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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 dates57,232Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 36,305 approved or refused records
4,701Refused applications
31,604 approved · 4,701 refused · 3,175 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decision MadePA/2024/1142
Two-storey rear extension and side porch
Rose Cottage, Road From Naccolt Road To Blackwall Road, Naccolt, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5NZ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1144
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/1680 for "Replacement of existing rear window to patio doors. Extension and conversion of the existing outbuilding into a single-storey home office" to allow changes to the rear extension and brick slips to be painted off-white, all proposed fenestration to be painted green and the addition of an external door
158-160, Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5DP
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1145
T1 - Oak Tree - TPO 7,2014/T4. Reduce the lower and mid-canopy to stop the tree from growing and touching the house and to allow more daylight in. Take out dead branches. Biddenden Arboriculture quotation specification: Reduce the large established oak tree that is located in back garden on the lower and mid canopy's that face the house 2 meters behind the previous reduction that was done by the developer's.
8, Three Fields Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AQ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Under ConsultationPA/2024/1146
Proposed creation of an engineered wetland including associated engineering works and access
Land north of M20 Coastbound south of, Kennington Road
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1147
Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/00025/AS for (i) Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for points of access) for up to 437 dwellings; formal and informal open space incorporating SuDS; and associated services, infrastructure and groundworks; and (ii) full planning permission for the erection of 288 dwellings; the creation of serviced plot of land to facilitate the delivery by Kent County Council of a two-form entry primary school with associated outdoor space and vehicle parking; a new Bowls Centre including a clubhouse of 292 sq m, ancillary buildings and a bowling green; a local centre to provide 280 sq m of A1 (retail), 180 sq m of A1 (retail foodstore) , 100 sqm A3 (café), 75 sq m A5 (takeaway), 190 sq m D2 (gym/fitness studio space), open space incorporating SuDS; vehicle parking; and associated services, structural landscaping, infrastructure and groundworks; to allow changes to Block C and the associated car parking area.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1148
T1 Oak – reduce crown by 3-5m to form a new compact form that responds to the condition of the tree. Leave a natural crown profile and prune to good-quality growth points. Crown thin by up to 30% as required. Crown lift to up to 4m as required. (Superseded Spec - T1 - Oak - Fell due to decay at base. Ganoderma brackets present on two sides of the tree at the base on northeastern and southwestern sides with hollowing when sounded with mallet on north eastern side from base up to 0.6m. Tree owner will replace with a native tree.)
Ashwell Lodge, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, Kent TN26 2EQ
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1149
Single-storey side extension
The Barn, Ashford Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JT
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Under ConsultationPA/2024/1150
Proposed detached dwelling and associated landscaping and car parking
Land to rear of Cherry Rose, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, Kent TN25 6NN
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1151
Single-storey rear in-fill extension
The Barn Oast, North Street, Biddenden, TN27 8BA
Received 19 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1152
5 Day notification to remove Willow down to ground level
Land adjacent to 14 St Benets Way, Tenterden
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1153
Prior notification received on 21/06/2024 and expiring on 02/08/2024 for a Single storey flat roof extension with a depth of 4 meters, eaves height of 2.60 meters, and overall height of 2.80 meters
13 Chichester Close, Ashford, Kent TN23 4QB
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1154
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Velux roof lights to rear elevation
6, Turners Avenue, Tenterden, TN30 6QB
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1156
Prior Notification for postal framed hay/straw feed & bedding storage barn
Walnut Tree Farm, Church Road, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6SA
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1157
T1 - veteran Yew - showing stress cracks in trunk due to elongated limb - propose using 8 tonne bracing to support this. T2 - yew - by war memorial that has low overhanging branches over the path - impeded pedestrian access - propose to lift these to 2.4m from the ground. T3 - Holly - to SE of Church - sustained winter damage - shows little sign of recovery in the crown - proposed to pollard to 3.5m from ground level. T4 - Hawthorn - proposed removal as unsightly now.
St Mary the Virgin Church, Maytham Road, Rolvenden
Received 20 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1158
External access ramp and changes to fenestration.
81, Kent House, 81 Station Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PJ
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1159
Proposed application to repair and replace the roof covering of the large, central roof lantern on the Gatehouse extension. The lantern is in need of repair and the application proposes to replace a large section of the existing lead sheeting with a single ply roofing membrane.
The Gatehouse Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7QA
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1160
Installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic panels.
Vine Hall Farm, Bethersden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3JY
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1161
Details submitted pursuant to part of condition 4 (details of sliding doors) and condition 6 (mortar) for planning permission PA/2023/1164
Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7QA
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1162
Replacement sole plate and associated repairs to front elevation.
Dawkins, Romden Road, Romden, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8RB
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1163
Installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic panels
Vine Hall Farm, Bethersden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3JY
Received 21 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1164
Prior notification received on 24/06/2024 and expiring on 05/08/2024 for the demolition of the existing conservatory to be replaced with a single storey rear extension with 4No. Rooflights with a depth of 4.50 meters, eaves height of 2.4 meters, and overall height of 4 meters
Aladdin, 8 Orchard Lane, Kennington, Ashford, TN25 4DX
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1165
Erection of one detached dwelling with new vehicle access, following demolition of garage
Land adjacent to Melville, Bethersden Road, Smarden, TN27 8QU
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1166
T10 - Removal of dead black poplar tree and replanting with a Walnut Tree. T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T8 - Willow Trees , all to be pollarded back to previous points.
The Willows, Church Road, Mersham, TN25 6NU
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1167
Removal of condition 5 (agricultural occupancy) from planning permission 99/00705/AS
Cott Farm, Cot Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8JP
Received 24 Jun 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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