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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 dates60,301Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 39,295 approved or refused records
5,055Refused applications
34,240 approved · 5,055 refused · 3,294 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 1996 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeNOT/2024/2005
T1: Silver birch to be reduced by 3m to keep the tree suitable for its environment and stop excessive shading. T2: Silver birch to be section dismantled to ground level due to being in to close a proximity to the other silver birch.
14 Beacon Oak Road TN30 6RY
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/2006
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/01069/AS for single storey rear extension to allow changes to fenestration.
1, High Street, Rolvenden, TN17 4LP
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2009
Propose to split the commercial unit in two including a new roller shutter door and fire exit doors
Unit 4, Brookfield Industrial Estate, Leacon Road, TN23 4TU
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2010
Change of use of land to residential and extension to existing garage following part demolition of existing barn.
Springbourne Barn, Springbourne Farm, Harris Lane, High Halden, TN26 3HN
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/2011
Details submitted pursuant to condition 14 (Archaeology) for planning permission PA/2024/0611 (Parts (i) & (ii) Only)
Unit 1, Arrowhead Road, Waterbrook Park, Sevington
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/2012
T1 - Willow- Branch removed - Removed as the branch was in a weakened state, overhanging, and had gradually dropped lower and lower. Concerned it would fall and possibly cause damage to the shed. The size of the branch that was removed was 13.5 cm at its thickest point and was around five feet long. (Retrospective)
Church Barn, The Street, Brabourne, TN25 5LR
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2014
Listed Building Consent for the Installation of an electric vehicle charger
Britton House Stud, Ram Lane, Little Chart, TN25 4LS
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/2016
Installation of a new 11,000 Volt poles within an existing overhead line to facilitate the installation of an underground cable
Overhead Lines at Forest Cottages, Buck Street, Challock
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/2017
Forestry Commission felling licence notification. Ref - 019/3954/2024
Land known as Hawkin's Rough at the North East of, New Cut Road, Chilham
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2018
Single-storey rear extension, single storey front extension and garage conversion including changes to fenestration
14 Harrow Way TN23 3JB
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2019
Variation of condition 6 (plans) for planning permission 20/01277/AS for the erection of a facilities building to allow for design changes (retrospective)
Gooseberry Field Campsite, Smarden Road, Pluckley, TN27 0RE
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2021
Conversion of the existing dairy into a home office
Hogben Farm, Church Lane, Aldington, TN25 7EH
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2022
Construction of micro-energy storage facility including Paladine fencing
Land East of 1 Ellingham Industrial Centre, Ellingham Way, Ashford
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/2023
T1 - Common Ash - Crown reduction by removing between 2.5 to 3.5 metres from the branch tips, reducing the tree’s height from 14 metres to 10.5 metres and its radial spread from 9 metres to approximately 5.5–6 metres. Improving the tree’s structural integrity and addressing overhang issues this will also help manage future safety concerns as the tree exhibits early signs of Ash Dieback.
Abbie Fields, Lees Road, Brabourne
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2024
Erection of a 3-bay detached garage
Mountsford Barn, Canterbury Road, Chilham, CT4 8AF
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2026
Single-storey side and rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory and external store.
1 Juniper Close, Ashford, TN23 3JY
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/2027
Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to planning permission PA/2024/0611.
Unit 1, Arrowhead Road, Waterbrook Park, Sevington, TN24 0FL
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/2028
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permission PA/2024/1254
Oak Crest, Charing Heath Road, Charing, TN27 0AT
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2031
Application for Lawful Development certificate - Proposed dropped kerb
36, Upper Vicarage Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AH
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2030
Proposed two-storey side extension and garage enclosure
7 Bartlets Lane TN23 8AB
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/2032
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (part 3) (Contamination of land and/or groundwater) of Planning permission PA/2022/2058
Little Randolphs Farm, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BG
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2033
Demolition and redevelopment of the site comprising of the erection of 34 no. apartments across 2x four-storey buildings with associated access, parking, landscaping, and facilities.
Ashford International Sports And Social Club, Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7SG
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2034
Proposed conversion of existing Old Alma with side and rear extensions to accommodate 4 No. 1-bedroom flats, plus the demolition of existing outbuildings and erection of 2 No. 2-bedroom flat
The Old Alma, Canterbury Road, Chilham, CT4 8DX
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2035
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed – Installation of mezzanine floor for storage use.
Ham Street Vineyard, Warehorne Road, Warehorne, TN26 2JT
Received 1 Nov 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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