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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 dates60,002Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 39,038 approved or refused records
5,026Refused applications
34,012 approved · 5,026 refused · 3,286 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeOTH/2024/1779
Details submitted pursuant to condition 11 (proposed footpaths & associated crossing points) of planning permission 20/01808/AS
Unit at Old Pumping Station, Pluckley Road, Charing
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1780
Details submitted pusuant to conditions 13 (biodiversity enhancement), 14 (landscape and ecological management plan) & 15 (biodiversity method statement) of planning permission 19/01206/AS.
London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6HX
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1781
Single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and changes to fenestration.
Squirrels Haunt, Ox Lane, Tenterden, Ashford, Kent TN30 6PE
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1783
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - installation of photovoltaic panels on the south and southwest facing roof of the farm house.
Little Jobs Cross Farm, Wassall Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4PP
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1784
Details submitted pursuant to condition 34 (Code of Construction Practice) of planning permission 21/00790/AS (County Park, Sports Pitches, Pavilion, Access, and Drainage Basin Only)
Land between Woodchurch Road and Appledore Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7AY
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1785
Details submitted pursuant to condition 11 (disposal of sewage), of planning permission 20/00320/AS
Swift Farm, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, TN27 8NX
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1786
Erection of front porch for entry to existing first floor flat
63, Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, TN23 6HZ
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1788
Change of use of land to residential and conversion of existing outbuilding to ancillary annexe accommodation.
Swallows Barn, Boldshaves Lane, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QZ
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1789
First floor side extension with ground floor verandah.
Cutlers Farmhouse, Maidstone Road, Chilham, CT4 8EU
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1790
Erection of an outbuilding with ancillary accommodation.
Cutlers Farmhouse, Maidstone Road, Chilham, CT4 8EU
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1791
Two-storey side extension to include a garage following the demolition of the existing garage
115 Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 9QB
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1792
T1- Apricot- fell to give the surrounding trees more light to produce fruit. Apple tree proposed for replacement planting
Strawberry Hill, Knoll Hill, Aldington, TN25 7BZ
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1793
5 Day Tree Notification - Pine adjacent to car park – shorten limb to below tear-out wound.
The Cedars, 17 Church Road, Ashford, Kent TN23 1RE
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1795
Change of use and conversion of an existing stable block into holiday let accommodation
Keepers End, Shadoxhurst Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3PW
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1796
T3 - Oak - Fell. Tree roots lifting paving slabs underneath the tree is a trip hazard for elderly residents. Neighbour at No.52 is concerned about tree roots affecting their outbuilding
50 Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1797
Prior notification of an agricultural access track on agricultural land 210m in length and 3m wide
North West of The Old Pump House, Hinxhill Road, Wye, Ashford, Kent
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1798
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (part i, ii, and iii) (Land/groundwater Contamination), 11 (External Lighting), 12 (Surface Water Drainage) and 22 (Biodiversity Enhancement) for planning permission PA/2024/0611
Land between Waterbrook Avenue and Arrowhead Road, Arrowhead Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0FL
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1799
Prior approval for the installation of PV mounted roof panels.
Lotland Farm, Biddenden Road, Tenterden, TN30 6TD
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1800
Non material amendment to planning permission 21/01914/AS (Reserved matters application pursuant to outline planning permission 12/00400/AS for the construction of a 6FE secondary school which will include a multi-use games area (MUGA), car parking, landscaping and external play, with the creation of a new access from Chilmington Green Road) to reflect changes to the access road, culvert and the replacement of a hedge, relating to the chilmington green secondary school.
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1801
Consent to display 1 x 5m Greggs internally illuminated Totem Pole Sign
Hothfield Service Station, Maidstone Road, Hothfield, TN26 1AP
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1802
Listed building consent to repair a damaged brick wall to match the existing brick wall
The County Hotel, 10 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TD
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1803
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing -Occupation of The Oaks in breach of riding centre occupancy condition.
The Oaks, Poundhurst Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2PQ
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1804
Change of use of the property from Casino to a jewellers and clothing shop, installation of external shutters to the shop front and rear access (retrospective).
36-38, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TE
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1805
Proposed installation of solar panels to existing outbuilding.
8-10 High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
Received 30 Sept 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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