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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 dates56,264Searchable applications
567Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 35,474 approved or refused records
4,596Refused applications
30,878 approved · 4,596 refused · 3,130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under ConsultationPA/2024/0561
Reconstruction of stables to provide 3 dwellings with associated private amenities, landscaping, parking, and an associated plant room following demolition of the remaining stable structure
Land East Of Harville Farm, Harville Road, Wye, TN25 5EU
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0562
Listed Building Consent for two-storey rear extension and extension of rear balcony following demolition of existing single storey extension.
Shalmsford Bridge Cottage, Canterbury Road, Chilham, CT4 8AE
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0563
Repair and replacement works to roof and rainwater goods of house and outbuildings. Provision of new insulated breather membrane over rafters of house and new breather membrane over rafters of outbuildings.
Little Paddock, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LY
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0564
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed roof conversion with roof lights to the front and a dormer to the rear elevation.
56, Hunter Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0RT
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0566
Tree management work and native species replanting as described in the submitted Woodland Survey and Management Plan.
Centre Of Pond 47m From Tanyard Oast, Plummer Lane 38m From Unnamed Road, Plummer Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6TU
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0567
The removal of a dead Sycamore situated in the garden of Keepers. The tree comprised 2 stems, last year one stem died and we removed it, the end part of last year the remaining stem died.
Keepers, Calehill Road, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent TN27 0QF
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0569
Single-storey extension to north elevation following the demolition of the existing flat roof extension
Winters Farm, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3DQ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0570
Single-storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory and changes to fenestration.
65 Bluebell Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN23 3GJ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0573
Rear extension part single storey, part two storey
1 Stonebridge Cottages, Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SL
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0574
New access to create additional staff car parking and associated works.
Hamstreet Surgery, Ruckinge Road, Hamstreet, TN26 2NJ
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0575
Single storey rear extension and changes to fenestration following demolition of conservatory.
2, Mill View, Woodchurch, TN26 3QN
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0576
Details submitted pursuant to condition 8 (Storage of Refuse, Recycling and Collection) of planning permission 21/00790/AS
Land between Woodchurch Road and Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AY
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0577
Details submitted pursuant to condition 38 (PROW access) of planning permission 21/00790/AS
Land between Woodchurch Road and Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AY
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0578
Details submitted pursuant to condition 45 (Arboricultural method statement) of planning permission 21/00790/AS
Land between Woodchurch Road and Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AY
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0579
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of planning permission PA/2023/1059 (Two-storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing rear single-storey extension and associated works) to vary plans and documents to allow changes to the roof, elevation's and fenestration
Byways, Hampton Lane, Brabourne, TN25 5PN
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0580
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (Foundation design) & 5 (Arboricultural site supervision) of planning permission 21/00705/AS
Elmstone House, North Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AE
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0582
Proposed 1.5 Storey outbuilding with annex accommodation and carport with office/study above following the demolition of the existing garage
Potts Farm House, Chennell Park Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6XA
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0581
Reconstruction of stables to provide 3 dwellings and an associated plant room following demolition of the remaining stable structure
Land East Of Harville Farm, Harville Road, Wye, TN25 5EU
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0583
Swimming pool, associated shed, and landscaping
Potts Farm House, Chennell Park Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6XA
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0584
Listed Building Consent for repairs and alterations to existing outbuilding and erection of replacement outbuilding following the removal of the existing 'lean-to' structure.
Britton House Stud, Ram Lane, Little Chart, TN25 4LS
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0585
Listed Building Consent for single-storey rear extension and link extension following demolition of existing outbuilding at rear and part of long outbuilding. Internal alterations including insertion and removal of walls, insertion of windows and doors and external landscaping works.
Clappers Mead, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent TN26 3QL
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0586
Addition of stair lift to main stair case.
Home Farm, Water Fall Road, Hothfield, TN26 1AB
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0587
Change of use and conversion from a clubhouse to a 2-bedroom dwelling, with associated landscaping and driveway.
The Rolvenden Club, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Ashford, Kent TN17 4NE
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0588
Single-storey extension to north elevation, internal alterations to snug to create utility room and w/c, following the demolition of the existing flat roof extension
Winters Farm, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3DQ
Received 20 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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