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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 dates59,518Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 38,598 approved or refused records
4,981Refused applications
33,617 approved · 4,981 refused · 3,276 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decision MadePA/2024/1505
Listed Building Consent for a proposed two-storey rear extension to the existing Farmhouse with internal works to include but not limited to alterations to the fireplace to restore to original condition; section of wall removed on ground floor to create opening; remove wall between bathroom and w/c and creation of new corridor . Demolition, refurbishment and replacement of surrounding outbuildings to include cladding, roofing and window repairs. Conversion of Mill into a holiday let with associated internal alterations to include a new staircase and the installation of glass enclosure.
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8HD
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1506
Non-material amendment to condition 1 of planning permission PA/2024/0957 (Application for the temporary use of land as a Christmas market, including the erection of 9 no. temporary wooden market stalls.) Condition 1 – Amended to read “The market hereby approved shall only be open to customers between 18.11.2024 and 31.12.2024 (inclusive). All stalls and equipment associated with the market use shall be removed, and the land returned to its former condition, on or before 03.01.2025"
N/A, Forecourt South of Kiosk 1, Ashford Designer Outlet, Ashford , TN24 0DQ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1507
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 2 ( Joinery, Eaves & Ridges, Ventilation and Roof Lights) & 3 (Materials) for planning permission PA/2022/2595
Park House Farm, Oast At, Westwell Lane, West Of Westwell, Westwell, TN25 4LF
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1508
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Brick Repairs) & 4 (Lime Mortar) for planning permission PA/2024/0550
Court Lodge, Church Lane, Hothfield, TN26 1EL
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1509
Prior approval for an agricultural storage building
Land At Stour Lake, Canterbury Road, Chilham, CT4 7SA
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1510
Prior approval for change of use of agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a dwelling house
Golden Wood Farm, Barn At, Brisley Lane, Ruckinge, TN26 2PW
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1513
T1, T2, T3, T4, T6, T12, T15 - Crown lift to 6 meters. T5 Reduce main south facing laterals back by 8 meters to strong growth point. T7, T8 crown lift to 6 meters and reduce in south laterals by up to 4 meters. T9, T10, T11 remove to 1 meter stump. T13 twin stem, remove south facing stem back to main union. T16, T17 crown lift to 6 meters and reduce in south laterals by 3 meters
Recreation Ground Junction Of Westwell Lane And, Gold Hill, Westwell, TN25 4LD
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1511
Change of use of annexe to allow use as an annexe and holiday let (retrospective)
Romden, Romden Road, Romden, Smarden, TN27 8RA
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1512
T1 Reduction of 6 meters in height of canopy back to previous pruning points, reduction of 5 metres on laterals back to previous pruning points and remove basal and epicormic growth to 6 metres. T2 - silver birch - reduction by 2 metres in height and 1.5metres on laterals. T3, T4, T5 - 3no limes - Re pollard, to be taken back to previous pruning knuckles, canopy reduce down by 5 metres.
8 Berwick House, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1PF
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1514
T1 Ash tree - , high pollard reducing height down by 7 meters and laterals by 6. Reason for works - recently dropped a large limb, as the tree is close to and slightly overhanging the house pollarding would be considered a suitable way of reducing risk to the property.
Keepers, Calehill Road, Little Chart, TN27 0QF
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1515
5 Day Notice to fell for Common Elder T11, T13, T14 and T 15; T30 Western Red Cedar; T31 Ash
The Bybrook Barn Harvester, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 8QQ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1516
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Ecological mitigation), 5 (Biodiversity) and 9 (Parking & turning provision) of planning approval 21/01440/AS
Meadowside Farm, Scots Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6LP
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1517
Two-storey side extension.
39, Gordon Close, Ashford, TN24 8RG
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1518
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single-storey rear extension
39, Gordon Close, Ashford, TN24 8RG
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1519
Details submitted pursuant to condition 57 (Piling method) of planning permission 19/00025/AS
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1520
Proposed single- storey extension, replacement cladding, and installation of solar panels to existing roof.
Eastwell House, Eastwell Barn Mews, Tenterden, TN30 6QW
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1521
Proposed works for 54 trees - species include, Oak, Ash , Sweet Chestnut, Cherry , Birch, Beech. Reason for works - all related specifically to public safety on the well used public site. Specific list of works per tree is found in the attached report. Replanting does not fit with the SSSI status of the site, allow for natural regeneration to occur and for many of the coppice stools regrow from the base.
Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve., Bourne Lane, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HH
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1522
T1 - Eucalyptus - to be removed - 60ft high tree at the top of the garden which has become dangerous in the high winds we have had recently, with branches falling down. This tree is situated very close to garden shed.
2 Rother View, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, TN18 5PY
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1523
x4 Oak - cut back/reduce by 3-3.5m or nearest appropriate growth point grading into top section of crown to shape and match the adjacent tree height. Hazel (under-story trees), cut back to boundary or nearest appropriate growth point. All arisings/waste debris removed from site.
13, Haffenden Road, Tenterden, TN30 6QE
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1524
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permission PA/2024/0208
Duxbury, Church Hill, High Halden, TN26 3JB
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1525
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Materials), 5 (Section Details and the Proposed Interface), and 8 (Vertical Steel Balustrading) of Listed Building Consent PA/2022/2432
24, Town Hall, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AN
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1526
Single-Storey Rear Extension and changes to existing first-floor fenestration
Bridge Cottage, Highfield Lane, Sevington, TN24 0FN
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1527
Details submitted pursuant to condition 14 (External Materials) for planning permission 20/01808/AS
Unit at Old Pumping Station, Pluckley Road
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1528
Detail submitted pursuant to condition 28 (Contamination Remediation Strategy), 31 (Geo-archaeological Field Evaluation), 49 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission 19/00025/AS in relation to Block C of the Local Centre only.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 15 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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