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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 dates60,227Searchable 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34,184 approved · 5,045 refused · 3,292 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under ConsultationPA/2024/1979
Continued use of land for the stationing of a mobile home for residential use by a gypsy family (retrospective)
Cloverbank Stables, Cranbrook Road, Tenterden, TN30 6UJ
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1982
Changes to fenestration of rear elevation and the insertion of 4No. roof lights.
St Johns Methodist Church, Singleton Road, Great Chart, TN23 3BB
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1983
Removal of condition 2 (Occupancy) of planning permission WE/8/64/5A
Tatu Farm, High Halden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8JG
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1984
Proposed single storey extension, porch, pergola, replacement windows and changes in external fenestration
Willow Pond, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BJ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1985
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 17 (Plant & Machinery Noise), 32 (CPTED), 39 (Recycling & Refuse) & 60 (A) (Water Efficiency) for planning permission 19/00025/AS (relating to Block C of the Local Centre only)
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1986
Erection of two new wings to create self-contained extra care units (Use Class C2) with associated communal support facilities and infrastructure, following the demolition of two disused wings.
Lakeside Nursing Home, Chapel Road, Hothfield, TN25 4LN
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1987
Proposed change of use from two existing self-contained flats into a single three bed dwelling house
31, Musgrove, Ashford, TN23 7UN
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1994
Proposed conversion and extension of existing annex to a self contained dwelling with detached car port
Gingerbread Granary, Willow Court, Bilsington Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1988
Proposed single storey rear extension, porch and change of external materials.
64 Lower Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SG
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1989
Listed Building Consent for erection of front porch following the demolition of the existing. Repair and replacement of sole plate and timbers.
Thatch Cottage, Sole Street CT4 7EN
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1992
Single storey rear extension with rooflight, drop kerb and replacement paving to the front garden.
4 Essella Park, Essella Road, Ashford, TN24 8AQ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1990
Proposed waste water treatment plant discharging into nearby ditch to replace an existing septic tank
Athens Farm, Bromley Green Road TN26 2EE
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1991
Single storey rear extension
20, Acorn Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3HR
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1993
Silver Birch - Crown lift by 4 metres and re-shape keeping the tree symmetrical, plus removal of the lower limbs overhanging the tennis court. Reason for works: to allow the public to walk below the tree with ease, and reduce subsequent leaf drop, which can create a slip hazard.
Chilham Sports Centre, Branch Road, Chilham, CT4 8DR
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1995
Details submitted pursuant with condition 5 (Landscaping) of Planning Application PA/2024/0795
Burnt Oak House, Canterbury Road TN25 4DP
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1996
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Materials), 8 (Noise control scheme), 9 (Biodiversity details), 10 (External lighting) of planning permission PA/2023/0277.
Hothfield Service Station, Maidstone Road, Hothfield, TN26 1AP
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadeOTH/2024/1997
Details submitted pursuant to condition 24 (community use agreement), of planning permission 21/01914/AS (secondary school site only)
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Kent
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1998
Proposed micro-energy storage facility with acoustic fencing.
Land at North side of Summerhill, Stanhope Road, Ashford.
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/1999
Proposed micro-energy storage facility with fencing.
Land at junction of A2070 and Barrey Road, Sevington, Ashford.
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2000
Proposed micro-energy storage facility with acoustic fencing.
Land 25meters South by Southeast of Southfields, Stanhope Road, Stanhope, Ashford
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2001
Construction of a single storey side extension following the demolition of the existing garage
1 Park Place TN23 6SL
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2002
Proposed single storey rear extension and front porch
19 Shrubcote, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7BP
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2003
New railings to enclose the existing private forecourt in front of the house
118, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePA/2024/2004
Change of use and conversion of existing barn into a residential dwelling (self build) with parking and garden area following the demolition of a garage. Erection of a chicken and bat house.
Newlands Farm, Charing Heath Road TN27 0AL
Received 29 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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