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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30,878 approved · 4,596 refused · 3,130 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decision MadePA/2024/0589
Single-storey garage
Coppers, Bethersden Road, Smarden, TN27 8QU
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0592
The erection of two ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging points (capable of serving four vehicles at a time) and associated electrical feeder pillar.
The Chequers Inn, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3LP
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0593
Single-storey front, rear and side extensions and extension of pitched roof.
Oak Crest, Charing Heath Road, Charing, TN27 0AT
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0594
Erection of 2-bedroom dwelling, bin storage, and associated hardstanding. Widen existing vehicular access.
1 Mill Cottage, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN23 3EW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0595
Single storey side extension
Blackwood Cottage, Bartlets Lane, Chilmington Green, TN23 3DW
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0596
Variation of condition 6 (maximum number of cats) of planning permission PA/2023/2356 to increase the number from 12 to 24
19 Hillcrest Close, Kennington, TN24 9QT
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0597
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed outdoor seating area to front.
Gurkha Bhansa Ghar, 1 Apsley Street, Ashford, TN23 1LF
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0598
Proposed barn for general purpose agricultural storage with ancillary farm office/secure store, associated cesspool and farm track
Land South of Little Smarden House, Smarden, TN27 8NB
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Under ConsultationPA/2024/0599
Change of use and conversion of a redundant rural building to a 'self-build' single storey dwelling, landscaping and ecological enhancement measures, new access and hard surfacing, and stationing of two caravans (mobile homes) whilst conversion works are carried out (part retrospective) (amended description)
Oakfield Barn, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0BU
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0600
T1 - Pine tree - Crown reduction reduces height by approx 3 mts reduces lateral spread by max1 mt . T2 & T3 - Leylandi Cypress - Two trees grown into one canopy carry out crown reduction max off height 4 mts lateral spread max 2.5 mts Reason for Works - Trees are over neighbors boundary fence, reduce canopy size so trees withstand high winds & are not affecting neighbour
The Old Forge, Westwell Lane, West Of Westwell, Westwell, TN25 4LG
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0601
Prior Notification received on 25/3/2024 and expiring on 07/05/2024 for a single-storey rear extension with a depth of 4.4m, eaves height of 3m and overall height of 3.5m.
8 Bell Chapel Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3NN
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0602
Proposed single storey rear extension
42 Albemarle Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0HL
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0603
Proposed 40m x 20m Resting paddock and 14m Square exercise pen
Mount Field Farm, Church Road, Warehorne, Ashford, Kent TN26 2LP
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0605
Change of use from residential to business use (offices - Use Class E(c)) (retrospective)
9 Church Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5BN
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0604
The erection of two ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging points (capable of serving four vehicles at a time) and associated electrical feeder pillar.
The Chequers Inn, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3LP
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0606
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (transport construction management plan) of planning permission 21/00572/AS
9, The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DA
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0607
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (Disposal of Sewage & Surface Water Drainage), and 9 (Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity) of planning permission PA/2023/1520.
Land North of Belvedere Lodge, High Halden Lane, High Halden, TN30 6SY
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0609
Prior approval for alterations of an existing road required for year-round forestry access and maintenance
Sandpit Wood, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent. TN23 8DW
Received 21 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0610
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 6 (Landscape Ecological Management Plan) and, 12 (Ground Conditions Assessment) of planning permission 21/01914/AS
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0611
Erection of health, fitness and racquets club, including 3 no weather protected tennis courts, 6 no. padel courts, 1 no. Multi-use court, 1 no. Battle Box facility, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, 2 court sports hall, gym and studio facilities, internal spa facilities and external spa garden, child activity area, lounge and food and drink uses, terrace area together with ancillary facilities, car parking, servicing, landscaping and associated works.
Land between Waterbrook Avenue and Arrowhead Road, Arrowhead Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0FL
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0612
Proposed single-storey rear extension, construction of new and the relaying of existing paths, erection of lighting columns and external light fittings.
St Mildreds Church, Church Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6AT
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0613
Erection of two residential dwellings, two bay car barns, single garage/garden room, associated parking & landscaping.
Rectory Barn, Greenside, High Halden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3JB
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0614
Rear single storey extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
119, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6JS
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0615
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/1894 for New Dwelling with Amenity Garden and Car Barn to allow changes to footprint, fenestration, roof and location of solar panels.
Proposed Dwelling Land At Little Court, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4ND
Received 26 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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