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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 dates55,732Searchable applications
548Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 35,057 approved or refused records
4,553Refused applications
30,504 approved · 4,553 refused · 3,102 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0349
Proposed single storey rear extension
25 Magazine Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8NJ
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0350
2no PVCU replacement sash windows; 2no new timber doors - one with fanlight above and the other with glazed panels
11, Queen Street, Ashford, TN23 1RF
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0351
Erection of a rear dormer.
Bargate Farm, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8DY
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0352
Proposed link extension from main house to outbuilding along with new vehicular access and parking area.
Lone Barn Farm, Marriage Lane, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5DJ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0353
Installation of 2no roof lights and formation of new bedroom and bathroom within the roof area.
121, Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, TN23 6HZ
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0354
Erection of a single dwelling
Station Master's House, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8JA
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0355
T1 - Copper Beech Tree: To reduce the crown by 4m in height with a proportional width reduction, leaving a balanced form. To reduce the remaining side limb on the north-eastern sub-stem 3m, cutting back to a suitable side branch.
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0356
Addition of a new shower room within a bedroom, including a new external soil stack on the north elevation and extractor fan
Bennetts, 56 The Street, Appledore, TN26 2AE
Received 19 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0357
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed vehicle crossover and removal of the existing paving and replace with permeable concrete block paving.
36 Mabledon Avenue, Ashford, Kent TN24 8BL
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0358
T1 Beech tree - crown lift to 6m T2 holm oak - crown raise to 4m in garden, crown raise to 6m over the road, crown raise to 4m over the footpath and reduce remaining crown to previous points. T3 holly - reduce to around 1m in height to allow re growth to form a hedge. T4 maple, this sits around 13m tall we want to reduce this by 4m leaving it around 9m tall. Then reduce the sides by around 1m to tidy and balance. T5 holm oak. To crown raise to 5m over the garden, crown raise to 2m above the shed/garage. Then reduce remaining crown back to previous points. (Superseded spec: T1 beech tree, reduce the height by up to 5m and the sides by 2.5m-3m leaving it roughly 10m tall and 5-6m wide. T2 holm oak in front garden. This tree stands around 20m tall and we propose to reduce this by around 8m leaving a height of around 12m this has a spread of 8m and we wish to reduce by 4 leaving a spread of 4m. This will pull the tree back away from the highway and improve overall balance T3 holly - remove to ground level. This tree sits within the front hedge/tree line and has a heavy lean. T4 maple, this sits around 13m tall we want to reduce this by 4m leaving it around 9m tall. Then reduce the sides by around 1m to tidy and balance. T5 holm oak in rear garden. This sits around 22m tall and within 5m of the neighbouring property. We wish to reduce the height by around 10-11m leaving it around 10-11m tall. And the sides have a spread of around 10m. We want to reduce this by 5m to clear the neighbouring house by 2m taking it roughly to fence line .)
178 Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AE
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0359
Prior Notification for extension to an existing general purpose farm storage building.
Hollybush Farm, Poundhurst Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent TN26 2PQ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0360
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a rear dormer, external stack pipe to West Elevation. Repointing of chimney stack. Insertion and removal of internal walls, blocking up of internal door.
Bargate Farm, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8DY
Received 20 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0361
Construction of detached tea hut/office
Boundsgate Corner, Faversham Road, Challock, Kent ME13 0JX
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0362
Listed Building Consent for removal of concrete floor and replacement with suspended timber floor; removal and rebuilding of brickwork below window; replacement plasterboard on walls and ceilings; replacement partition walls; removal of cement render; insertion of insulation to ceilings and walls. (Part retrospective)
14, The Street, Kennington, TN24 9HB
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0366
Single storey garden office on land forward of principal elevation.
Hillmount, Charing Hill, Charing, TN27 0NF
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0367
Details submitted pursuant to condition 14 (archaeology) of planning permission 21/01163/AS
Agricultural Buildings and yard north west of Great Chilmington Farmhouse, Chilmington Green Lane, Chilmington Green
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0368
T1 - Oak (Front of No. 98) - Remove deadwood throughout the crown. Crown lift to 4m over the road opposite No. 104. Remove damaged lower limb overdrive & secondary branch over shed. Reduce extended limb over the road by 2m to leave limb length of 5m - Works required to improve health and safety to reduce weight and bring back in line with adjacent canopy.
98, Lancaster Close, Hamstreet, TN26 2JG
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0369
Erection of a new agricultural barn
Land Southwest of Water Farm, Southenay Lane, Brabourne, TN25 6AW
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0371
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials) & 5 (Detailed drawings - Joinery) of Listed Building Consent PA/2022/2496
63 Poplar Hall, The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent TN26 2AF
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0372
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 6 (Sustainable Surface water drainage System), 8 (Construction and Transport Management Plan) & 19 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission PA/2023/1423 and part discharge of condition 9 (Archaeological Evaluation only)
Land between The Glenmore Centre and Tyreweb, Crowbridge Road, Willesborough
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0373
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed all weather cricket nets.
Tenterden Cricket Club, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LX
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0374
Variation of condition 3 (Permitted Bailiff cabin can remain for the limited period being 3 years from the date of decision) of Planning Application 19/00505/AS; to allow for (Permitted Bailiff cabin can remain for the limited period being 3 years from first occupation)
Greenacres Farm, Fisheries, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EH
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0375
Conversion of redundant poultry barn and change of use to single storey dwelling.
Land to the rear of Fairlight, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, TN30 6UW
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0377
Proposed detached dwelling and garage.
St Michaels Place, Grange Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, TN30 6EE
Received 23 Feb 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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