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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 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31,818 approved · 4,753 refused · 3,189 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/1308
Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory.
6, St Marys Close, Hamstreet, TN26 2DX
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1309
Erection of a single-storey detached dwelling and garage with associated landscaping, following the demolition of existing stables and barn.
Hoseney House, Sandy Lane, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 7DA
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1310
Removal of Condition 2 of planning permission W9/50/100; to allow the removal of the Agricultural Occupancy Condition.
Little Chambers Green Farm, Dowle Street Road, Pluckley, TN27 0RY
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1311
5 Day Notification: To safely take down dead standing tree covered in ivy unsure of species of the tree but is on and close to main access drive fears of damage to vehicles and pedestrians if was to fall
Grosvenor Hall, Cemetery Lane, Ashford, TN25 4AJ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1312
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Detailed joinery, Sections, Mouldings & Glazing Bars) & 4 (Materials) of planning permission PA/2023/0095
Waterloo House, 56-58 High Street, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4LN
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1313
Single storey rear extension
136-138 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5DP
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1314
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (External materials), condition 6 (Colour of materials) of planning permission PA/2022/2868
171, Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SG
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1315
Proposed two-storey side and rear extension
12 Moat Park House, Ashford Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JL
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1316
Single-storey rear extension.
Church Farm House, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1317
Change of use from a mixed-use (Use Class E (d) indoor sport, recreation or fitness/Use Class F2(b) halls or meeting places for the principal use of the local community/Use Class E(f) Creche, day nursery or day centre) to a mixed-use of Use Class F1(f) (place of public worship or religious instruction) and retention of existing Use Class E(f) (crèche, day nursery, or day centre).
Kingsnorth Recreation Centre, Field View, Kingsnorth, TN23 3NZ
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1318
Application for Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension.
Griffin Villa, Woodchurch Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent TN26 2BB
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1319
Display of 1no non-illuminated fascia sign.
Kingsnorth Recreation Centre, Field View, Kingsnorth, TN23 3NZ
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1320
T6 Holly - Crown lift to 4m over driveway with 0.5m back from the boundary line. T10 Birch - dead, fell T16 Birch - dead, fell T18 Birch - almost dead - fell both stems T19 Birch - prune back to give 2m clearance from the structure T28 Plum - prune back to 0.5m within boundary (Superseded spec - T1 x1 sycamore to reduce spread by 3 metres and height by 4 metres, T6 holly to lift canopy, T28 x1 plum to reduce 2 metres of over hang, T2 x1 sycamore to fell to ground level, T23 x1 plum to fell to ground level, T10 x1 silver birch to fell to ground level, T7 x1 silver birch to fell to ground level - with the replanting of Oak sapling or same species.)
Land To North Of 5 Maple Place, Court Lodge Road, Appledore, TN26 2BZ
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1321
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (Materials) of Planning Permission PA/2024/0685
25, High Street, Rolvenden, TN17 4LP
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1322
Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 (Arboricultural Report) of Planning Permission 20/01808/AS
The Old Pumping Station, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AH
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1323
Single storey rear extensions and changes to fenestration.
Queens Head Public House, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN23 3EN
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1324
Listed Building Consent for proposed single storey rear extensions to create a larger kitchen, WCs, storage & restaurant, with associated internal alterations.
Queens Head Public House, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EN
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1325
Prior notification for Erection of 1No. new agricultural building serving Chilston Fish Farm in accordance with Part 6 of the General Permitted Development Order.
Land At Stour Lake, Canterbury Road, Chilham, CT4 7SA
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1326
Twin oak tree - Reduction of all overhanging branches to the property, branches vary in length as shown in photographs, maximum reduction of 5.75 metres and shortest of 3 - 3.25 metres.
2 Church Cottages, Rye Road, Newenden, TN18 5PN
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1327
Demolition of existing garden sheds and rear conservatory, followed by proposed single storey side and rear extension with glazed link and store to include alterations to the fenestration of the existing dwelling.
The Coach House, 62A Ashford Road, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6LR
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1328
Single-storey rear extension, replacement of 2no ground floor Crittall windows to rear elevation with purpose-made timber windows, alterations to, and extension of, patio, and construction of dwarf retaining walls.
Church Farm House, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1329
Single-storey front extension and changes to fenestration.
Questeds Cottage, Annexe, Frith Road, Aldington, TN25 7DQ
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1332
Change of use of land and proposed mobile home/chalet with associated landscaping, provision of septic tank and LPG tank.
Land known as Cromptons Barn Field, Church Hill, Charing, TN27 0BU
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1333
Proposed single storey rear extension plus a roof extension to the existing garage to include two dormer windows to the front.
Springfield, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9DG
Received 17 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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