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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 dates55,536Searchable applications
548Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 34,905 approved or refused records
4,526Refused applications
30,379 approved · 4,526 refused · 3,092 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0263
T1-Persian ironwood - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by 2 metres T2 - Apple - Clean out epicormic re-growth T3 - Yew - Partial crown reduction by 2m from the house Ongoing maintenance to prevent blocking natural light and encroaching on the house
36, Church Street, Wye, TN25 5BL
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0264
Proposed outbuilding following the demolition and removal of the existing outbuilding
The Bowl Inn, Stalisfield Road, Charing, TN27 0HG
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0266
T1 Magnolia grandiflora - removal due to the Magnolia growing to unmanageable proportion.
The Old Post Office, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HH
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0269
Single storey rear extension with glass link, re-located front porch and front entrance door, changes to fenestration following demolition of existing rear extension and front porch.
Fayre Acre, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0BU
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0270
T1 coppice sweet chestnut tree. T2 pollard sweet chestnut tree to reduce height to approximately 7 meters.
Moorlands, Waltham Road, Hastingleigh, TN25 5JA
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0271
Partially board loft floor with raised frame and insulation below
152 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5DP
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0272
T1 = Swamp Cypress - Fell to ground level due to excessive shading and repeated falling branches. The Tree is very Close to the property. T2 = Thuja Plicata - Reduce crown height from 13 metres to 8 metres above ground level due to excessive shading
1 Willow Bank, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0TQ
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0274
Electrical re-wiring, plastering of exposed brick walls internally, plaster repairs throughout, and installation of insulation and boarding to kitchen ceiling.
Jackets Field, White Hill, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4AP
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0276
Change of use of annexe to an independent dwelling
Willow Tree House, Annexe At, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EQ
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0277
Extension of existing stable building to accommodate general-purpose agricultural storage, secure equine storage and associated welfare facilities
Green Lane Stables, Green Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DN
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0278
Demolition of bay window and rear extension and erection of replacement single storey side/rear extension
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0279
Erection of a two-storey detached replacement dwelling, associated parking, and landscaping. Conversion of an existing barn into an office let following the demolition of the existing dwelling
Ham Leas Cottage, Ham Leas Farm, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2QW
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0280
Erection of outbuilding.
Coopers Lodge, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AU
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0281
Demolition of bay window and rear extension; removal of existing crittal window; erection of replacement single storey side/rear extension; reinstatement of historic framing; new sash windows to front elevation; chimney repointing
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0283
T1 Ash - single stem overhanging the garden to be cut back to boundary approximately 4m. T2 Hornbeam - stem that leans towards the garden to be cut back to the green fence line by approximately 3m. G3 Group of hornbeams - the long laterals that come over the garden to be cut back to the hedge line by approximately 1m. T4 Hawthorn - Cut back clear of the street light by approximately 1 metre Works being carried out to reduce the overhang in the garden
2, Mulberry Road, Ashford, TN23 3QF
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0284
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Suitable Pavilion design) of planning permission 21/00790/AS
Land between Woodchurch Road and Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AY
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0285
Alterations and extension to existing garage to form Carer's accommodation.
Odiam Barn, Smarden Road, Bethersden, TN26 3HE
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0287
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction by 3 metres from 15 metres in height to 12 metres and lateral spread by 1 metre from 7 metres to 6 metres. Removal of stem identified in the annotated photo. Reason: in the interest of amenity and good arboricultural practices
Gilletts, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8QA
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Under ConsultationPA/2024/0289
The change of use of the existing HMO (Use Class C4) to a large, Sui Generis House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), with internal alterations.
26 Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7RP
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0290
Construction of new modular classroom block
The Norton Knatchbull School, Hythe Road, Ashford, TN24 0QJ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0291
Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use - Independent residential occupation of the land and the part change of use of the land and building for storage use and personal workshop
Land adj to Oakdene, Tenterden Road , Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, UK, TN27 8BL
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0292
Single storey extension and construction of a new two bay timber frame car-port (retrospective)
Little Crampton Oast, High Halden Road, Biddenden, TN26 3HR
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0293
Listed Building Consent for single storey rear extension with glass link, relocation of front porch and front entrance door, new rear entrance door. Demolition of existing rear extension, existing front porch with doorway to be infilled. Lowering of cill of existing window to create doorway.
Fayre Acre, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0BU
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0294
Redevelopment of the site to provide 11 family homes, together with access and landscaping following the demolition of former educational buildings.
Former Science Buildings, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EJ
Received 12 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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