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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 dates

60,391Searchable applications

568Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 39,374 approved or refused records

5,065Refused applications

34,309 approved · 5,065 refused · 3,295 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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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/2024/2066
T1 - Cypress - Fell. Excessive shading in garden and neighbour's garden.
50, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE
Received 6 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2067
T1 Oak. Crown reduce all orientations 1.5m leaving finished length 4m. Remove all deadwood. Tree is in partial decline and shedding debris and has substantial deadwood throughout. Cut back to healthy growth
27, Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, TN26 3RP
Received 6 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2071
Painting of principal east elevation from facing brick to white (Retrospective application)
Appledore Methodist Church, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2AE
Received 6 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2072
Installation of an air conditioning unit with associated pipe works to rear elevation.
80 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6JB
Received 6 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2073
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 7 & 8 (verification report) for planning permission PA/2023/1547
Land at former Gas Holder Station north east of Stag Enterprise Park, Leacon Road, Ashford
Received 6 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2074
Details submitted pursuant to Plot 1 only, part discharge condition 13 (Interim Verification Report), of planning permission 15/01671/AS.
Plot 1, site of Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 6 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2075
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (extraction of fumes etc.) of planning permission PA/2024/1616.
Embassy House, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BN
Received 6 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2076
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (root protection) for planning permission PA/2024/1014
31 Churchfield Way, Wye, TN25 5EQ
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadeNOT/2024/2077
Notification to remove dead pear tree in a conservation area under a 5 day notice
Lion House, Church Hill, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3LS
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadeNOT/2024/2078
Prior Approval for the change of use of two agricultural buildings and land within their curtilage into two single-storey dwellings and associated operational development.
Rowans, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HF
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2079
Proposed two-storey side extension including single storey link to garage
21, High Snoad Wood, Challock, TN25 4DQ
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2080
Single storey front porch extension, alteration to the existing rear extension roof and changes to existing fenestration and installation of solar panels.
Oakleaves, Charing Hill TN27 0NL
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2081
T1 - Lime Tree - to be removed due to over producing epidemic growth and draining the soil of all goodness. This is affecting all the hedge nearby and cracking the soil (large crevices) it does not match the lime tree line. To be replaced with a healthy mature lime tree.
Frogs Hill Cottage, Frogs Hill, Newenden, TN18 5PX
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2082
Proposed two storey front and rear extensions with loft conversion incorporating a front dormer, following the demolition of the existing conservatory and garage
234 Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 9QL
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2083
Listed Building Consent for alterations to the existing internal lighting layouts.
Newhouse, The Street, Mersham, TN25 6NQ
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2084
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission 21/02233/AS; to allow for the addition of roof velux windows.
Land at Rawnie Farm, Old Way, Appledore, TN26 2DB
Received 7 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2085
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing roof light window with a conservation roof light window. Replacement of existing tiles surrounding said window with Kent peg tiles (Retrospective)
Ye Ancient House, 5 High Street TN27 8AL
Received 5 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2086
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Great Crested Newt), 4 (Vegetation Precautionary Mitigation Statement), 5 (Grassland meadow creation and management), 6 (Surface water strategy), 7 (Foul drainage), 8 (Materials), 9 (Construction details - foundation levels), 10 (Ecological Enhancement plan) of planning permission 22/00621/AS
Agricultural Buildings At New House Farm, Gribble Bridge Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8DH
Received 8 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2087
Change of use of agricultural land to manege and extension of sand school. (Retrospective application)
Grange Stables, Bethersden Road TN26 1LL
Received 6 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2088
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to form 6 new residential flats to include removing and replacing unauthorized structural repairs to the historic timber floor to the jettied frontage; the removal and/or retention of extant historic finishes and their replacement or covering with new linings and the addition of insulation for thermal upgrading, sound and fire-proofing purposes; the removal and formation of new internal partitions; the addition of new services including plumbing, drainage, heating, electrics and fire suppression throughout; new and replacement joinery including external windows, new internal joinery; and new floor finishes and internal fittings.
54, High Street & 2 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8TE
Received 8 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2089
Listed Building Consent for proposed replacement windows to South West Elevation.
Forstal Cottage, Ram Lane, Little Chart, TN27 0PU
Received 8 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2090
Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 (Surface Water Drainage Plan) of Planning Permission PA/2022/2888
Former Kennels Site, Wye Road, Hastingleigh, TN25 5DB
Received 8 Nov 2024
Decision MadeNOT/2024/2091
Forestry Commission felling licence notification. Ref - 019/4058/2024. To coppice parts of the woodland.
Hanger Wood west of, Ash Hill, Ruckinge
Received 5 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2092
Single-storey in-fill front extension with PV panels and changes to fenestration with associated landscaping.
Community Hall, Station Road, Pluckley, TN27 0QZ
Received 8 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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