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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 dates57,624Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 36,642 approved or refused records
4,762Refused applications
31,880 approved · 4,762 refused · 3,192 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/1366
Erection of double garage
Royal Oak, The Street, Mersham, TN25 6NA
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1367
T1 - Ornamental Cherry tree - in front garden - too big for garden, fell to replace with either another more suitable ornamental cherry or a dogwood such as Cornus Kousa.
5 Lower Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SQ
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1368
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Joinery) for planning permission 21/01069/AS
Hornes Place, Kenardington Road, Appledore, TN26 2BS
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1370
Prior Notification for agricultural barn.
Land to the northwest of Tole Wood, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3HW
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1372
Single storey side extension following the demolition of garden room.
Upper Stone House, Rose Hill, Stone, TN30 7HH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1373
Retrospective application for the felling of G2, 5no Holly - mitigation planting of 20no. Portuguese Laurel
Beacon Oak House, 78 Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LR
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1374
Listed building consent for single storey side extension following the demolition of garden room.
Upper Stone House, Rose Hill, Stone, TN30 7HH
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1375
Extension to and change of use of the existing garage to an art studio to provide art classes and therapy sessions
Little Burton Farm House, George Williams Way, Kennington, TN24 9RZ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1377
Erection of a detached double garage to include study/office and conversion of existing attached garage to habitable accommodation
Woodlands, Hampton Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 5PN
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1378
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Conversion of existing garage to form new annex
Willoughby House, Kingsford Street, Mersham, TN25 6NZ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1379
Detached two-storey self-build replacement dwelling with associated parking and landscaping following demolition of existing property and outbuildings
The Shack, Stalisfield Church Road, Charing, TN27 0NJ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1380
Single storey side extension, single storey rear extension and dormer window to rear roof slope (partly retrospective).
30, Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7RP
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1381
Proposed single storey side extension and loft conversion to include rooflights.
27, Harry Saunders Lane, Ashford, TN23 3FA
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1383
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Landscaping) & 7 (Biodiversity) for planning permission PA/2023/2226
Oaklands, Moor Lane, Appledore, TN26 2BH
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1384
Change of use and extension to a redundant barn to form a one-and-a-half-storey residential dwelling and a 4-bay detached garage including associated parking and landscaping following the demolition of a redundant storage barn and static caravan
Annexe, Cruttenden Farm, Brook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3SR
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1385
Two-storey side extension with balcony to first floor, and single-storey rear extension, following the demolition of the existing rear extension. Proposed dormer to existing roof.
3 Egerton Cottages, Canterbury Road, Brabourne, TN25 5LW
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1386
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed hardstanding and dropped kerb
45, Repton Manor Road, Ashford, TN23 3HN
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1387
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed use of the existing bungalow as a children’s home where no more than two children would live together as a single household and receive care from visiting staff (C3(a) to C3(b))
40 Park Road, Kennington, TN24 9DL
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1388
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a new gas boiler with flue. Installation of loft insulation and ventilation fan.
Tile House, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LL
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1390
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed use of the existing dwelling house (C3a) as a household where care is provided for up to 6 people (C3b)
16, Albert Road, Ashford, TN24 8NY
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1391
Domestic porch extension and garden gate.
82 Church Road, Sevington, TN24 0LF
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1392
T1- Ash - MWA Arboricultural Report: Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth. Reason: Clay shrinkage subsidence damage at the property. Replacement planting may be considered subject to species choice and planting location
17, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AL
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1393
Single-storey rear extension following the demolition of existing outbuilding and changes to fenestration.
126A, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1395
Details submitted pursuant to condition 12 (parking areas); 14 (details of covered & secure bicycle parking spaces) of planning permission 22/00249/AS
Henwood Car Park, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DH
Received 26 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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