree is too close to the house and blocks too much light to the premises. T2 - Conifer - Felling. The Conifer tree has become too large for where it is sited.
1 Chestnut Cottages, The Street, Mersham, TN25 6NF
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0083
Single-storey rear extension incorporating Kitchen and Cloakroom together with ancillary works and new garden boundary wall following the demolition of the external store and W/C
3 Bells Lane, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6ES
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0084
Prior notification - Larger Home Extension - Valid on 23/01/2024 expiring on 05/03/2024 for the erection of a single-storey rear extension with a depth of 8.00m, eaves height of 2.41m, and a maximum height of 2.60m.
The Park, Land South from Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Hamstreet Road, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1NL
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0085
Conversion of existing car barn & workshop to include a home office, games room and WC/ shower room
Water Farm, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SS
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0086
Pear Tree - Crown reduce to previous points
3, Arden Grange, Chilham, CT4 8DR
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0087
Detached garage (retrospective)
Cherry Rose, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent TN25 6NN
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0088
Change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian use. Proposed equestrian sand school with associated post and rail fencing and gate.
Wootton Manor Cottage, Wootton Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0DU
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0089
Details submitted pursuant to condition 19 (Biodiversity) of Planning Permission 22/00249/AS
Henwood Car Park, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DH
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0090
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials) & 4 (Drawings) of Listed Building Consent PA/2023/2015
Flat 1, 140 High Street, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6HT
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0091
T1 - Sycamore Tree - Overall crown reduction of 2.5m and crown lift 5m above ground level. There is a union between the stems at 2m from ground level, we are uncertain how strong this is, so reducing the tree reduces the overall pressure.
Cobblestones, Lees Road, Brabourne, TN25 6RN
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0092
Single-storey side and rear extension with partial roof extensions to sides; addition of cladding
89 Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, Kent TN26 1HW
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0093
Horse Chestnut (T1) crown to be reduced by 2m on all limbs.
3 New Kempes House, 6 Upper Bridge Street TN25 5AW
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0094
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 49 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment) of planning permission 19/00025/AS,
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 17 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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