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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

61,057Searchable applications

568Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 39,930 approved or refused records

5,135Refused applications

34,795 approved · 5,135 refused · 3,318 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 1996 to 2 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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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More application records

Decision MadeOTH/2025/0127
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 14 (Landscape and Open Spaces Management Plan only) & 46 (Soft Landscaping Notice) of planning permission 11/00473/AS (Phases B10 - B11 only)
Land Parcel Village Centre Gateway, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Received 20 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0128
Erection of one detached dwelling and new access.
Land South of 38 Gordon Close, Ashford, TN24 8RQ
Received 21 Jan 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0130
Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/01496/AS (Erection of store on rear of garage) to regularise the existing lean-to extension (retrospective).
1 Hall Farm Cottages, Little Chart Road, Hothfield, TN26 1EX
Received 21 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0131
Proposed self-build detached dwelling with an attached garage
Land at St Michaels Place, Grange Road, Tenterden
Received 17 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0133
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - vehicle crossover and associated hardstanding
2 Walnut Close, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AX
Received 22 Jan 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0134
T1 - Oak - Partial crown reduction to garden side of the tree to 1-2m below previous pruning points. Crown lift up to a height of 5m.
Moonrakers, Ingleden Park Road, Tenterden, TN30 6NR
Received 22 Jan 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0135
T1-Horse Chestnut - Reduce and thin crown by up to 3 meters from 8 metres to 5 metres. This tree has multiple stems and has been pollarded historically. We may need to remove some branches back to this point but need to try and keep a good shape and screen. Until we start work and climb the tree to inspect the old cuts we won’t know the extent of the reduction needed
The Old Coach House, 38 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AH
Received 22 Jan 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0136
Details submitted pursuant to part discharge conditions 3 (materials), 4 (joinery details) of Listed Building Consent PA/2024/0908.
Amherst Court, Bedlam Lane, Egerton, TN27 9DA
Received 22 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0137
Replacement of tile hanging with white weatherboarding (retrospective).
8, Park Farm Close, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1LD
Received 22 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0139
Proposed detached double garage, new gates, and piers to the existing vehicular entrance.
Swiss Cottage, Appledore Road, Tenterden, TN30 7BE
Received 22 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0140
Construction of a sunken swimming pool in rear garden, with associated pool equipment and a recessed walled seating area (Retrospective)
3, Pound Lane, Molash, CT4 8HG
Received 22 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0141
Proposed roof extension and 2-storey side and rear extensions, front porch, and a new detached replacement garage with hobby room above following the demolition of the existing detached garage and conservatory
The Rowans, Marsh Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2PU
Received 23 Jan 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0147
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 57 (Listed Building Works) in respect of Phase 2B, Buildings B and C (Locomotive Shed) of planning permission 19/01476/AS.
Land At Newtown Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN
Received 23 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0145
Proposed development of two houses along with double carport/garage and associated works inside garden area
Land adjacent to "Daven", Blindgrooms Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford , TN26 1HN
Received 23 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0146
Widening of the existing entrance and laying of hardstanding (Type 1) for agricultural storage. (retrospective)
Land 100m East of Buckhall Cottage, Bull Lane, Bethersden
Received 23 Jan 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0149
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/1141 for (Proposed single storey extensions to rear and side elevations, conversion and alterations of stables and rebuilding of greenhouse. Ground mounted solar array & Air Source Heat Pumps. Front porch to Coach House.); to allow changes to the fenestration of the addition of two Conservation rooflights to Heronden Hall's roof, adjacent to an existing rooflight, addition of a window to the proposed Boot Room extension external wall and the amendment of the approved window opening and frame material. Opening within the existing southern wall of the Walled Garden for a new gate. Amendment to the arrangement of the approved parking layout.
Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7QA
Received 23 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0150
Listed Building Consent for: Two additional conservation roof lights. Revisions to the ensuite layout for bedroom 7 to allow for the existing door opening to be retained. Refinement and renewal of existing pipework (drainage). Proposed amendment of the approved internal layout for the Boot Room extension. Addition of a window to the proposed external wall for the new WC. Amendment of the approved window opening and for the frame materials/style to match the adjacent Coach House. Proposed opening for a new gate in the existing southern wall of the Walled Garden to improve garden access and circulation. Proposed amendment to the arrangement of the approved parking layout to move the spaces away from the front elevation. (Amendments to listed building consent PA/2024/1851)
Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7QA
Received 23 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0152
Purpose built toilet block.
Palmstead Nurseries Ltd, Harville Road, Wye, TN25 5EU
Received 24 Jan 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0153
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00986/AS for "Demolition of the existing properties and the construction of a 64 bedroom care home (C2 Use Class) with associated parking and development." to allow alterations to car parking area, landscape detail and position of substation enclosure for planning permission
Stonebridge Manor, Ashford Road TN30 6PY
Received 24 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0154
Proposed vehicle crossover and associated hardstanding.
87, Washford Farm Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 5YA
Received 24 Jan 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0155
Forestry commission felling licence Ref - 019/4618/2024
Upper Tokes Wood, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst
Received 21 Jan 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0158
T1 Yew Tree. Cut back lateral spread over church footpath by a max of 1 mt to prevent slipping from yew berry. T2 Yew Tree. Remove all large dead wood.
St Matthews Church, Church Road, Ashford
Received 27 Jan 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0156
Proposed single storey rear and side extensions and permission to use part of a field as a temporary car park during the construction works
Rolvenden Primary School, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4LS
Received 27 Jan 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0157
T1 - Ash - Crown reduction by a max of 3 mts. Reason for work; excessive shading to both gardens and close proximity to neighbors roof.
7 Ploughmans Way, Kingsnorth, TN23 3HU
Received 27 Jan 2025

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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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