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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 dates55,337Searchable applications
548Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 34,735 approved or refused records
4,504Refused applications
30,231 approved · 4,504 refused · 3,084 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0119
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey extension.
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, TN27 9EB
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0120
Details submitted pursuant to condition 21 parts C, D, E, F, G, I and J (fine detailing - Plot 1 only) and condition 50 (CHP plant fumes/odours - Plots 1 and 2 only) of planning permission 15/01671/AS
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0121
T1 Magnolia - prune back to previous points. T2 Crabapple - prune back to previous points.
49, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2BU
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0122
Change of use from public house/inn to a single dwelling house.
Chequers Inn, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8QA
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0123
Listed Building Consent for the internal refurbishment of the public house including repairs to external brickwork/pointing and windows. Replacement external lighting to the front terrace.
White Lion Hotel, 57 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BD
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0129
Outline application for a two bedroom bungalow with all matters reserved save for appearance
Land to rear of Rosedene, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent TN26 3QR
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0124
Listed Building Consent for proposed loft conversion including raising of roof, dormer windows, removal of walls and insertion of staircase.
Stonebridgelands, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SL
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0125
Replacement of projecting sign; replacement non-illuminated fascia signage
Nationwide Building Society, 41 High Street, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6BJ
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0126
Replacement of projecting sign; replacement non-illuminated fascia signage; timber repainting
Nationwide Building Society, 41 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BJ
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0127
Change of use of a mixed-use building. Conversion of part of the first floor to create an additional self-contained flat.
63A, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BD
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0128
T1-Twisted Willow - Remove North and South facing trunks completely. Crown reduction from 24 meters to 14 meters. Works required due to excessive shading
22-26 Woodesden, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0132
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Landscaping Scheme) and 10 (Enhanced Biodiversity) of planning permission 22/00487/AS
Site East of and adjacent to 18, Chapmans Close, Challock, TN25 4AX
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0133
T1 Lime- re-pollard the overhanging growth in the garden of Wedgwood House back to previous points by approx. 5 m
Wedgwood House, The Grove, Kennington, TN24 9HA
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0136
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - proposed development to infill garage door opening with brickwork to match existing and casement window convert garage to a habitable room
7 Goldsmith Court, Tenterden, TN30 7AW
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0137
Proposed two-storey garden studio/workshop
Acorn Cottage, Coopers Lane, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HW
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0138
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 6 (landscaping) and 8 (biodiversity) of planning permission 21/00657/AS.
Squires, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5EJ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0139
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (Materials) of planning permission 15/00260/AS
Land rear of 11 to 22, Waltham Close, Ashford
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0140
Listed Building Consent for internal reconfiguration to create an additional self-contained flat, following the change of use of a mixed-use building.
63A, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BD
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0141
Single storey rear extension
Rose Farm, Rose Farm Road, Pluckley, TN27 0RG
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0142
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - dropped kerb
3, Meadowbrook Road, Kennington, TN24 9AY
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0143
T1 - Oak Tree - Pollard tree by a max of 10 metres from ground level, tree is hollow at the base and has large cavity about 3 metres from ground level. Client is concerned tree is in danger of falling on adjacent graveyard and out buildings. Maintain tree if possible but at a safer height.
Mouse Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EF
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0144
Installation of ground mounted solar photovoltaic equipment
Goldenhurst Farm, Giggers Green Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7BY
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0145
Proposed detached single-storey annexe with games room and home office. Single-storey rear extension including changes to existing fenestration following the demolition of the front porch, garage, and conservatory to the main dwelling.
8 Tritton Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9HN
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0146
Listed Building Consent for rear single storey extension following demolition of existing single storey extension; removal of chimney, widening of door opening; removal of a modern gas fireplace, reinstating a historic door opening; installation of a WC in understairs cupboard and repositioning of modern partition.
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9EB
Received 22 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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