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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 dates59,705Searchable applications
566Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 38,792 approved or refused records
5,005Refused applications
33,787 approved · 5,005 refused · 3,282 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeNOT/2024/1636
T1 -Sycamore - to be felled due to being self seeded and not the right species for location T2 - Sycamore - to be felled due to being self seeded and not the right species for location T3 - Weeping Pear - to remove the dead and crossing branches to enhance the trees canopy. T4 - Weeping Birch - to remove the dead and crossing branches to enhance the trees canopy. T5 - Pine tree - to be felled to ground level due to being to close to the fence boundary and not the right tree for the location.
38 Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LL
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1637
Display of 2 x internally Illuminated fascia signs
Unit 1, Rutherford Road, Eureka Leisure Park, Ashford, TN25 4BN
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1638
Detached garage to front of property
North Way Farm, Charing Hill, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0NG
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1639
Prior Notification for a 100kW Roof-Mounted Solar PV System
Griffin And Brand Ltd, Leacon Road, Ashford, TN23 4TU
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1640
Replacement self-build two-storey dwelling with outbuilding, garage, pool and relocated access onto Appledore Road following the demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings
Rushfield Farm, Appledore Road, Kenardington, Ashford, Kent TN26 2NF
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1641
Change of use of land to provide modular fitness studio, together with mobile shepherd's hut, holistic veterinary practice and livery yard (Retrospective)
Oaklands, Sandy Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent TN26 1JN
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1642
Formal request for a Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening opinion in regards to Land South of Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth
Land south of, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1643
Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of land for the storage and distribution of road plannings and other aggregates (Use Class B8)
Chapel Farm, Canterbury Road, Brabourne, TN25 6QS
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1644
Prior Notification for steel framed shed on concrete hardstanding
The White Cottage, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6SR
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1645
Details submitted pursuant to condition 29 (Foul & surface water disposal) for planning permission 19/00025/AS (relating to Block C of the Local Centre only).
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1646
Details submitted pursuant to condition 47 (External lighting) of planning permission 15/01671/AS for Plot 1 only.
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1647
Change of use of land, erection of 3 holiday let units and associated landscaping, following the demolition of the existing barn. Widening of existing vehicular access.
Little Swan Street Farm, Charing Heath Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0AT
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1648
T5 and T6 Ash - Fell to combat subsidence damage to The Bethersden Village Hall
Land on the North West side of Forge Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent TN26 3AF
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1649
Single storey side extension with changes to fenestration and detached double garage with office space above.
Box Farm Barn, Bedlam Lane, Egerton, TN27 9BY
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1650
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
18 Alec Pemble Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9PF
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1651
Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory.
Oak Lodge, Susans Hill, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent TN26 3RE
Received 4 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1652
Variation of condition 2 (plans), 3 (materials), 8 (use class ), 9 (hours of operation), 12 (removal of condition for visiting members of the public) on planning permission 22/01049/AS for new industrial units and associated parking to allow for the occupation of a veterinary clinic.
New Street Farm, Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart, TN23 3DL
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1653
Lawful development certificate for the proposed change of use from a class C3(a) dwelling house to a class C3(b) dwelling house
43 Bryony Drive, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN23 3RF
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1654
T1 - semi mature Goat Willow - tree has been badly pruned in the past on one side leaving one overextended limb over the boundary fence. Prune back overextended limb back to a previous pollard point and balance crown accordingly. T2 - young/semi mature multi stem Goat Willow - tree has been pollarded at various heights in the past. Reduce canopy back to old pollard points and balance accordingly. T3 - Semi mature Goat Willow tree - comprising of three fallen stems encroaching into Tilden Close. Clear failed stems back to boundary fence line.
Forge House, Ashford Road, High Halden, TN26 3LY
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1655
Single-storey side extension and orangery following the demolition of the existing orangery
Mulberry House, Mulberry Hill, Chilham, CT4 8AH
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1656
T1 - Larch - remove to ground level and grind stump. Tree is noticably in decline and is in close proximity to house (bungalow). It stands at approximately 15m high. Its trunk is 5m from house and 3.6m from garage.
53A, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2AF
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1657
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Fenestration Details) & 6 (Lime based mortar) of Listed building consent PA/2024/0858
Mersham Le Hatch, The Secret Garden Restaurant, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6NH
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1658
Removal of condition 2 (Agricultural Occupancy) on planning permission WE/8/63/38
1 Lossenham Farm Cottages, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, TN18 5QQ
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1659
Variation of Condition 2 (operating hours) and condition 5 (storage of materials) of planning permission 19/01246/AS for retrospective planning application for the change of use of land to include the storage, maintenance and repair of plant and machinery, and for the stationing of a two storey site office, a steel framed drying kiln and a static caravan for overnight security guards to allow for changes to operating hours and height of stored materials. (retrospective)
Pinnock Bridge Farm, Invicta Pallets, The Pinnock, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent TN27 0SY
Received 6 Sept 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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