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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 dates59,909Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 38,955 approved or refused records
5,019Refused applications
33,936 approved · 5,019 refused · 3,284 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeNOT/2024/1722
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building
Lodgeland Farm, Harbourne Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JF
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1723
T1) Sycamore - Coppice to ground level. Tree is outgrowing location and blocking light to the allotment area. T2) Holly - Remove right hand limb and crown reduce remaining tree in height by 1-2metres from 9 metres to 7.5 meters and reduce all sides laterally by 0.3metres to evenly shape. Tree is blocking light to allotment area.
The Cottage On The Green, Church Road, Warehorne, TN26 2LL
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1724
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (Landscaping), 5 (Walls & fences), 6 (Vehicle parking) & 9 (Biodiversity enhancements) for planning permission 18/01505/AS
Part of garden North of Poplar Farm House, 20 Poplar Road, Wittersham, TN30 7PD
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1725
Display of 2no single-sided illuminated digital LED panels.
BP Filling Station, 18 Beaver Road, Ashford, TN23 7RP
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1726
Rear single-storey extension and first-floor extension over garage
Verona, Pett Lane, Charing, Ashford, Kent TN27 0DL
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1727
Listed Building consent for Internal and external alterations to include structural repairs, removal of modern partitions and finishes, and installation of new partitions and finishes (retrospective)
54, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TE
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1728
T1 - Lime - Crown lift to 8 meters, remove epicormic growth from the main stem. Reduce some of the lower laterals by 1-2 meters to create a more compact crown profile. Subject to approval, please may I request that this is set up so that we can repeat the above-mentioned specification biennially for the next ten years.
17, Magazine Road, Ashford, TN24 8NJ
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1729
Listed Building Consent for 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 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1730
T1 - Conifer- Lateral crown reduction by 3 meters to the main stem. Remove several overhanging small conifer branches that overhang the rear garden of 4 Osier field which create an amount of shading to the garden. It is proposed to cut these back to the main stem rather than the boundary as it will leave unsightly pegs which are unlikely to regrow.
4 Osier Field, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN25 4PL
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1731
Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension - Single-storey rear extension (Depth of 5.00m X Eaves 3.00m X Ridge 3.25m)
10, Olantigh Road, Wye, TN25 5EJ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1732
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0738 (Proposed single detached dwelling, the addition of 1no. detached garage and car port, new site access gate and driveway, and associated parking and landscaping) to allow changes to the garage roof, gable barn hips removed to match the style of the main dwelling
3 The Lilybuds, Canterbury Road, Challock, TN25 4DH
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1735
Erection of building to form living accommodation in relation to the main HMO (retrospective)
11 Hunter Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0RY
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1736
Two oak trees that look like they have sudden oak death
Safe Haven, Steeds Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent TN26 1NQ
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1737
Application for lawful development certificate - proposed - to upgrade an existing footpath surface from stone to a tarmac finish.
Sports Pavillion Rear Of Kingsnorth Village Hall, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EF
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1738
Details submitted pursuant to conditions: 6 (Landscaping scheme), 8 (Trees), 12 (Management plan) & 13 (Biodiversity) of planning application 17/01840/AS
Former Naccolt Brickworks, Naccolt Road, Naccolt, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 5NX
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1739
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (A) (BREEAM), 6 (Acoustics), 22 (Soft Landscaping), 23 (Hard Landscaping), 25 (Underground services), 26 (Services Plan), 27 (Highways), 30 (Slab levels), 35 (Fibre Broadband) & 36 (EVCPs) 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 18 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1740
T1 & T2- Douglas Fir - Fell - Roots lifting the block patio on the neighbouring property causing a hazard to the elderly homeowner. The Douglas fir trees have outgrown their space and are restricting light
Orion Cottage, The Square, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8BY
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1741
T1 - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Section fell to ground level - Reason: Large and located in an unsuitable space due to proximity to nearby buildings and fencing. Roots encroaching into fence boundary and interfering with large neighbouring garage. T2 - Silver birch (Betula pendula) - Section fell tree to ground level - Reason: Severe decline, no evidence of leaf growth and major deadwood present. G1 - 5 x Silver birches (Betula pendula) - Reduce the height of all trees by 3m and the sides of all trees by 1m to keep them in a more controlled manner and as part of routine, continued maintenance - Reason: The client is concerned about the height of the 5 x birches.
63 Aylesbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN25 4QH
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1742
Proposed 2 storey side and single storey rear extension and proposed porch extension, following the demolition of existing garage and shed.
1 Unity Cottages, Rye Road, Newenden, Kent TN18 5PL
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1743
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0669 for proposed electric vehicle charging hub and associated works to allow changes to the configuration to the supporting electrical infrastructure.
Unit 7a, Rutherford Road, Eureka Leisure Park, Ashford, Kent TN25 4BN
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1744
Application for lawful development certificate - Existing - conservatory.
49, Butterside Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3PD
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1746
Details submitted pursuant to condition 1 (detailed drawings - Phase 1D only) of Listed Building Consent PA/2024/1401.
Newtown Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 0PN
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1748
Replacement of x8 windows to side elevation
Westwell Court, The Bull Pen, Eastwell Lane, Westwell, TN25 4JX
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1749
Proposed ground floor side extension with the addition of a balcony.
Shorts Wood House, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent TN27 8DW
Received 20 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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