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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 dates55,977Searchable applications
567Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 35,235 approved or refused records
4,567Refused applications
30,668 approved · 4,567 refused · 3,118 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0483
Ground and first floor side extension and loft conversion along with ground rear extension to create a sunroom with skylight. Repositioning of front porch to the right hand side of the dwelling along with corresponding internal remodelling.
Garden Cottage, 25 The Street, Kennington, TN24 9HB
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0485
Horse Chestnut - Reduce by 4m (to just above previous reduction points) to allow more light in the garden and to keep the tree a suitable size.
29 The Moat, Charing, TN27 0JH
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0486
Siting of a 5th wheel caravan for residential use
Bull Bridge Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3LE
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0487
Demolition of existing property and construction of a new dwelling.
Denham, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, Kent TN25 4AR
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0488
T2 Oak (largely over no. 4's garden) - Crown lift to 5m growth less than 50mm in diameter. T3 Oak - crown lift to 5m growth less than 50mm diameter. Prune back to previous reduction points so that the crown has 2-3m clearance from the annexe. T5 Oak - crown lift to 4m growth less than 50mm diameter over the track. T7 Oak - Reduce end weight on eastern limb by 3-4m to appropriate growth points. T8 Oak - Reduce lower eastern limb by 4-5m to appropriate growth points. (SUPERSEDED SPEC - Oak trees - T2: Crown lift by 5 metres, T3: Crown lift by 5-6 metres: two branched to balance with previous cut made to lower crown, T5: Lower crown lift of 3 metres, T7: Showing signs of rot in base. Balance lower/east facing bow, T8: Removal of lower east facing branch to balance.)
3 Lambden Oaks, Lambden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent TN27 0RB
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0489
Construction of 5no additional retail/commercial units (Class E Uses) to the Existing Business Village
Mersham Le Hatch Business Village, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6NH
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0490
Details submitted pursuant to condition 8 (biodiversity) for planning permission PA/2023/2185
Salters Barn, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NG
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0491
Roof extension with an increase in height of roof line and part single storey, part two-storey side and rear extensions and detached car port following demolition of existing garage, sheds and greenhouse.
Glebelands, The Street, Brook , TN25 5PF
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0492
Replacement of timber shed with cabin.
2 Maynard Villas, Ashford Road, High Halden, TN26 3LP
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0493
Two storey and single storey rear extension.
108, Christchurch Road, Ashford, TN23 7UZ
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0494
Erection of oak framed garage
Handley Cross, Withersdane, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DL
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0495
Erection of an agricultural barn
Land adjacent to Alders Fruit Farm, Alder Lane, Rolvenden, Kent. TN17 4PL
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0496
Prior Notification received on 11/03/2024 and expiring on 24/05/2024 for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.65m, eaves height of 2.20m and overall height of 3.13m.
127 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9DE
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0497
Proposed annex to support the main dwelling following removal of existing barn
Handley Cross, Withersdane, Wye, TN25 5DL
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0498
Proposed insertion of a pair of metal framed French doors to the eastern external elevation of the Agricola Quad.
Wye College, Olantigh Road, Wye, TN25 5AH
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0500
Request for a Screening Opinion as to whether the proposed installation of a new 4.2km waste water pipeline from High Halden WTW to the Tenterden gravity sewer network requires an Environmental Impact Assessment
High Halden Wastewater Treatment Works, Wrens Nest Lane, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3NH
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0502
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0068 (Demolish existing single dwelling and erect replacement like for like dwelling with associated landscaping) to add solar panels to elevations, change to rear roof pitch/valley gutter and alter store element at ground floor
Goddens, Appledore Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DD
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0503
Installation of air source heat pump
32, Swaffer Way, Singleton, TN23 5JE
Received 12 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0504
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (materials), 4a (joinery), 4b (mechanical ventilation or flues) of planning permission PA/2023/1707
Owlcroft, Biddenden Road, Smarden, TN27 8QG
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0505
Listed Building Consent for the construction of 5no additional retail/commercial units (Class E Uses) to the Existing Business Village
Mersham Le Hatch Business Village, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6NH
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0506
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (landscaping), 10 (bicycle storage), 11 (bin storage), 13 (access) & 15 (biodiversity) for planning permission 21/02206/AS
Barn In Field Rear Of 22, Lloyds Green, Wittersham, TN30 7NX
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0507
T1 - Turkey Oak and T2 Field Maple - Crown lift by 3-4 meters to allow agricultural equipment to use track which was put in for this reason.
St Margarets Church, Church Lane, Hothfield, TN26 1EL
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0508
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 3 (tree protection fencing) & 4 (archaeology) on planning permission PA/2023/1690
Forsham Oast, Wassall Lane, Rolvenden, TN17 4PP
Received 13 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0509
Conversion of existing attached garage and changes to fenestration.
92, Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA
Received 13 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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