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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 dates55,825Searchable applications
567Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 35,123 approved or refused records
4,560Refused applications
30,563 approved · 4,560 refused · 3,105 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeOTH/2024/0431
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (EPS Licence) of planning permission PA/2023/0692
Chaucer Court, Hampton Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent TN25 5PN
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0432
T1 - Holly - Crown Reduction by 1 metre from 6 metres to 5 metres to avoid contact with telephone lines
178, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AE
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0433
T1 - Cherry - partial crown reduction from 12 metres to 5m on South side, due to heavy lean. T2 - Poplar - pollard back to a height from 9 metres to 4 meters to prevent stem failure.
Hillside, Church Hill, Bethersden, TN26 3AQ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0434
Conversion of and extension to garage to create annexe
Little Meadow, Pluckley Road, Little Chart, TN27 0QH
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0435
Proposed gable windows to the second floor and roof lights to the south elevation. Internal alterations; Removal and replacement of staircase from first to second floor. Remove the internal joinery to the existing dining room to expose the original chimney breast. Remove the shower enclosure from the first-floor bedroom. Blocking up two doorways on the first floor. Repairs to the existing timbers internally. Creation of a new second-floor bedroom, bathroom, and proposed roof link on the second floor to connect separate roof space
Hogben Farm, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, Kent TN25 7EH
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0436
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for proposed development - Conversion of garage into habitable room
Meadows, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4PQ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0437
Change of use of existing annexe to an independent dwellinghouse
Ranpura Farm, Bowl Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0HB
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0438
Listed Building Consent for proposed single-storey front extension and glazed link extension, creation of new internal doorways, insertion of new windows and 3no. conservation-style rooflights.
Barn At, Park House Farm, Westwell Lane, West Of Westwell, Westwell, TN25 4LF
Received 29 Feb 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0440
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Landscaping) of planning permission 21/00453/AS
Barn At, Spot House Farm, Warehorne Road, Warehorne, TN26 2EP
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0441
5 Day notification the removal of T24 Larch
Cranwell House, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NU
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0442
Single-storey rear extension and loft conversion including three dormer windows and roof light. Insertion of log burner flue.
8, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0443
Details submitted pursuant to condition 29 (drainage) and 30 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 18/00321/AS
Phase 2 Old Clockhouse Green, Canterbury Road, Challock, TN25 4BJ
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0444
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed removal of chimney stack
34 Ramsfield, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AD
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0445
Construction of a new garden storage shed to serve flats in Hillview following the removal of the existing shed.
25, Hillview, Church Street, Wye, TN25 5BN
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0447
Details submitted pursuant to condition 7 (Part 1 - Off-site water drainage works secured) of planning permission PA/2022/2950
Land to the west of Sellindge Substation, Sellindge, TN25 6AF
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0448
T1, T2 & T3 (Ash trees) prune to previous pruning points, approximately 2 metre reduction. T4, (Ash tree) re-pollard. T5, (Sequoia) reduced by approximately 4 metres in height, and the sides will be pruned of seasonal growth due to excessive shading.
The Old Dower House, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, TN18 5PY
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0449
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 2 (Lighting design), 3 (Materials), 11 (Walls & fences) and 12 ( Sewage disposal) for planning permission PA/2023/1756
Ivy End Farm, Pluckley Road, Smarden, TN27 8RH
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0450
T1 - Removal of Euclayptus tree which is 100ft. Tree is not native. This tree is not suitable for a small garden.
Gate Cottage, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, TN18 5PY
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0451
Two-storey detached dwellinghouse and detached double garage.
Boniface House, Shawlands Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JA
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0453
Lawful development certificate for the proposed change of use from a class C3 dwelling house to a class C3(b) dwelling house.
50 Cherrywood Rise, Ashford, TN25 4QA
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0454
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/1741 for Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2023/1260 (Conversion of former College buildings with associated restoration and alterations to buildings, demolition of later structures and rebuilding to provide 38 dwellings and community space; together with provision of two new dwellings, parking courts with car barns, cycle storage and refuse stores on land to the north of the retained buildings and associated landscaping; and change to parking arrangements for Squires Cottages (Change of Use from College residential accommodation back to 4 individual dwellings approved under Reference 16/00893/AS)) to allow for changes to internal layout for units 18, 19, 25, 32, 37 and the Heritage Centre to allow changes to approved oak door frame to metal frame.
Wye College, Olantigh Road, Wye, TN25 5AH
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0455
Single storey rear/side extension following demolition of existing conservatory and sheds and additional first floor window to side elevation.
3, Haslewood Close, Smarden, TN27 8NY
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0456
T1 Willow Tree - Removal of the two lower branches coming off the secondary trunk leaving upright trunk. This secondary trunk comes out of the land behind and has a heavy lean over the garden. Removing the two lower branches will make only small diameter cuts to heal and will not be a visible impact from the front of the property. This will also reduce the weight and leverage on the tree limb.
80, Grasmere Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BG
Received 6 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0457
Proposed two storey extension and changes to fenestration following demolition of existing agricultural storage building.
Gable Hook Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3BQ
Received 7 Mar 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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