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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

60,480Searchable applications

568Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 39,451 approved or refused records

5,075Refused applications

34,376 approved · 5,075 refused · 3,296 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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 MadePA/2024/2123
Proposed two-storey side extension with detached garage & carport, changes to fenestration, relocation of oil fuel storage tank, and replacement boundary treatments
2 Stone Corner Cottage, Ebony Road, Stone, TN30 7JD
Received 13 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2124
Single-storey rear extension to create a garden room.
10, Lamb Lane, Chilmington Green, TN23 8AF
Received 13 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2125
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Installation of a HVAC unit
Field to the west of National Grid Converter Station, Church Lane
Received 13 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2127
Details submitted pursuant to condition 7 (External Materials) of planning permission 21/00572/AS
The Bothy, 9 Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DA
Received 14 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2128
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Walls & Fences) and 9 (Archaeological Watching Brief) for planning permission 21/00871/AS
Ruffynes Barn, Church Lane, Aldington
Received 14 Nov 2024
Decision MadeNOT/2024/2129
T1 - Lime - Partial side crown reduction cutting back to appropriate branch axils by 2 to 3 metres from 8 metres to 5 - 6 metres. Following recommendations from the chimney survey. This will not affect the overall height of the tree which is 18 metres.
The Vicarage, Church Road, Tenterden, TN30 6AT
Received 14 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2130
T1-Horse Chestnut - Fell tree to ground level , Reason for works tree has large cavity in the trunk , client is happy to replace tree with native species in a different position in the garden .
1 Winslade Terrace, Silver Hill Road, Willesborough, TN24 0SR
Received 15 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2131
2no domed fabric canopies installed over windows to front elevation of building
25 High Street TN24 8TH
Received 15 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2132
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed single-storey rear extension.
15 Henley Fields, Tenterden, TN30 6EL
Received 15 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2134
Proposed outbuilding in rear garden.
19, Bartlets Lane, Chilmington Green, TN23 8AB
Received 15 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2135
First floor rear extension and changes to fenestration.
Fairview, Bethersden Road TN26 3QW
Received 15 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2136
Replacement of the existing vertical hung tiles with imitation tile sheets.
Flat 31, Leslie Chalk House, Church Road, Ashford, TN23 1RA
Received 15 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2137
Proposed garage conversion.
Geraldene, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HF
Received 18 Nov 2024
Decision MadeNOT/2024/2138
Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension - Erection of a single-storey rear extension (Depth 8m x Eaves 1.95m x Ridge 4m)
Windy Nook, Ashford Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JT
Received 18 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2139
Change of use from Gym (Use Class E(d)) to storage and distribution (Use Class B8).
Unit 4 + 5B, KPC House , Willesborough, TN24 0BP
Received 18 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2140
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single-storey rear extension
13, Tritton Fields, Kennington, TN24 9HG
Received 18 Nov 2024
Decision MadeNOT/2024/2141
Prior notification for an additional storey on a dwellinghouse to a maximum height of 8.7m
Windy Nook, Ashford Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
Received 15 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2142
Listed Building Consent for a first-floor extension. Internal alterations including removal of dividing wall, new door opening and replacement of internal brick pier with post. Extend garage mezzanine and replace doors, add access ladder and window to front gable. Line utility walls internally, replace and enlarge the rear window. Replace concrete floors of garage and utility with insulated limecrete. Repair masonry above and around door. Rebuild rear chimney above tiled shoulders. Re-roof house using insulated breather membrane.
Fairview, Bethersden Road TN26 3QW
Received 15 Nov 2024
Decision MadeOTH/2024/2143
T1 -Oak - Remove all limbs back to the main trunk and leave the main trunk for wildlife (monolith) , due to the tree being in poor condition and within an area of the school.
Homewood School And Sixth Form Centre, Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Received 18 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2144
Proposed home office and garden store to the south east corner of garden.
Saracens Cottage, Surrenden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SA
Received 18 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2146
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Lean-to addition to the rear of a residential detached garage.
1 Hall Farm Cottage, Little Chart Road, Hothfield, TN26 1EX
Received 19 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2148
Display of 2no. non-illuminated timber entrance signs.
Domaine Evremond Winery, New Cut Road, Chilham, Canterbury, Kent CT4 8JY
Received 19 Nov 2024
Decision MadeNOT/2024/2149
Prior notification for the change of use of agricultural buildings and land within its curtilage to two dwellings and associated operational development
Vane Court, Agricultural Buildings At, Smarden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8JT
Received 19 Nov 2024
Decision MadePA/2024/2151
Change of use of first and second floor from Class C3 Dwelling to Class E(e) Dental Surgery
138 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
Received 19 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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