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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 dates59,364Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 38,370 approved or refused records
4,969Refused applications
33,401 approved · 4,969 refused · 3,269 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 1999 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/1396
Single storey rear extension with flat roof
7 Thanet Terrace, The Street, Hothfield, TN26 1EH
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1397
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Archaeological evaluation) and 10 (Landscaping Scheme) of Planning permission PA/2023/0273
Blackberry Mead Farm, Pilgrims Way, Westwell, TN25 4NQ
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1398
Listed Building Consent for the repainting of all fenestration on the property, and painting the ground floor external brickwork on the rear.
158-160, Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5DP
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1400
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (site specific arboricultural method statement) of planning permission PA/2024/0770
30, Dexter Close, Kennington, TN25 4QG
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1401
Variation of condition 1 (Submission of detailed drawings and method statement prior to commencement of works) of Listed Building Consent PA/2022/2502 (Variation of condition 2 of Listed Building Consent 19/01694/AS); to allow for the removal of non-historic brickwork and brickwork repairs.
Newtown Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1403
Listed Building Consent for repairs to the village pump
Pump Adjacent To Play Area At The Green, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1404
T1 Silver Birch- reduce length of two lowest limbs from 6m to 3m when measured from the trunk. T2 Ash- crown lift to 6m when measured from the ground, also to provide 3m clearance from the roof of the house. T3 Silver birch- remove dead wood. T4 Silver birch- remove lowest limb over garage. Reasons for the work include allowing more light into the property(and neighbouring properties) and to reduce the risk of storm damage to the buildings.
129 The Street, Willesborough, TN24 0NB
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1405
Permission in Principle - Erection of 5 dwellings
South side of Pluckley Railway Station, Station Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0RU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1406
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Demolition of existing buildings to implement 22/00472/AS.
Mossy, High Halden Road, Biddenden, TN26 3HS
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1407
Outline application for the erection of a single self build dwelling (landscaping and appearance reserved)
Billcroft, Grange Road, Tenterden, TN30 6EF
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1408
Single-storey rear extension
7, The Old House, Station Road, Charing, TN27 0JA
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1409
Variation of conditions 2 (external materials) & 3 (approved plans) of planning permission 21/01347/AS to allow for a smaller sauna and change to the design of the raised timber deck.
The Barn Great Pested Farm, Pested Lane, Challock, TN25 4BD
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1411
Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural store to flexible use within Class E
Lossenham Farm, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, TN18 5QQ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1410
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/00249/AS (Erection of 23 no. residential dwellings for short-stay accommodation with associated access, parking, landscaping and amenity space) To allow proposed adaptions to the primary stair core to accommodate a ground floor management office
Henwood Car Park, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DH
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1412
Contorted willow - Leave stem at approximately 2.5 metres so the light and sensor can remain. Reason for work - next to driveway and wall, causing damage. Conifer - Raise crown by 1 metre, removing one stem over the gate and trim back corner growth, keeping screen side.
2 Willow Tree, Highbury Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6LD
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1413
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump
7, Collingbourne, Kingsnorth, TN23 5UE
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1414
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Sound insulation testing) for planning permission 22/00652/AS
Tudor Lodge Antiques, The Square, Chilham, CT4 8BY
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1415
Listed Building Consent for a single-storey rear extension, internal alternations to create a downstairs WC, replacement of lobby door and replacement of UPVC windows with timber framed casement windows.
126A, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1416
Proposed part single storey, part two storey rear extension
131 Cudworth Road, Willesborough, TN24 0BB
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1419
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement farm dwelling.
Owley Lodge, Owley Farm, Acton Lane, Wittersham, TN30 7HL
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1420
T2 Oak (English) - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs. T3 Maple (Field) - Fell and treat stump with eco plugs.
Unregistered land adjacent to The Old School House, Church Hill, Stone-in-Oxney, Tenterden , TN30 7JT
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1421
Construction of side extension and new front porch.
Thatch Cottage, Sole Street, Crundale, CT4 7EN
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1422
First floor extension and single storey roof addition to include rooflights and dormer windows.
Orchard Cottage, Eggarton Lane, Godmersham, Canterbury, CT4 7DY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1423
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (windows) & 5 (mortar) for planning permission PA/2024/0636
16 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AP
Received 31 Jul 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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