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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 dates56,138Searchable applications
567Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 35,368 approved or refused records
4,582Refused applications
30,786 approved · 4,582 refused · 3,123 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadeOTH/2024/0534
Details submitted pursuant to condition 19 (Lighting - Construction Phase) of Planning Application PA/2022/2950
Land to the west of Sellindge Substation, Sellindge, TN25 6AF
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0535
Proposed garage and repositioning of existing parking spaces
8 Bridleway Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN23 3LN
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0537
Change of door materials and door frames to four single external doors from black timber to black aluminum on the barn which falls within the curtilage of a listed building.
Mundy Bois House, Mundy Bois Road, Egerton, TN27 9EU
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0538
Erection of a garage/workshop and post and rail fence
Brookside, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LT
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0539
Certificate of lawful development - proposed - Construction of a single-storey outbuilding, recessed pool structure and associated hard surfaces for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house
Cherry Rose, Bower Road, Mersham, TN25 6NN
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0540
Erection of decking in rear garden (retrospective)
132, Running Foxes Lane, Singleton, TN23 5LR
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0541
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/1598 for two storey side extension, changes to fenestration and full height feature porch to allow changes to roof design.
Petersfield, Appledore Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DF
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0542
Proposed dropped kerb
29 Brookfield Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 4ES
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0543
Details submitted pursuant to condition 8 (landscaping) of planning permission 20/01709/AS
The Hop Barn, Amage Road, Wye, TN25 5DE
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0545
Proposed single storey front extension
46 Herbert Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0DL
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0546
T1 Birch - fell, tree has dieback (Superseded specification - Removal of x3 silver birch trees - due to fungus and decay, replanting to take place)
75 Aylesbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN25 4QH
Received 15 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0547
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed extension of vehicle crossover and associated hardstanding.
77 Yeoman Gardens, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0NG
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0548
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Multi Use Games Area.
Land 100m North to Northwest of, 94 Rylands Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0549
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/2024/0550
Remove section of timber from wall and replace with brick, install lead flashing to ends of cut tie beams, replace in-situ concrete lintel with brickwork, demolish conservatory attached to listed wall.
Court Lodge, Church Lane, Hothfield, TN26 1EL
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0551
T1 - Silver Birch. - Fell to ground level, grind the stump, and replace with Sorbus. This tree has large dead limbs from previous pollard points which pose a risk to users of the pavement and highway along with the house owners themself. The remaining tree has Fomitopsis betulina ( birch polypour) this will result in failure over time. T2 - Sorbus - Reduce whole crown by around 1m from 5 m to 4 m to good growth points. G1 - 5x beech trees - Crown reduction Reduce back by 1.5m from the height and 1m off the lateral branches all to previous points. Currently 10-12m tall with a spread of 4.5-5m All work proposed is to continue maintenance on the trees to ensure good health and tree preservation.
34 Prospect Way, Brabourne, TN25 6RL
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0552
Change of use of land from agricultural to residential, erection of a replacement one-and-a-half-storey dwelling and conversion of an existing barn (in four parts linked together) with associated landscaping enhancements, and biodiversity gains following the demolition of the existing dwelling and associated agricultural buildings
Mill Pond Farm, Readers Bridge Road, Tenterden, TN30 6TQ
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0553
Erection of replacement dwelling following the demolition of existing dwelling, garage, and outbuilding
Fir Tree Cottage, Lenacre Street, Eastwell, TN26 1JH
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0554
Proposed conversion of garage to annexe with glazed link.
Summer Hill Barn, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8ER
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0555
Proposed relocation of existing access to improve visibility plays and 1.2m high fencing beside the highway
Land South Of Heartsay House, Headcorn Road, Biddenden, TN27 8JY
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0556
Non-material amendment for planning permission 11/01395/AS for "Proposed two-storey side extension to provide equipment storage at ground floor level and increase to first-floor bar area" to allow changes to extend the proposed viewing balcony
Challock Cricket Pavillion, Blind Lane, Challock, TN25 4AU
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0557
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/2024/0558
Single-storey rear extension and link extension, changes to fenestration following demolition of existing outbuilding and part of another.
Clappers Mead, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent TN26 3QL
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0559
Proposed front and rear extensions and first floor extensions over existing bungalow
39 Tally Ho Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN26 1HL
Received 19 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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