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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 dates57,130Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 36,227 approved or refused records
4,683Refused applications
31,544 approved · 4,683 refused · 3,163 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadePA/2024/1056
Two-storey replacement dwelling (self-build), following the demolition of the existing dwelling and workshop.
Coomb House, Pilgrims Way, Brabourne Downs, Brabourne, TN25 5LY
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1058
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed installation of l-electrical vehicle charging point station
Land at the End of Court Lodge, Court Lodge Road, Appledore, Kent. TN26 2DD
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1059
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a two storey rear extension.
59, Louchar, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, TN25 4NU
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1060
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (Materials), 3 (Landscaping scheme), 8 (Drainage), 9 (Lighting), 10 (Biodiversity) of planning permission PA/2022/2493
Land to south of, New Barn Farm, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3BS
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1061
Listed building consent to install a small kitchen in the room currently used as a ‘snug’. Install and remove partition walls and doors on the ground floor and first floor.
Saracens Cottage, Surrenden Road, Pluckley, TN27 0SA
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1063
Fence along the boundary (retrospective)
54, Ripley Road, Willesborough, TN24 0UY
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1064
Discharge S106 planning obligation on planning permission 88/02202/AS
New Luckhurst Farm, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QT
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1065
Demolition of existing rear extensions and construction of two storey rear extension, plus a proposed outbuilding.
250 Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SP
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1066
Request for an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning with regard to the proposed construction of the Waterbrook Link Road and Bridge
Land north and east of, Brambling Avenue, Finberry, Sevington
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1067
Erection of double garage
Costa Cottage, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2EQ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1070
Change of use from residential to Bed and Breakfast/Guest House and pop-up shop. (part retrospective)
4, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1071
Proposed triple garage, bin and bike store
Winters Court Farm, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3DQ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1074
Extension to existing garage
Graminae, Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN25 4PH
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1075
Details submitted pursuant to condition 22 (travel plan - secondary school site only) of planning permission 12/00400/AS
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1076
Details submitted pursuant to condition 20 (travel plan-secondary school site only) of planning permission 21/01914/AS
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1077
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00790/AS for outline application for the development of up to 141 residential dwellings (50% affordable) including the creation of access points from Appledore Road and associated works; to allow changes to the wording of condition 32 concerning archeological work.
Land between Woodchurch Road and, Appledore Road, Tenterden
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1078
Display of 1no illuminated fascia sign to front elevation and 1no illuminated hanging sign on a pole adjacent to the highway. (part retrospective)
30A, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1079
T11 Maple - to be dismantled to ground as the species is dead with severe bark blowing of the main stem and no live growth present with failed limb becoming dangerous shedding above driveway and highway causing immediate danger to the property, owner, and the public. We have suggested replanting with a suitable wet-tolerated species to be agreed with the client and yourselves, Ashford Borough.
Gilletts, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QA
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1080
Retrospective application for a staff welfare space in the form of a converted shipping container
Unit 40, Old Surrenden Manor Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DL
Received 11 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1081
Prior notification for agricultural livestock and storage building.
Land South East of Halfway Bungalow, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1082
Prior Notification for agricultural storage building.
Land South East of Halfway Bungalow, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1085
Details submitted pursuant to condition 24 (Landscape Management Plan) for planning permission 22/00249/AS
Henwood Car Park, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DH
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Under ConsultationPA/2024/1087
Outline application for up to 180 dwellings with associated infrastructure, engineering works, and open space with all matters reserved except for access from Kennington Road
Land north of M20 Coastbound south of, Kennington Road, Willesborough
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1088
Details submitted pursuant to condition 7 (LEMP) for planning permission PA/2023/0704
Land to the South East of High Tree Lodge,, Buck Street,, Challock, TN25 4AT
Received 12 Jun 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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