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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31,326 approved · 4,654 refused · 3,147 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/0916
Double bay cricket practice net and surface.
Tenterden Cricket Club, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LX
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0918
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - EV Charging Equipment
Land West of Elwick Place, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RG
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0919
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Great Crested Newt Licence) 4 (Construction Environment Management Plan) ,5 (Habitat Management Plan), 7 (Lighting Design Plan), 8 (Materials) of planning permission PA/2023/2066.
Griffin House, School Road, Appledore, Ashford, TN26 2BA
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0920
Two detached one and half storey dwellings following demolition of existing semi-detached bungalow and new vehicular access.
Coombe Glen, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN26 1HF
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0921
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/01441/AS for Construction of a replacement dwelling with annexe, car barn and solar photovoltaic system to allow changes to reduce the length and width of approved dwelling.
Wardenhurst, Knoll Hill, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7BZ
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0922
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 - materials of planning permission PA/2023/2248
19, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AW
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0923
New swimming pool located in the rear garden within the curtilage of a Grade II* listed building.
The Old Vicarage, Market Place, Charing, TN27 0LP
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0924
Two storey side extension, roof extension to accommodate loft conversion including dormers and changes to fenestration. External alterations including render/tile finishes. Demolition of existing structures. Air Source Heat Pump & A/C units
33, The Street, Kennington, TN24 9HD
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0925
Swimming Pool.
The Old Vicarage, Market Place, Charing, TN27 0LP
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0926
Erection of a garage with loft space/home office following the demolition of the existing garage.
Hillmount, Charing Hill, Charing, TN27 0NF
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0927
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Use of part of dwellinghouse as a Bed & Breakfast.
Withy Farm, Goldups Lane, Chilham, CT4 8JG
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0928
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 1 (Materials) & 9 (Contamination Report) for planning permission 21/00121/AS
Plot 2 (Former Wye College Pig Unit), Amage Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DQ
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0929
Detached annexe following demolition of previous outbuilding (retrospective)
The Haons, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8DJ
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0931
T1 - Oak - Crown reduction by 2 meters from 15 meters to 13 meters. T2 - Oak - Crown reduction by 2 meters from 15 meters to 13 meters. Maintenance work carried out approximately every 5 years Removal of epicormic growth (de minimis work)
1 Church Cottages, Rye Road, Newenden, TN18 5PN
Received 17 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0933
T1, T2, T3 & T4 - Yew tree - Remove all basal growth T5 & T6 - Beech - Remove all basal growth T7 - Hornbeam - Remove basal growth T8 & 9 - Horse chestnut - Remove all basal growth T10 - Holly - Remove all basal growth and T11 - Lime - Remove all basal growth.
St Gregory and St Martins Church, High Street, Wye TN25 5EJ
Received 17 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0934
Proposed two-storey side and rear extension
12 Moat Park House, Ashford Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JL
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0935
Conversion of integral garage and changes to fenestration
2 Cedar Close, Ashford, TN23 3DU
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0936
Change of use of land to residential and the siting of 2 heat source pumps
The Barn Great Pested Farm, Pested Lane, Challock, TN25 4BD
Received 17 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0937
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey extension and porch.
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, TN27 9EB
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0938
Prior Notification For Agricultural Storage Building
Wissenden Lodge Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EJ
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0939
First floor extension, changes to fenestration, and conversion of garage.
4, Hoppers Way, Singleton, TN23 4GP
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0940
Replacement of existing part two-storey side extension with two-storey side/rear extension, replacement of rear conservatory with pergola structure, changes to external materials and fenestration, erection of a dormer window to the detached garage, and change of first-floor bullseye window on the north-west gable to rectangular, replacement of existing pool house with open-sided pergola structures and change to the shape/size of existing external swimming pool.
Acorns, Swain Road, Tenterden, TN30 6PJ
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0941
Listed Building consent for blocking of existing opening on the ground floor, installation of a new wall and new opening in wall on the first floor, and installation of French drain.
Glebe Cottage, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EQ
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0942
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of listed building consent PA/2023/1528.
3 East Hill House, East Hill, Tenterden, TN30 6RL
Received 16 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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