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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

61,122Searchable applications

568Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 39,985 approved or refused records

5,140Refused applications

34,845 approved · 5,140 refused · 3,321 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

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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.

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More application records

Decision MadeOTH/2025/0216
T (Tree 1)- Black Poplar- Lateral branch to be removed - over hanging neighbours garden, concerns of safety T (Tree 5) - Black Poplar - 3 Lateral branches to be removed - over hanging neighbours garden, concerns of safety
Little Chilmington, Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart, TN23 3DN
Received 6 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0220
Raising of roof to accommodate loft conversion, including 3 roof lights
Woodside, Nickley Wood Road, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1LZ
Received 6 Feb 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0219
Details submitted pursuant to condition 18 of appeal APP/E2205/W/21/3289039 (bus stop improvements) of planning permission 21/01284/AS.
Land off Front Road, Woodchurch, Kent, TN26 3SA
Received 6 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0223
Proposed single storey rear extension. Door canopies to front and side elevations. Loft conversion with rear dormers and roof lights. Creation of new driveway.
1 Bramley, Field Mill Road, Egerton, TN27 9AS
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0221
Proposed two storey side extension
27, Snowbell Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3NF
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0222
Two storey side extension
Rogley Farm, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, TN27 8ET
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0224
Relocation of car wash area (retrospective)
Land West of Watling Garage, Victoria Road, Ashford, TN23 7HJ
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0225
T10 & T11 - Cypress trees - dead and fell to ground level to replace. T121 & T122 - Downey Birch Trees - fell to ground level due to a number of issues - to be replaced. T123 - Salix spp. (Willow species) - Crown lift to 3 metres due to; Low branches, minor dead wood and narrow forks with included bark. T124 - Betula pendula (Silver Birch) - Crown lift to 3 metres due to: Ivy or climbing plants on main stem T-125 - Willow species -pollard to previous pollarding points and coppice stems - Current height 7m after works 5m. T153 - Himalayan Birch - dead -fell to 50mm above ground level to be replaced. T152- common Lime - crown lift to 3m, remove broken limb and cut back branches encroaching property by 2m. T153 - Himalayan Birch - fell dead tree to be replaced. T154 - Downy Birch - fell dead tree to be replaced. T155 - Silver Birch - cutting back from street furniture current crown diameter 9m, crown reduce by 2m. New crown diameter 7m overall spread.
Tesco Stores Ltd, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LN
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0226
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2024/1791 for Two-storey side extension to include a garage following the demolition of the existing garage; to allow for revised plans showing the front wall and roof to be continuing with the existing building line , without any set back.
115 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QB
Received 29 Jan 2025
Under ConsultationPA/2025/0227
Proposed single-storey dwelling
Garage Sites East Of 8 And Rear Of 17, Hurst Road, Kennington, TN24 9PS
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0228
Prior Notification for a detached agricultural building for the storage of machinery and straw.
White House Farm, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, TN27 8LN
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0229
Change of use of an existing outbuilding and the land to ancillary residential use. (retrospective)
Thornleigh, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5AN
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0230
Lawful development certificate - Proposed - change of use from General Industrial (B2) to commercial storage (B8) for unit 2.
Kpc House, Canterbury Road, Willesborough, TN24 0BP
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0232
Prior Notification received for a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.60m, eaves height of 2.40m and overall height of 3.80m.
Mill Cottage, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, TN27 0AY
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0233
T1 Oak Tree - Crown reduction to the side closest to the property back by 1.5 to 2 meters. T2 Ash Tree - Removal of the over extended limb that reaches over the 2 neighbouring properties
82, Springwood Drive, Ashford, TN23 3LJ
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0234
Variation of condition 14 (soft landscaping) of planning permission 18/01343/AS (Partial demolition of existing dwelling (retrospective). Erection of 7no. single storey bungalows (5no. detached and 2no. semi-detached) for the over-55's (over-55's restriction on new build units only) with associated alterations to access (revision to planning permission 14/01324/AS)) to allow for pleached trees not to be replaced.
7 Kingsley Gate, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9FL
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0235
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0128 for (Redevelopment of site with new factory premises and two commercial units) to allow changes to the site layout and external appearance of the building.
Former Lipscomb Cars Site, Bridge House, Chart Road, Ashford, TN23 3HZ
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0236
Details submitted pursuant conditions 3 (Materials), 6 (Lighting design strategy), 9 (Biodiversity), 10 (Sewage disposal) & 11 (Landscaping) for Planning Permission PA/2024/0334
Land And Building Adjacent To Stone Corner Farmhouse, Ebony Road, Stone, TN30 7JG
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0237
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Bike Storage Facilities) of Planning Application PA/2024/1854
Jellybeans Pre School Day Nursery, Field View, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3NZ
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0238
Application for Lawful development certificate - proposed - single storey rear extension
44 Manorfield, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 5YW
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0239
Garage conversion
28 Dexter Close, Kennington, TN25 4QG
Received 11 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0240
Display of 1no externally illuminated replacement fascia sign.
54-56, Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, TN23 6HT
Received 11 Feb 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0241
5 Day Notification. Request to cut Laurel Tree (TPO Tag No 2383) back to prevent damage to vehicles, lorries and coaches, entering the Grosvenor Hall site
Grosvenor Hall, Cemetery Lane, Ashford, TN25 4AJ
Received 10 Feb 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0242
5 Day Notification - Work being carried out at Longacres Garden Centre this week , these trees are in a TPO area however one is a broken branch and the other is a tree which is leaning onto another tree from wind damage.
Longacres Garden Centre, Cemetery Lane, Ashford, TN24 9JZ
Received 11 Feb 2025

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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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