Understanding planning · 13 min read
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 dates60,227Searchable applications
568Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 39,229 approved or refused records
5,045Refused applications
34,184 approved · 5,045 refused · 3,292 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadePA/2024/1954
Self build replacement dwelling to include rooflights , plus separate garage and annexe
Hope Farm Bungalow, Peening Quarter Road TN30 7NP
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1955
First floor rear extension with rooflights
Pleasant Place, Maidstone Road TN27 0JS
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1956
T1 - Evergreen Conifer - fell to the ground and grind stump out due to die back on all branches (see photo) for safety reasons as the tree is close to the house and outbuilding. T2 - Magnolia - Crown reduction by 1.5 metres. Height from 4 Metres to 2.5 metres and span of canopy from 4.5 metres to 3 metres - rebalance tree due to summer branch break out. The tree is located in the side garden by the pool (see photos)
Deepwell House, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, CT4 8DB
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1957
Change of use of land from amenity land to residential.
64, Caesar Avenue, Kingsnorth, TN23 3PZ
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1958
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (further details to preserve the special architectural and historic character of the listed building) & 5 (Render specification) for planning permission PA/2023/1469
South Hill Farm, Tamley Lane, Hastingleigh, TN25 5HL
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1959
Installation of kitchen flue
The George Inn, The Street, Bethersden, TN26 3AG
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1961
T1, T2, and T3 - Ash - Fell and remove as the trees are overhanging the highway. Branches have fallen onto the verge and highway. The heavily leaning trees require total felling and removal from the hedgerow.
Scout Hut, Place Lane TN26 3PG
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1962
T1 - Leylandii - fell and remove T2 - Maple - crown reduction by 3m
Ferndown House, Ball Lane, Kennington, TN25 4EB
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1963
Erection of a boundary fence (Retrospective)
Millstone, 1 The Forstal, Blind Lane TN25 6NY
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1964
Change of use from an agricultural storage barn to a self build 3no bedroom bungalow including a side and rear extension with associated new access, landscaping, parking, bin and cycle storage.
Land and Barn to South of 3 Chequer Tree Cottage, Chequer Tree Farm Road, Mersham, TN25 7HL
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1965
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission PA/2022/2950
Land on North West side of Church Lane, Sellindge, TN25 6AF
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1966
Proposed single storey rear extension with rooflight
The Smallholding, Long Hill, Old Wives Lees, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BN
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1967
Proposed conservatory to rear elevation
37 Grosvenor Road TN24 9PA
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1968
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/1281 (Change of use of land from agricultural to residential and the erection of a single-storey detached garage following the demolition of the stable block). Use an oak frame for the main structure, and replace timber garage doors with an electric roller door.
Saracens Cottage, Surrenden Road, Pluckley, TN27 0SA
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1969
Variation of condition 8 (HGV movements) of planning permission 06/00024/AS "New tertiary wastewater treatment facilities and new sludge digestion and drying facilities built alongside the existing treatment facilities" to allow a maximum of 15 no. HGV movements on Bank (Public) Holidays
Ashford Wastewater Treatment Works, Canterbury Road
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1970
Variation of conditions 2 (materials), 3 (vehicle parking), 4 (bicycle storage ) 20, (walls & fences), 23 (approved plans) of Planning Permission 22/00830/AS
Land Rear of Millgarth, The Hill, Charing, TN27 0LU
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1971
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permission PA/2023/0840
Green Hedges, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EQ
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1972
Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of land with commercial buildings, caravans used for ancillary commercial office / storage (1 static and 2 tourers), material storage buildings / structures, and outside storage areas.
The Greens Business Centre, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kent, TN25 7HY
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeNOT/2024/1973
T6 - Ash Tree - Remove dead wood and crown reduction to 7 metres to reduce overhanging of proposed Air Source Heat Pump Compound and pump house.
St Mildreds Church, Church Road, Tenterden, TN30 6AT
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1974
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 34 (footpaths timetable) & 57 (EV charging points) of planning permission 15/01671/AS for Plot 1 only.
Plot 1, Former Powergen site, Victoria Road
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1975
Change of use of land and the creation of a manége for private use
Frith Farm, Coopers Lane TN25 7HH
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1976
Proposed 1no heritage conservation rooflight to rear elevation.
Catt Farm, Catts Hill, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JR
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1977
Conversion of garage to habitable space.
80, Guernsey Way, Kennington, TN24 9LW
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1978
Listed Building Consent for the proposed installation of 1no heritage conservation rooflight within catslide roof to rear elevation.
Catt Farm, Catts Hill, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JR
Received 23 Oct 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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