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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

61,428Searchable applications

570Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 40,404 approved or refused records

5,168Refused applications

35,236 approved · 5,168 refused · 3,339 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 MadePA/2025/0393
Conservation Lake
Godmersham Park, Canterbury Road, Godmersham
Received 28 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0394
Change of use of part of an existing garage from a farm office to short-term holiday accommodation (Airbnb) and ancillary accommodation.
Stocks Farm, Rye Road, Wittersham, TN30 7ET
Received 28 Feb 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0395
Lawful development certificate - proposed installation of a Solar Panels on an existing workshop in the garden of a domestic dwelling
The Byre Hadmans Place, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW
Received 28 Feb 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0397
T1 - walnut - crown reduction by up to 3metres in height and 2 metres lateral spread to maintain trees into garden setting. T2 - walnut - crown reduction by up to 3metres in height and 2 metres lateral spread to maintain trees into garden setting.
The Old Post Office, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HH
Received 3 Mar 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0398
Change of use from mixed use property as a shop and dwelling to single dwelling.
48, Charing Post Office, High Street, Charing, TN27 0HX
Received 3 Mar 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0399
Details pursuant to Biodiversity Net Gain plan for planning permission PA/2024/0916
Tenterden Cricket Club, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LT
Received 26 Feb 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0401
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/2328 for Change of use of Care Home (C2) to Residential Dwelling (C3) and conversion of existing outbuilding into incidental outbuilding with associated landscaping to allow for minor changes to the wording of conditions3, 4, 5, 7 and 8..
Harrington Cottage, New Road Hill, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7BH
Received 3 Mar 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0402
T2 - Apple - with basal decay fell to ground level; T8 Conifer island – 4x bramble choked western red cedar fell to ground level.
Lion House, Church Hill, High Halden, TN26 3LS
Received 3 Mar 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0403
Prior approval for the Demolition of a former disused manufacturing building (MAN 2)
Givaudan, Kennington Road, Willesborough, TN24 0LT
Received 4 Mar 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0404
• T1 Sweet Chestnut – Reduce back to previous points (Superseded spec: T1 - Sweet chestnut tree - Tree is currently about 23 metres high , to be cut back to 15 metres. Crown reduction of 8 metres, including the overhanging branches being cut back by 3.5 metres.
15, Knockwood Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AP
Received 4 Mar 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0405
T1 - Birch tree - To fell to ground level
4, Eastwell Meadows, Tenterden, TN30 6QR
Received 4 Mar 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0406
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 ( external lighting), 9 (details on means of enclosure) 10 (hard & soft landscaping) 13 (Biodiversity) of planning permission PA/2024/1426.
Swift Farm, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, TN27 8NX
Received 4 Mar 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0407
Proposed 2 no. conservation rooflights to Heronden Hall roof, adjacent to an existing. Proposed single storey, Boot Room extension to side elevation with two timber framed windows and a door to the south elevation. Proposed conversion and alterations of stables to an Informal Dining Area. A new greenhouse to replace the existing and a new opening through the garden wall for passage. Proposed ground mounted solar array & Air Source Heat Pumps. Proposed front porch to Coach House. (Amendment to planning permission PA/2023/1141)
Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7QA
Received 4 Mar 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0408
T1 - Willow (Salix) - Pollard back to previous pollard points. Currently growing into and tangling with phone lines, reduce to mitigate this hazard and encourage new, shaped growth.
Church Farm, Church Hill, High Halden, TN26 3JB
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0409
T1 Lime - Reduce lime to previous points and remove epicormic growth (Superseded specification - T1 - Tilia (Lime) - Reduce the tree by approximately 4-5 mtrs to create a monolith. To Increase light to the property and managing the crown size.)
21 Glebe Way, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AU
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0410
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans & documents) of planning permission PA/2023/0095 for proposed garden room and greenhouse to allow for changes to external materials
Waterloo House, 56-58 High Street, Rolvenden, TN17 4LN
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0411
Listed building consent for repairs to existing chimney, installation of a firebreak within the loft space between the application property and the adjoining property, insulation and fire protection to the basement ceiling. Refurbishment of the ground floor bathroom, installation of a new insulated floor within the bathroom, replacement of the existing crittall window in the bathroom with a timber casement window, and replacement of a single glazed unit with a double-glazed unit
9, Church Street, Wye, TN25 5BN
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0412
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 37 (resident management & maintenance strategy) Plot 1 only of planning permission 15/01671/AS.
Plot 1 Former Powergen site Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent. TN23 7HQ
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0413
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 ( materials of external surfaces) of planning permission PA/2023/2240
Land north of Old Clockhouse Green Challock, Kent
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0414
7no. replacement double glazed timber frame windows and the erection of a garden gazebo.
Rock Hill Barn, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, TN27 9DP
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0415
Single-storey detached annexe to support the main dwelling
Gorse Farm, Pook Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8JJ
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/0416
T1- Conifer - Fell - The tree stands in the front garden of our property. It is the only tree in the garden.
27A, Swan Cottage, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2BU
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0417
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Floor Support Details) for Listed Building Consent PA/2022/2432
Tenterden Town Council, Town Hall, 24 High Street TN30 6AN
Received 5 Mar 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0418
Change of use and Conversion of agricultural store building and land within its curtilage to residential dwelling
Rose Villa, The Street, Stone, TN30 7JN
Received 5 Mar 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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