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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 dates57,550Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 36,571 approved or refused records
4,753Refused applications
31,818 approved · 4,753 refused · 3,189 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jun 2000 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/1282
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Double Garage Conversion.
Avalon, 23 Singleton Road, Great Chart, TN23 3BB
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1284
Proposed Rear Single Storey Extension
64, Church Road, Sevington, TN24 0LF
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1285
Outdoor tennis court & hitting wall for domestic use.
Watermill House, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, TN30 6UL
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1286
Retrospective advertisement consent for 1 x non-illuminated post-mounted sign and 2 x non-illuminated banner flags
Land 100meters North to North East of, 1-5 Avocet Way, Finberry, Sevington
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1287
Proposed construction and extension to front porch and garage. Alterations to materials on house.
5 Greenbank, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9NJ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1288
Proposed replacement of existing window to double doors with windows to the rear single-storey extension, with associated alterations to fenestration.
36 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0HX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1290
To extend the existing dropped kerb
318, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QH
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1291
Proposed first floor side extension
Krshna Vilas, Brooke Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8HN
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1292
Listed Building Consent for the proposed replacement of existing window to double doors with windows, to the rear single-storey extension. Block up existing rear door and replace with a window. Remove ceiling from the existing garden room to create a vaulted ceiling.
36 High Street, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0HX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1293
Display of 1no double-sided digital display to replace existing double-sided internally illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. They will portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds.
Bus Shelter 3201-0007, Canterbury Road, O/S 105, Ashford, TN24 8QQ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1294
Display of 1no double-sided digital display to replace existing double-sided internally illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. They will portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds.
Bus Shelter 3201-0041 Land 40m West of junction of Loudon Way and, Chart Road, Ashford, TN23 3JX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1295
Display of 1no double-sided digital display to replace existing double-sided internally illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. They will portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds.
Bus Shelter 3201-0127, Trinity Road, Between Upper and Lower Permberton Road Junctions, Ashford, Kent TN25 4AB
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1296
5-Day Notice for T1 Oak located at the rear of 91 Sweet Bay Crescent. The tree is located in Jasper Kingscote Crescent. (TPO No8 2004). 1. Remove the split limb leaving the pruning wound at a good growth point. 2. Inspect the larger cracked limb to establish if any further work are necessary.
Rear of 91 Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, Kent. TN23 3HL
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1297
5-Day Notice to remove decayed Poplar, tree situated on a grassed verge next to a road and well used footpath which includes a walking route for school children
The Limes Community Garden, The Limes, Stanhope, TN23 3NY
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1298
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (District Level Licence issued by Natural England), of planning permission 20/01808/AS
UNIT AT OLD PUMPING STATION, Pluckley Road, Charing
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1299
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 12 (Sustainable Drainage & Disposal of Surface Water), 13 (Disposal Of Sewage) & 23 (Ecological Enhancements) of planning permission 20/01808/AS
Unit at Old Pumping Station, Pluckley Road, Charing
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1300
Details pursuant to conditions 4 ( Great Crested Newt Licence) & 8 (Archaeological field evaluation/investigation) of Planning Permission PA/2023/2108
Land between Primrose Cottage and 1 Buffalo Cottage, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8QX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1301
T134 - Leyland Cypress - The whole tree appears dead - remove – replacement required. T153 - Pine - Crown lift to 2.5m and prune away from the adjacent structure to give 1m clearance and abate nuisance. T155 - Unknown -Grind stump - Exempt T169 - Group of 2 Ash trees (tree to the west) - Fell to ground level – Dead. T169 - Group of 2 Ash trees (closest to building) - Re-pollard to just above previous points. T170 - Plum - Fell to ground level dead. T168 - Ash -Re-pollard to just above previous points T172 - Ash- Crown lift to 6m T244 - Ash- Crown lift to 3m T171 - Ash - Crown lift to 6m. Replacement planting Ash with Alnus Glutinosa and Plum with Prunus Nigra (Superseded spec - T134 - Leyland Cypress - Remove dying-off primary limb T153 - Pine - Crown lift to 2.5m T155 - Unknown -Grind stump T169 - Group of 2 Ash trees (tree to the west) - Fell to ground level - Dead. T169 - Group of 2 Ash trees (closest to building) - Re-pollard to previous points T170 - Plum - Fell to ground level T168 - Ash -Re-pollard to previous points T172 - Ash- pollard to approximately 14m T244 - Ash- Crown lift to 3m T171 - Ash - pollard to approximately 14m)
Land At, St Benets Way, Tenterden, TN30 6QQ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1302
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (detailed management plan for the homeless accommodation) & 4 (restricted occupancy to qualifying persons under condition 3), of planning permission 22/00249/AS
Henwood Car Park, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DH
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1303
Retrospective Installation of a roll up garage door
29, Conningbrook Avenue, Ashford, TN24 9FA
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1304
Installation of replacement mechanical plant at the side of the property along with an external coldroom, new canopy of the yard area. 2no new condensers in the rear courtyard, brick up 3 sets of windows to both sides and rear elevations and replace existing rotten timber shopfront frames with new aluminium shopfront sections to match existing auto door.
Invicta Co Operative Society Ltd, Churchfield Way, Wye, TN25 5BP
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1305
Change use of a single occupancy residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children’s care home (Use Class C2), conversion of garage to office and changes to fenestration following demolition of conservatory.
40, Park Road, Kennington, TN24 9DL
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1306
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning permission 21/00359/AS for Repair and refurbishment of existing disused Dutch Barn to provide a studio space on the first floor with a utility room, store and car port on the ground floor; to allow for a change in the approved window size (Retrospective)
The Old Stables, Palstre Court Road, Wittersham, TN30 7PX
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1307
T1 - Norwegian Spruce - approximately 15m high to be removed and replaced with something more manageable for the garden size. It suffered with tree aphid infestation which caused foliage to fall and sap issues. This then caused a fly problem restricting use of the garden and also affected neighbours.
20, Scotton Street, Wye, TN25 5BZ
Received 15 Jul 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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