Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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 dates61,966Searchable applications
570Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 41,194 approved or refused records
5,224Refused applications
35,970 approved · 5,224 refused · 3,371 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/0660
Listed Building Consent for repairs to the existing chimney and bay window roof.
5, Ye Ancient House, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AL
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0661
Chicken coop, shed and boundary fencing (Retrospective)
Willow Barn, Bethersden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN26 3HF
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0662
Listed Building Consent to replace an existing outbuilding with incidental building and removal of derelict pig sty's.
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8HD
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0663
T1 - Ash - Crown reduction by 2 metres to previous growth unions. The tree has been reduced to the same unions on each cut cycle due to its size and location. T2 - Willow - Crown lift by 2.5 metres. The tree is growing over outbuildings and the canopy is touching the roofs.
42, Albert Road, Ashford, TN24 8NU
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0664
Single-storey side/rear extension
53 Linden Road, Ashford, TN24 8BT
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0666
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Ecological Mitigation Strategy) of Planning Permission PA/2024/1904
High Tree Lodge, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AT
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0667
Reserved matters application for the approval of layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping for a Class B8 open storage facility with ancillary office buildings including associated access, parking, landscaping and associated works pursuant to outline planning permission 18/00098/AS.
Parcel A, Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0GB
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0668
To fell five trees that are dead with two in particular that are in danger of falling with one of particular concerns close to a public footpath
The Woodlands, Ingleden Park Road, Tenterden, TN30 6NS
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0669
Proposed two-storey side extension, including thermal upgrade works to the external walls, and creation of an access
23 Barnett Field, Ashford, TN23 4RG
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0670
Detached garage and ancillary accommodation following demolition of existing garage.
Eversleigh, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1HX
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0671
Replacement self-build dwelling and detached car barn with roof level accommodation, together with new landscaping and biodiversity enhancements following demolition of existing dwelling, detached garage and outbuildings.
Windy Nook, Ashford Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JT
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0672
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3(i) only (archaeological field evaluations) of planning permission PA/2025/0122
New Street Farm, Chilmington Green Road, Great Chart, TN23 3DL
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0673
Listed Building Consent for the removal of rear porch, removal of part of the rear wall and modern flat roof dormer and its replacement with partial ground and first floor extension, alterations to the roof form of the existing single storey elements, alterations to fenestration and internal alterations to the first floor to create an en-suite bathroom.
Barge Cottage, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4QA
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0675
Non-material amendment to PA/2024/1619 for Replacement of front and rear porches, rear single-storey extension, removal, and replacement of the chimneys, changes to existing ground floor fenestration, repositioning of access with an associated brick wall, block columns, and new electric gate with associated landscaping to allow changes to fenestration, increase in size of extension and change to roof and changes to chimneys.
Brookside, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LT
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0677
Three bay carport and garage with log store.
Kite Farm, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, TN27 8PD
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0678
Two additional rooflights to serve first floor office space
1, The Charing Surgery, Surgery Close, Charing, TN27 0AW
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0679
Prior approval for the change of use and conversion of a commercial building to create 1no dwelling house
Hardy House, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AG
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0680
Listed Building Consent to replace and repair concrete floor to allow 125mm lower area where the cubicle will stand. Non-illuminated fascia sign.
1, New Street, Ashford, TN24 8TN
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0681
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed single storey rear extension
5 Arcon Close, Ashford, Kent. TN23 5BW
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0682
Change of use of garage to a proposed dog grooming salon.
12, Kirkwood Avenue, Woodchurch, TN26 3SE
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0683
Single storey rear extension
Hurst Farm Bungalow, Woodchurch Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LE
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0684
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - expansion of the plant space into the parking area on the ground floor and additional louvres to the east and west facades.
International House, First Floor To Fourth Floor Block B, Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1HU
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0685
Details submitted pursuant to condition 8 (mortar mix, brick bond and joints) of Listed Building Consent PA/2023/1467.
Pett Place, Pett Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0DS
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0686
Stationing of 3no mobile homes for seasonal workers (retrospective)
Woolpack Corner, Woolpack Corner Farm, Benenden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BU
Received 7 Apr 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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