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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.
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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 dates62,269Searchable applications
570Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 41,673 approved or refused records
5,257Refused applications
36,416 approved · 5,257 refused · 3,386 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadeOTH/2025/0825
Non-material amendment to application PA/2024/0699 for ; Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2023/1741 (Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2023/1260 (Conversion of former College buildings with associated restoration and alterations to buildings, demolition of later structures and rebuilding to provide 38 dwellings and community space; together with provision of two new dwellings, parking courts with car barns, cycle storage and refuse stores on land to the north of the retained buildings and associated landscaping; and change to parking arrangements for Squires Cottages (Change of Use from College residential accommodation back to 4 individual dwellings approved under Reference 16/00893/AS)) to allow for changes to internal layout for units 18, 19, 25, 32, 37 and the Heritage Centre.) to allow for changes to layout of units 21, 33, 36 and 39 - to allow for changes to the approved landscaping plans.
Former Wye College Buildings, Olantigh Road, Wye, TN25 5EJ
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Under AppealPA/2025/0824
35no dwellings, together with all associated landscaping and infrastructure.
Land between Copper Lodge and The Cloth Hall, Water Lane, Smarden
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0826
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Use of land surrounding the house as residential curtilage.
Hadmans Place Barn, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW
Received 1 May 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0827
Forestry Commission - Felling License 019/1293/2025
Hanger Wood west of, Ash Hill, Ruckinge
Received 28 Apr 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0829
Change of use from outbuilding to annexe with changes to fenestration (part retrospective)
167 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QB
Received 2 May 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0830
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (peg tiles), 6 (bricks) & 7 (mortar) of Listed Building Consent PA/2024/1989
Thatch Cottage, Sole Street, Crundale, Canterbury, CT4 7EN
Received 2 May 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0831
Consent to display 4 x internally illuminated fascia signs, 1 x internally illuminated totem sign, 1 x directional sign and 1 x internally illuminated "other" entrance portal sign. Remove existing Skoda signage and install the updated Skoda brand signage
Caffyns Skoda, The Boulevard, Orbital Park, Sevington, TN24 0GA
Received 2 May 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0833
Display of 3no internally illuminated fascia signs.
Unit 13, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1PF
Received 2 May 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0835
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - To expand the existing PV provision to place panels on three roofs
Bloomsburys Biddenden, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8DQ
Received 2 May 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0836
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 21/00593/AS
2 Wells Cottages, Roos Retreat, Shottenden Road, Molash, CT4 8HR
Received 5 May 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0837
Installation of non-permanent and removable ballstop netting and posts to support.
Gordon Jones Playing Field, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BB
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0839
Installation of removable and hoistable ball stop netting 6m high and 12m in length with posts to support.
Gordon Jones Playing Field, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BB
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0840
T1 - Horse chestnut - crown reduction - Height 21 meters spread 13 metres. The tree has lost a few large limbs over the years and to prevent further loss of limbs we are proposing a reduction in height by 7 metres and laterals by 5 metres to reduce mechanical loading on unions.
St James Church, The Street, Egerton, TN27 9DJ
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0841
T1 - Elder - Removal to ground level of ivy clad Elder, the tree is causing considerable damage to the properties boundary wall, resulting in cracking and the wall leaning towards the pavement.
49 Sussex Avenue, Ashford, TN24 8ND
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0842
Details submitted pursuant to condition 45 (elevational fine details) in relation to Phases B4-B5 of planning permission 11/00473/AS
Land South of Captain's Wood (Phases B4-B5 only), Cheeseman's Green Lane, Finberry, Ashford
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0843
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (archaeological field evaluation) of planning permission 11/00473/AS
Land South of Captain's Wood (Phases B6-B8 only), Cheeseman's Green Lane, Finberry, Ashford
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0844
Details submitted pursuant to condition 46 (Part A Only - Soft Landscaping Implementation Notice) for Phases B6-B8 only of planning permission 11/00473/AS
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0845
Details submitted pursuant to condition 19 (Operational Hours- Relating to the Co-op retail food store only) of Planning Permission 19/00025/AS
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0846
Prior notification for a proposed track to facilitate access into the woodland in order to carry out forestry operations.
Land known as Hawkin's Rough at the North East of, New Cut Road, Chilham
Received 7 May 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0847
T1 - Oak Fell and T2 - Field Maple - Reduce crown by 2-3m (superseded spec -to fell) subsidence works. T3 - Ash - Reduce main stem down to approximately 1 metre above woodpecker hole. Reduce stem, with lean towards garden, by 2 to 3 metres cutting back to union.
The Old School, Church Road, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JT
Received 6 May 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0848
Outbuilding containing hydro pool and home gym with tractor/lawnmower storage.
Bridge Park, Shawlands Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JA
Received 7 May 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/0851
Tree NO 351- Field Maple (Acer campestre) - Crown lift to a height of 2.5m from ground level by removal of epicormic growth and low lateral branches. Tree NO 356 – Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Carefully fell to near ground level, treat stump using eco plugs. Tree NO 363 – Field Maple (Acer campestre) - Remove deadwood 25mm and greater, Crown lift to a height of 3m from ground level. Tree NO 366 – Willow Group (Salix) – Coppice to 1.5.
Windsor Court, Hoxton Close, Singleton, TN23 5LS
Received 7 May 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/0849
Two-storey annexe following demolition of existing dilapidated buildings.
74 New Street, Ashford, TN24 8TT
Received 7 May 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/0850
T1- Rowan Tree - Fell. Reason for works: Very limited growth from last year, flaking bark and a large crack going up the tree. Some branches are dead and it has no leaves but a few flowers pushed out prematurely.
159, Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5DP
Received 7 May 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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