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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 dates61,221Searchable applications
570Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 40,105 approved or refused records
5,149Refused applications
34,956 approved · 5,149 refused · 3,327 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/2025/0243
Proposed single story rear conservatory.
10 Wells Close, Tenterden, TN30 6QJ
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0245
Proposed new crossover to create an entrance/exit driveway.
Quince Tree Orchard, Ashford Road, High Halden, TN26 3LJ
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0246
Change of garage doors from metal doors to glazed doors (retrospective).
36, Olantigh Road, Wye, TN25 5EJ
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0247
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 21/00627/AS (Erection of 13 dwellings together with all necessary infrastructure) to amend the site layout and house types for plots 1-8.
Land rear of 7 to 14, Harmers Way, Egerton
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0248
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/2325 for Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) & 9 (capture of smoke) of planning permission 22/01011/AS (Partial remodelling and upgrading of existing fire station including demolition of existing live fire training building and construction of new live fire training building) to allow changes to external ductwork around the building.
Ashford Fire Station, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DH
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0249
Proposed side extension following the removal of existing conservatory. Replacement of 4No. Critall type windows to rear elevation, removal of existing kitchen and reinstatement of internal wall and door. Construction of walled kitchen garden and paths/patios including lowering external ground level to rear of house.
Church Farm House, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0250
Ash trees T1 &T2 - Fell both tree's - Reason for works: Both tree's suffering with severe Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (ash dieback) hanging branches and declining health. Replant with native species, a Rowan and a Beech tree.
Oxenturn House, Oxenturn Road, Wye, TN25 5BE
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0251
T2 Crack Willow - crown and limb reduction by approximately 8m because of large cavities in both limbs which are a potential safety issue. Have been advised by tree surgeons to reduce to about 4m in height. T3 Crack Willow - crown and trunk reduction by approximately 9m because of large cavity which is a potential safety issue. Have been advised by tree surgeons to reduce to about 4m in height.
5, Lower Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SQ
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0252
Details submitted pursuant to discharge condition 3(a) (Survey drawings- Brick flooring) 3(b) (Plans & sections - infilling) and 3 (c) (Floor plan - Relocation of door) of Listed building consent PA/2023/0809
15, Henden Place, The Green, Woodchurch, TN26 3PF
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0253
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Use from B2 (general industrial) to Use Class B8 (commercial storage)
KPC House, Canterbury Road, Willesborough, TN24 0BP
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0254
Prior Approval for the change of use of 2no barns and land within their curtilage to 2no dwelling houses and associated operational development
Marten Farm, Martens Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JP
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0255
Installation of garage door to carbarn (Retrospective)
Clearwen, 13 Wellingtonia Close, Willesborough, TN24 0WW
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0256
Proposed porch to side elevation
67, Churchfield Way, Wye, TN25 5ET
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0257
Outbuilding with storage area to include bin and cycle stores and a home office above following removal of existing metal sheds.
33 Cudworth Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0BG
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0258
Listed building consent for proposed side extension following the removal of existing conservatory. Replacement of 4No. Critall type windows to rear elevation, removal of existing kitchen and reinstatement of internal wall and door. Construction of walled kitchen garden and paths/patios including lowering external ground level to rear of house.
Church Farm House, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0259
G-1 - Mixture of field maple and willows trees are over hanging the southern water fence and touching assets inside the compound - Cut back the branches by half a meter back to the fence line from 2.5 metres to 2 metres. G-2 - Mixture of field maple and willows trees are over hanging the southern water fence and touching assets inside the compound - Cut these back by 1m to the fence line from 3.5 metres to 2.5 metres.
Pumping Station North East Of 8, Squirrel Lane, Ashford, TN25 4GG
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0260
UK Power Networks propose to replace the existing low voltage 50mm two wire ABC overhead line with a 4 wire 90mm ABC overhead line to upgrade the supply to 3 phase for the residents. The purpose of the overhead line upgrade is to allow for the upgrading of local resident's cutout fuses to 100amp so they may install electric car charging points on their properties when requested.
Overhead Lines at Ferry Inn, Appledore Road, Stone
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0262
Permission for an as-built location of boundary fence (Retrospective )
Hornes Place Oast, Kenardington Road, Appledore, TN26 2BS
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0263
Photovoltaic solar panels to the roofs of 2no. existing agricultural storage buildings.
Mersham Le Hatch, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6NH
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0264
Display of 4 x internally-illuminated fascia signs, 1 x internally-illuminated totem sign, 1 x internally-illuminated projecting sign, 15 x non -illuminated panel signs, 4 x non -illuminated vinyl signage
1, Waitrose Supermarket, Sir Bernard Paget Avenue, Ashford, TN23 3RT
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0265
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (Biodiversity), 5 (Materials) ,6 (Sustainable Drainage System) and, 7 (Disposal of Sewage) of planning permission PA/2024/0374
Greenacres Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8EH
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0266
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed detached garage
2 Hope Cottage, Canterbury Road, Brabourne, TN25 6QT
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0267
Proposed front porch canopy, single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable room.
67 Cudworth Road, Willesborough, TN24 0BE
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0268
Conversion of garage to habitable room - Part Retrospective
2, Old Mill Court, Biddenden, TN27 8DD
Received 14 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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