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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30,155 approved · 4,487 refused · 3,081 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decision MadeOTH/2024/0095
Details submitted pursuant to condition 33 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 19/00025/AS
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0096
Change of use and conversion of garage/store to a new dwelling.
Corran, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8BL
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0097
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Archaeological work) of planning permission 21/00572/AS
9 The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8DA
Received 17 Jan 2024 - ClosedPA/2024/0098
Change to shop signage - proposed sign writing to shop facade Including paint colour and sign board at 30 High Street, Tenterden.
30 High Street, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6AR
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0099
Erection of three bay garage
The White Cottage, Appledore Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DF
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0100
Single storey rear extension
32 Kingfisher Close, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0TW
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0101
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 22/00155/AS for proposed front porch extension, two-storey rear extension with dormer, first-floor rear extension and changes to the fenestrations to allow for changes to original plans.
Worsenden Lodge, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0102
T1 - Silver birch crown reduction to the left of driveway entrance, trim and height reduced to 8m; T2 -Beech tree crown lift to 2.8m; T3 - Austrian pine tree - crown lift southwest side of tree to 7m, T4 - willow - re-pollard - cut back to existing pollard points.
Church Green Cottage, Church Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SA
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0103
Large pine tree - Remove the dead, hanging and snapped branches within the crown. Remove the lower branches to roughly 7m to the crown and raise the tree. Remove lower branches that are touching the floor. Remove a small tree growing under the main tree.
Meadow Rise, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, TN27 0BA
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0104
T1 - Ash - Removal in the front garden adjacent to the driveway. Reason for removal: height approximately 30 feet. Its location is near water, gas, and electric services as well as sewage pipes. These are located either on the drive or possibly underneath the tree itself. The roots are becoming exposed on the driveway and damaging the tarmac. The trunk naturally divides at the base and concern is raised at the risk of damage to property in strong winds. T2 - Bay tree - Removal of the bay tree to ground level. Reason for removal: The Bay tree has 4 trunks approximately 25 feet high. Part of the base has substantially decayed. The branches overhang the public highway and risk touching passing tall vehicles. It is now damaging the low ragstone retaining wall. Risk of damage from a tree falling onto a public highway due to its weakened root system and substantial upper leaf structure.
82, The Street, Kennington, TN24 9HS
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0105
Change to shop signage - proposed sign writing to shop facade Including paint colour to Farrow and Ball "Off Black" and sign board.
30 High Street, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6AR
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0106
Oak Tree - Poor union between the two stems that have split apart which is high risk. Limb - A – approximately reduced by 6m in length – leaving 1M in length from trunk, Limb - B – approximately reduced by 5m in length - leaving 2M in length from trunk, Limb - C – approximately reduced by 6M in length - leaving 5M in length from trunk, Limb - D - approximately reduced by 6M in length – leaving 2M in length from trunk, Limb - E - approximately reduced by 6M in length – leaving 2M in length from trunk, Limb - F - approximately reduced by 5M in length – leaving 5M in length from trunk, Limb - G - approximately reduced by 6M in length – leaving 3M in length from trunk, Limb – H – approximately reduced by 7M in length – leaving 5M in length from trunk, Limb - I - approximately reduced by 6M in length – leaving 1M in length from trunk.
Great Maytham Hall, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4NE
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0107
Erection of replacement post and rope fence forming boundary around the front terrace. Replacement light fittings to the front façade, to facilitate the refurbishment of the public house
White Lion Hotel, 57 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BD
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0108
Lawful Development Certificate - proposed - use of a (C3a) dwelling as a children's home for a maximum of two children, with up to three carers, two of whom will sleep overnight, working on a rota basis
152, Beecholme Drive, Kennington, TN24 9BZ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0109
Single-storey oak framed outbuilding comprising a home office and study space
Stocksway, Stocks Road, Wittersham, TN30 7EJ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0110
Prior Approval for conversion of commercial building to form a dwelling house.
Pemsey Field View, Lees Road, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6QB
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0111
Prior notification consisting of the change of use of five industrial buildings (Class E) and the land within their curtilage to five dwellinghouses (Class C3) at Units 1-5, Applegarth Farm, Biddenden Road, Tenterden, TN30 6TA.
Applegarth Farm, Biddenden Road, Tenterden, TN30 6TA
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0112
Listed Building Consent for rebuilding of garage roof; rebuilding of garage mezzanine. Replacement of garage and outbuilding concrete floors with limecrete, repair or replace existing window. Rebuilding of the external walls of the flat roof outbuilding. Renewal of the tiled roof coverings, replacement of flat roof coverings and new insulation between joists. Rebuilding of rear chimney stack from tiled shoulders up.
Fairview, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QW
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0113
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 1 (Materials), 2 (Landscaping), 4 (Boundary Treatments), 6 (Drainage), 8 (Foul Waste), 12 (Wheel Washing) and 13 (Construction Access and Parking) for application 19/00374/AS
Kew House, Buck Street, Challock, TN25 4AT
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0114
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials), 6 (Foul waste), and 8 (Boundary treatments) for application 19/00794/AS
Kings Wood View, Buck Street, Challock, TN25 4AT
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0115
Prior approval for the enlargement of a dwellinghouse by the construction of an additional storey to a maximum height of 8.05 meters with new fenestration to the front and rear elevations
The Park, Hamstreet Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1NL
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0116
First floor extension to create two storey dwelling
2 Craythorne, Tenterden, TN30 6SD
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0117
Change of use from restaurant to a nightclub.
40 Park Street, Ashford, Kent TN24 8LS
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0118
Change of use and conversion of agricultural unit to B8 (Storage and distribution) with addition of exterior cladding to match existing and provision of new doors.
Bank Farm, Bank Road, Aldington, TN25 7DF
Received 19 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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