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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

62,674Searchable applications

570Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 42,241 approved or refused records

5,300Refused applications

36,941 approved · 5,300 refused · 3,406 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/1038
W1-A1. Various species including Ash, Cherry, Elder, Field Maple, Hawthorn, Hazel, Pear, Plum and Willow. Removal of over hang to clear and repair boundary fence , up to the height of four metres.
The Paddocks, Church Road, Sevington, TN24 0LD
Received 3 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1039
Front single storey extension. Demolition and construction of new detached garage. Construction of Summer house
Braeside, Padwell Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, TN23 3AU
Received 3 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1040
Erection of single storey annex
Palstre Court, Palstre Court Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7PX
Received 3 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1041
Front porch canopy extension (Retrospective)
14 Conningbrook Avenue, Ashford, TN24 9FB
Received 3 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1042
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Loft conversion with dormer to rear and rooflights to front elevation.
92 Sir John Killick Road, Ashford, TN23 3TF
Received 3 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1043
Lawful development certificate - Proposed - shepherds hut in rear garden to be used as a home office.
Vine Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BB
Received 3 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1044
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - loft conversion with dormer to rear and rooflights to front elevation.
22, Woodland Rise, Chilmington Green, TN23 8AR
Received 3 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1045
Proposed single storey side extension.
10 Pope Gardens, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6SQ
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1046
Detached annexe to provide ancillary accommodation for dependent family members to the main dwelling.
Beech Tree Farm, Woodchurch Road, Appledore, Ashford, TN26 2BJ
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1047
Listed building consent to regularise works already taken place. Change of colour to front elevation from green to maroon and replacement windows like for like to the front elevation only.
Mersham Post Office, 8 The Street, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NA
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1048
Single-storey rear extension and construction of a detached 3 bay carport/store with storage area above, following the demolition of the existing garage and conservatory.
Yonder, Coopers Lane, Mersham, TN25 7HH
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1050
Proposed conversion of existing triple garage with storage over into annexe
Little Surrenden Farmhouse, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BG
Received 2 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1051
Conversion of outbuilding to garden room
Coach House, Ashford Road, Great Chart, TN26 1JL
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1053
5 Day notification - Remove 2 x dead Ash trees that are in close proximity to a public path way.
Land south of Captains Wood, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1054
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of planning permission PA/2023/0775 for "Proposed two storey side and rear extension including loft conversion, internal alterations and external material changes" to allow changes to the size and roof form of the rear extension, relocation of the side extension and changes to fenestration.
Elm Tree Cottage, 1 Green Lane, Shottenden Lane, Molash, Canterbury, CT4 8HT
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1056
EIA screening opinion in relation to the proposed installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
Land East of Forty Acre Wood and South of Daffodil Cottage, The Street, Brabourne
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1057
Change of use of 24 parking spaces to a car wash facility (Class E), with associated installation of an office, pump room, canopy and screens.
Overflow Car Park, Ashford Designer Outlet, Kimberley Way TN24 0SD.
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1063
Change of use from Nursing Home to HMO providing staff accommodation (part retrospective)
407, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0JA
Received 6 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1064
Two-storey front extension and alterations to front porch. PV Panels to South elevation following demolition of conservatory.
Accola, Brooke Road, Ashford, TN24 8HN
Received 6 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1065
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (Details of rooflights) of Listed Building Consent PA/2025/0462.
Cart Gate Barn Coomb Farm, Pilgrims Way, Brabourne Downs, Brabourne, TN25 5LY
Received 6 Jun 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1066
T1- Sycamore - Remove the lowest branch which overhangs the rear garden, then reduce the 2nd branch above back to a good growth point. Finally, remove the branch from within the laurel hedge. Reason: to give the hedge its own space and light.
81, Lower Vicarage Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BH
Received 6 Jun 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1068
T1 To the willow by the pond, to reduce the overall crown by roughly 30% in height and spread. Roughly 9-10m down to 6-7m Then thin the lower crown by removing smaller diameter branches. T2 To the small cherry tree behind the willow tree, to reduce the height from 8m to 6m T3 to the single tree to cut the lateral branches back to give clearance to the pond path while keeping a screen. T4 The the large twin stem willow tree, to remove the front stem over the lawn leaving the 2nd stem T5 To the fruit tree touching the front window, to reduce the lateral branches back my 1-1.5m to give the house a clearance
51, The Oast House, The Street, Wittersham, TN30 7EA
Received 6 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1073
Installation of dropped kerb and associated hardstanding
43 Canterbury Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0BL
Received 4 Jun 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1070
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of outbuilding to garden room
Coach House, Ashford Road, Great Chart, TN26 1JL
Received 4 Jun 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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