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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 dates59,424Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 38,469 approved or refused records
4,974Refused applications
33,495 approved · 4,974 refused · 3,269 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadePA/2024/1475
Change of use from a store room above the garage to residential accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling and alterations to fenestration (Retrospective)
Pilgrims Cottage, Pilgrims Way, Charing, TN27 0DR
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1476
T1 - Betula pendula - Crown reduction to 6m - this tree has become huge for the size of the property and has lots of large branches hanging over the highway/public pavement and road, we propose in the dormant season to do a rejuvenating prune. Cut back any remaining branches to a healthy bud or lateral branch. Remove any dead or diseased wood. T2 - Prunus avium - the middle tree is not in good health due to overcrowding by the Betula & other Prunus the branches are entwined with both trees on either side causing dieback, the tree is reaching its lifespan and isn't healthy, I would like to remove it as the trees are overcrowded. T3 - Prunus avium - crown reduction to 3m, removing the dead and overcrowded wood.
2 Holdenhurst, Kingsnorth, TN23 5UT
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1477
1 small eucalyptus - Reduce height by 3 metres
40 Lodge Wood Drive, Ashford, TN25 4GA
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1478
Prior Approval for 177no solar panels to be fitted on a ballasted mounted system on the flat roof areas of the building.
Towers School And Sixth Form Centre, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AL
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1481
T1 Beech - Crown reduce by 2m round whole crown. Crown lift to 4m. (Superseded Spec - T1 - Beech Tree - crown reduction, reduce height by 4 metres and lateral limbs by 3 metres.)
Tylers, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4LQ
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1482
Installation of solar panels to the front elevation
14, Jubilee Field, Wittersham, TN30 7PF
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1484
Installation of solar panels to front elevation
4, Stone Green, Stone, TN30 7JS
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1485
Installation of an air source heat pump to the rear elevation
5 Midleton Cottage, Faversham Road, Eastwell, TN25 4HP
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1486
Installation of solar panels to the front roof elevation
6, Hales Close, Tenterden, TN30 6RJ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1488
Installation of solar panels to the rear roof elevation
23, Forge Meads, Wittersham, TN30 7PE
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1491
Proposed replacement extension to existing Farmhouse, demolition, refurbishment and replacement of surrounding outbuildings, conversion of Mill into a holiday let
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8HD
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1493
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (acoustic details) & 4 (scheme for enhancement of biodiversity) of Planning permission 19/01246/AS.
Pinnock Bridge Farm, Invicta Pallets, The Pinnock, Pluckley, TN27 0SY
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1489
Single storey detached ancillary annexe, with access, landscaping and other associated works. Change of use of land from agricultural to residential (retrospective).
Island Barn, Ashford Road, Bethersden, TN26 3BB
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1490
Proposed vehicle crossover.
32, Oast Meadow, Willesborough, TN24 0AS
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1492
Listed Building application for the proposed renovation works of the garden building, replacement felt roof with Kent peg tile roof, replace rotten timber weatherboards, replace PVC window panes with glass window panes.
5 Scotton Street, Wye, TN25 5BU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1494
Prior notification for the conversion of 3 existing barns into 3 individual dwelling houses.
Marten Farm, Martens Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JP
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1495
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed stationing of a mobile home within residential garden to provide ancillary accommodation
Munday Cottage, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0ST
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1496
Repair/replacement windows to front elevation
Dawkins, Romden Road, Romden, Smarden, TN27 8RB
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1497
Application to discharge Section 106 planning obligation on 04/01331/AS (agricultural occupancy restriction)
1 Wells Cottages, Shottenden Road, Molash, CT4 8HR
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1499
Prior approval for the change of use and conversion of the existing Commercial Kennels from Use Class E to Use Class C3 in Residential Use to a dwelling.
Land to the North of Meadow Cottage, Church Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LY
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1500
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2022/2868 (proposed change of use from rehab centre to Temple including; side extension, decorative arches, fencing, spires on the roof, access ramp, and lamp offering hut) to allow changes to fenestration and addition of 4no velux windows and 2no additional dragon head spears on the roof.
171 Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SG
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1501
Detached annexe following demolition of previous outbuilding
Charing Lodge, Pett Lane, Charing, TN27 0DL
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1502
Details submitted pursuant to condition 17 (Lighting Strategy for Biodiversity) for planning permission 22/00249/AS
Henwood Car Park, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DH
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1503
T1 and T2 Horn Beam - Reduction in 4 metres in height to both and shaped.
Cherry Tree House, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AE
Received 13 Aug 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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