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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 dates59,604Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 38,702 approved or refused records
4,993Refused applications
33,709 approved · 4,993 refused · 3,278 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 1999 to 27 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/1557
Refurbishment of existing office including external materials, parking, bike storage and services.
Boon Edam, Holland House, Crowbridge Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0GR
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1558
T1 (Tree A)- Sorbus Aria White Beam- Fell to ground level. The tree is now too large for its location so close to the house.
Linden House, Wye rd, Ashford, TN25 4HH
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1561
Display of one externally illuminated fascia sign to the front elevation and one externally illuminated hanging sign on a pole adjacent to the highway.
30A High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1560
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (scheme and maintenance schedule for the extraction & treatments of fumes, odours), of planning permission 21/01745/AS
2B, North Street, Ashford, TN24 8JN
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1562
T1 - Silver Birch - Crown reduction by 2-3 metres.
Pump Field House, Golden Square, Tenterden, TN30 6RN
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1563
Proposed new double garage/cart shed
Summer Hill Barn, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8ER
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1564
Change of use of land from Class B8 (Storage) to C3 (residential), two storey side extension and raising of roof to create first floor to dwelling and changes to fenestration following removal of existing porch, log store and attached store. New workshop, garage and storage buildings following removal of workshop, outbuildings, garage and container/sheds. Replacement of septic tank with packaged treatment plant and associated hard and soft landscaping works. (part retrospective)
Orchard House, Naccolt Road, Naccolt, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5NY
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1565
T379 Willow - Reduce overall size of crown by 3 metres , to give sufficient clearance from the property & enable maintenance and prevent possible damage. G1 - Line of Various species - Cut back all laterals overhanging by 1 metre back to the fence line - To give sufficient clearance from the property to enable maintenance and prevent possible damage.
Windsor Court, Hoxton Close, Singleton, Ashford, Kent TN23 5LS
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1566
Strengthening of the western girt beam; Strengthening of tie between western girt and corner post. Repair to the foot of the post in north - western corner. Repairs to jetty beam and repairs to daub and plaster infill in both internal and external panels. Dismantling of front display shelf to give access to post repair. This is to be reinstated using as much of the original material as possible.
17A, Made By Bayliss, 17a , High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BN
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1568
Proposed two storey residential annexe to include rooflights following the demolition of existing barn, following the removal of x2 static caravans.
Hurst Villa, Hurst Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0BH
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1569
Display of 2 x Fascia signs internally Illuminated, 2 x Fascia signs non-illuminated, 1 x monolith internally Illuminated and 3 x wall-mounted signs non-illuminated
Brookfield Service Station, Brookfield Road, Ashford, TN23 4ES
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1570
Single-storey rear extension following removal of existing single-storey rear extension
6, Albemarle Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HL
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1572
Single storey temporary teaching block to be in place for the duration of 32 weeks.
St Michaels Church Of England Primary School, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6PU
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1573
T1 - Tulip Tree (dead). To fell. The tree has been dead for 3 years
Field Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BB
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1574
Proposed Workshop with storage
Scout Hut, Six Fields Path, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent, TN30 6EX
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1575
Part two storey/part single storey rear extension; part two storey/part single storey side extensions
4 Priory Cottages, Priory Road, Bilsington, TN25 7AU
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1576
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Materials) for Listed Building Consent PA/2024/0244
Duxbury, Church Hill, High Halden, TN26 3JB
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1577
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - alteration to a fence following an existing boundary line
1 The Forstal, Millstone, Blind Lane, Mersham, TN25 6NY
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1578
T1 - Sweet Chestnut: Fell to ground level. The tree is in overall physiological decline with die back evident throughout most of its canopy (as shown in the accompanying photographs).
Thanet Terrace, The Street, Hothfield, TN26 1EH
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1579
Proposed front and side extension to existing dwelling, proposed garage/workshop with associated landscaping, and change of use of land establishing new curtilage.
Elvey Granary, Elvey Lane, Ashford, TN27 0SU
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1580
Details submitted pursuant to conditions: 3 (Materials), 4 (Parking and turning of vehicles), 7 (Landscaping scheme), 8 (Biodiversity), 10(Walls & Fences),11 (Sewage) & 12 (Drainage) of planning application 21/00617/AS
Meadow View, Pluckley Road, Charing, TN27 0AQ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1581
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single-storey side extension.
3, Kennington Place, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9HZ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1583
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (archaeology), 4 (construction & environmental management plan), 6 (biodiversity) of planning permission PA/2023/2117
Little Court Lodge Farm, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HH
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1584
Change of use and conversion of agricultural barn with associated parking area, to provide a mixed-use facility, including agricultural storage, community function room, retail, office space and site manager office
New Barn Farm, Ashford Road, High Halden, TN26 3BS
Received 27 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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