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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates59,808Searchable applications
569Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 38,872 approved or refused records
5,010Refused applications
33,862 approved · 5,010 refused · 3,283 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Jul 1999 to 2 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2024/1693
Listed Building Consent for the installation of new electric fan and flue to existing flue collar and base.
The George Inn, The Street, Bethersden, TN26 3AG
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1694
T1- Sycamore - Remove smaller stem back to trunk - Leaning toward the footprint of the new house
Millgarth, The Hill, Charing, TN27 0LU
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1695
Regulation 77 application in relation to prior notification for the change of use of a agricultural building and the land within its curtilage to a dwellinghouse and associated operational development (22/00544/AS)
Agricultural Building, Wallfield Farm, Surrenden Road, Pluckley
Received 20 May 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1696
Variation of condition 2 (plans) and condition 3 (external materials) of planning permission PA/2023/0229 (proposed single-storey rear extension), to allow changes to fenestration and materials (from brickwork to render).
4 Fir Toll, Station Road, Pluckley, TN27 0QZ
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1697
Change of use of land to operational land and addition of 33kV switching station, turning head, fencing, gates and landscaping.
Kenardington Substation, Appledore Road, Ashford, Kent TN26 2NE
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1698
T1 - mature ash tree (presumed) in the car park area - to be felled - as this is causing the adjacent boundary wall to crack and dilapidate in order avoid further damage to the boundary wall which could in turn be dangerous to passers-by on the pavement.
The County Hotel, 10 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TD
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1699
Replacement of x 8 windows to side elevation
Westwell Court, The Bull Pen, Eastwell Lane, Westwell, TN25 4JX
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1700
T1 – Beech- Fell tree close to ground level, remove and treat stump with Eco plugs to prevent regrowth -Causing displacement damage to steel work of decking. T2 – Oak - Tidy recent tear-out wound on the Southwestern side at 6 meters and reduce back limb by approximately 2 meters to appropriate branch axil, reducing weight on potential now weaker union. Large limb at approximately 6 meters on Eastern side, with potential weak fork union on overextended limb. Reduce back to appropriate branch axil removing 3-4 meters of growth. T3 – Birch - Dismantle fell, flushing stump close to ground level. Causing damage to the building due to location.
The Water Tower, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1701
Detached one and a half storey dwelling following demolition of semi-detached bungalow with new vehicular access.
Coombe Glen, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN26 1HF
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1702
Proposed two storey side extension
9 Hillcrest Close, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9QT
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1705
Proposed garage conversion with the addition of weatherboarding.
74, Highfield Road, Willesborough, TN24 0JU
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1706
Proposed garage conversion into a self contained annexe to include a rooflight.
Court Lodge Manor, Pound Lane, Kingsnorth, TN23 3JE
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1707
T1 Sycamore Tree - Reduce height of the canopy by 3m from 18m above ground level to 15m. Width of the canopy is 7m, requesting to reduce it by 2m. Reason for work - To clear from approaching building and reduce overhanging in the road and around phone lines.
Plovers, The Street, Westwell, TN25 4LQ
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1708
Replacement of porch.
3, Kennington Place, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9HZ
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1710
Installation of an air source heat pump to the rear elevation
5 Midleton Cottage, Faversham Road, Eastwell, Ashford, Kent TN25 4HP
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1712
Installation of solar panels to the front elevation
14, Jubilee Field, Wittersham, TN30 7PF
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1713
Installation of solar panels to the rear roof elevation
23, Forge Meads, Wittersham, TN30 7PE
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1717
Change of use of existing outbuilding from incidental residential use to ancillary residential use, with proposed internal alterations and addition of 2No. rooflights and 2No. external door sets within existing openings. (part-retrospective)
Howarths, Dicksons Bourne, Aldington, TN25 7AH
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1714
Listed building Consent for the fit-out of the ground floor to form a café/takeaway, including inserting and removing partition walls, and installation of a new kitchen extraction system with external ducting. The new shopfront includes painting, the installation of vinyl manifestation, a projecting sign, and graphics.
83 High Street, Ashford, Kent TN24 8SA
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1715
Details submitted pursuant to condition 60 (artwork) of planning permission 15/01671/AS
Plot 1 & 2 Former Powergen Site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1716
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 40 (Hard Landscaping), 41 (Soft Landscaping) & 43 (Landscape Management Plan) of planning application 15/01671/AS for Plot 1 only.
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1718
Installation of ultra-rapid charging points and associated infrastructure at an existing car park
Ashford Retail Park, Barrey Rd, Ashford, TN24 0SG
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1720
5-Day Tree Notification to fell a dead Silver Birch tree, next to the playground. This is urgent as it is within the playpark and there is concern about its safety to the public.
Perrin House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8NA
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1721
Extension to existing ground mounted pv solar system by adding 6 additional panels (2.61Kw)
Singleton Manor, Tithe Barn Lane, Singleton, TN23 4TY
Received 16 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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