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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 dates56,841Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 35,980 approved or refused records
4,654Refused applications
31,326 approved · 4,654 refused · 3,147 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Sept 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0893
Removal of condition 11 (Bicycle storage) of planning permission 19/00600/AS for 4 new dwellings
Green Hedges, Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden
Received 9 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0894
Construction of new roof with living accommodation and single storey rear and side extension.
The Firs, Buck Street, Challock, TN25 4AR
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0895
Installation of a domestic 10kW air source heat pump.
15 Southview, Cot Lane, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8JB
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0896
Proposed repairs to roof, replacement of weatherboard cladding to include insulation, reduction in height and rebuilding of chimney and replacement of three windows to south east and south west elevations. (Retrospective) repairs to roof, new chimney pots and three replacement windows to south east and north east elevations
The Barrow House, The Street, Egerton, TN27 9DJ
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0897
T1 - Silver Birch - Remove tree stump and roots - Causes bad allergies (including hayfever) to the residents and it takes up quite a large area of our garden where we wish to lay grass.
147 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9AE
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0898
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (joinery details) of Listed Building Consent PA/2023/2377
9, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NS
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0899
Listed Building Consent for the installation of an EV charger to the rear of the barn
Ripple Farm Barn, Sole Street, Crundale, CT4 7EB
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0900
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - single-storey rear extension.
105, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9DE
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0901
T1 & T2 - Sycamore - Fell - To allow light into the garden T3 & T4 - Sycamore - Crown reduction - Height of tree reduced to 10 metres from ground level and width 3 metres from trunk - to allow light into the garden, and prevent them getting too large for the area they are sited in near to buildings. Both trees have previously been reduced to the requested size. Work to be carried out in line with British standards 3998- recommended tree work.
3 Wheel Mews, The Street, Westwell, TN25 4LQ
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0902
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 9 (Surface Water), 11 (Foul Drainage) & 32 (Levels - partial discharge) of planning permission 22/01067/AS
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0904
Proposed detached garage
Green Gables, Ashford Road, Bethersden, TN26 3BB
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0903
Single-storey side extension. Changes to the ground floor fenestration on the west elevation. Detached single-storey two-bay carport. Weatherboard repairs and rainwater guttering replacement following the demolition of an existing side conservatory
Amherst Court, Bedlam Lane, Egerton, TN27 9DA
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0905
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 7 (Landscaping Scheme) & 10 (Ancient Woodland Buffer) of planning permission 19/01201/AS
London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6HX
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0910
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Roof conversion with rear dormers and roof lights to front elevation.
193, Godinton Road, Ashford, TN23 1LS
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0906
T1 - Pine- Fell to ground level, roots will remain - The tree is dying and is close to the house and a medieval flint wall that forms part of the garden. Removing it will also improve light to other trees in the garden.
Court Lodge, Eastwell Lane, Westwell, TN25 4JX
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0907
Proposed first floor front extension
14, Hillcrest Close, Kennington, TN24 9QT
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0908
Single-storey side extension and associated internal alterations to create an improved kitchen, living, and dining area including wood burner flue. Changes to ground floor fenestration on the west elevation. Weatherboard repairs and rainwater guttering replacement following the demolition of an existing side conservatory
Amherst Court, Bedlam Lane, Egerton, TN27 9DA
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0909
T2 Cypress - fell due to structural damage to property. T1 Oak is withdrawn from the S211 Notification.
Church House, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JB
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0911
External decking to rear for additional outdoor seating.
The Holiday Inn, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0912
Listed Building Consent for internal works to existing bar and dining area, toilet refurbishment and relocation of existing bar server including removal of internal walls, removal and replacement of floor finishes to ground floor, new doors, making good existing ceiling finishes.
The Holiday Inn, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0913
Outline application for Construction of 18 dwelling-houses (including 7 affordable housing units) together with associated internal access roads, car parking facilities, provision of amenity land areas, landscaping works and enlargement and improvement of existing access onto Sissinghurst Road, with some matters reserved.
Land to the rear of Little Ponds, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EH
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0914
Reserved matters application for the approval of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance for the erection of 141 dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission 21/00790/AS.
Land between Woodchurch Road and, Appledore Road, Tenterden
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0915
Variation to condition 2 of planning permission PA/2022/2028 (Approved plans) (Proposed single-story rear extension, loft conversion with inset balconies to the rear and east elevations, and elevational alterations to the existing pool room), to allow amendments to fenestration, materials, and terrace including enlarging the balcony and railings to the first floor North elevation
Walnut Lodge, Ball Lane, Kennington, TN25 4EB
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0917
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 12 [Foul & Surface Water Drainage] & Condition 14 [Drainage Verification Report] of planning permission 19/00054/AS
Victoria Park, Hubert Fountain, Victoria Road, Ashford, TN23 4QA
Received 15 May 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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