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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 dates56,933Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 36,063 approved or refused records
4,666Refused applications
31,397 approved · 4,666 refused · 3,151 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeOTH/2024/0943
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 16 (Footway on eastern side of Willesborough Road), 28 (parts 1, 2, & 3 only) (Remediation Strategy), and 53 (Land Contamination Verification Report - area around TP6 for Asbestos and Phenols) for planning permission 19/00025/AS.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0945
Listed Building Consent for rear single storey extension following demolition of existing single storey extension and porch; removal of chimney, widening of door opening; removal of a modern gas fireplace, reinstating a historic door opening; installation of a WC in understairs cupboard and repositioning of modern partition.
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, TN27 9EB
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0946
Erection of summer house.
34 High Street, Rolvenden, Ashford, Kent TN17 4LN
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0947
Listed Building Consent for internal and external works, including replacement staircase; closure of opening between bedroom and landing; removal of blockwork; restoration of fireplaces; raise cill height of bay window to match; removal of lean to porch; removal of rear dormers on rear elevation; relocation of rear dormer; remove infill extension to expose brickwork chimney stack; replacement of modern casement windows; and replacement of existing rooflights on rear elevation.
Elvey Farm, Elvey Lane, Pluckley, TN27 0SU
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0948
Proposed detached garage
Cruttenden Farm, Brook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3SR
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0950
T1 - Sycamore - crown reduction to previous cuts approx 5metres max off height, 2 metres lateral spread. Tree has become too big for garden with excessive shading .
4 Yew Tree Cottage, Grange Road, Tenterden, TN30 6DS
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0949
Lawful Development Certification (Existing) to change some of the pipework above and below ground and install a new heating and telemetry system to bring the equipment up to current regulations. this consists of 2 GRP kiosks and a Vulcasteel combined Boiler/control room.
Utilities Site 550ft South Southwest of Ashfield, Lewd Lane, Smarden
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0951
T1 Ash - Crown reduce by 3m as shown in the annotated photograph within the public files. The lower limbs extending to the right in the photograph require a 4m reduction to balance the crown. Leave a rounded natural crown profile and ensure that reduction cuts are made at points where a branch of at least one-third of the parent limb is found as per BS3998:2010. (Superseded spec. Ash tree - Removal of dead limbs and pruning to natural target growth points. Reduction of 8 metres leaving the tree at an approx height of 8 metres with a 5 metre max spread.)
Worsenden Lodge, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EJ
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0952
T1 - Lime Tree: Crown lift to 2.5-3m plus removal of deadwood to clear pedestrian access and prevent damage to the fencing.
Hothfield Park, The Street
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0955
Variation to condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2022/2124 (Proposed two-storey side extension, demolition of existing conservatory and replacement single-storey extension; proposed porch and first-floor extension above the existing garage (revision to planning permission 21/00861/AS) to include a dormer and raise the eaves and ridge of the existing garage element to improve usable internal space.
Little Doveden, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AE
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0956
Proposed Three Bay Garage
Forkeeps, Shadoxhurst Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3PW
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0957
Application for the temporary use of land as a Christmas market, including the erection of 9 no. temporary wooden market stalls.
Forecourt South of Kiosk 1, Ashford Designer Outlet, Kimberley Way, Ashford
Received 21 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0958
Addition/alteration to fenestration and installation of x2 Air Source Heat Pumps.
Withersdane Green Farm, The Barn, Withersdane, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5DL
Received 22 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0959
Prior Notification received on 22.05.2024 and expiring on 03.07.2024 for a single-storey rear extension with a depth of 3.60m, eaves height of 2.30m and overall height of 3.50m.
8 Guernsey Way, Kennington, TN24 9LW
Received 22 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0960
Conversion of existing garage and shed into annexe.
The Old Cottage, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NF
Received 22 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0962
Change of use of land from a coal yard and car park to a caravan site by the provision of five pitches (a mobile home, four touring caravans and a welfare unit) for occupation by a Gypsy family.
South Side Of Pluckley Railway Station, Station Road, Pluckley, TN27 0RU
Received 22 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0963
Listed Building Consent for the addition/alteration of fenestration and installation of x2 Air Source Heat Pumps plus removal and erection of internal partition walls at ground and first floor level.
Withersdane Green Farm, The Barn, Withersdane, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5DL
Received 22 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0965
Prior Notification received on 22.05.2024 and expiring on 03.07.2024 for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 7.7m, eaves height of 3m and overall height of 3.6m.
Murada House, Faversham Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0NN
Received 22 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0966
First-floor side extension
Derby Cottage, Benenden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8DJ
Received 23 May 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/0967
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (Materials) of planning permission 21/01016/AS
Tall Trees, Stone Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9DU
Received 23 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0968
The addition of two first-floor windows to the side elevation
22 Carlton Business Park, Carlton Road, Ashford, TN23 1EF
Received 23 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0969
Refit of existing empty retail unit
28 Ashford Designer Outlet, Kimberley Way, Ashford, TN24 0SD
Received 24 May 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/0970
Prior Notification received on 24.05.2024 and expiring on 05.07.2024 for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4m, eaves height of 2.81m and overall height of 2.99m.
25, William Road, Ashford, TN23 7UT
Received 24 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/0971
Variation to condition 2 of planning permission PA/2023/1461 (Partial demolition of western extension, change of use, and conversion from redundant Methodist Church to holiday let accommodation with associated private amenity) to allow 2x windows to not have obscured glazing and the addition of two roof lights.
Appledore Methodist Church, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2AE
Received 24 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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