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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

62,572Searchable applications

570Recorded as pending

87%Approval rate · 42,130 approved or refused records

5,288Refused applications

36,842 approved · 5,288 refused · 3,405 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadeOTH/2025/0984
Details submitted pursuant to condition 13 (Final Verification Report - Plot 1 Only) of Planning Permission 15/01671/AS
Eastern end of Plot 1 Former Powergen Site, Victoria Road, Ashford
Received 23 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0986
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3 (Detailed Design) and 4 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission PA/2024/0716
8, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE
Received 23 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0987
Proposed garage with ancillary annexe accommodation above to support the main house. Following the demolition of the existing garage/carport
232, Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AN
Received 23 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0988
Proposed double car port
Woodcote, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AD
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0989
• Reduce T1 Holm Oak back to previous points (Superseded spec - Holm Oak tree - Fell tree and replace with a new Holm Oak or officers preference.)
370 Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QL
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0991
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Use of a Class 3a Dwelling as Children's Home for up to 2 children, with a manager and up to two carers sleeping overnight (Class C2).
40 Henley Fields, Tenterden, TN30 6EL
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0992
Proposed erection of 1no non illuminated sign, following the removal of an existing sign board.
21 St Johns Lane, Ashford
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0993
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (Archaeology) of Planning Permission 21/01361/AS
Land North East of 74, North Street, Biddenden
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0994
Non-material amendment to planning permission, 18/00576/AS for Reserved matters application relating to the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission granted under 16/00045/AS (Proposed outline application for up to 50 residential units with all matters reserved except for access) To allow changes by removing the the imitation chimneys at plots 23 and 31
Land between Smarden Charter Hall and Weathercock, Pluckley Road, Smarden
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0995
Details submitted pursuant to condition 76 (Landscape Management Plan) for the foodstore with access and parking phase only of Planning Permission 18/00098/AS
Unit 3, Fletching Lane, Waterbrook Park, Sevington, Ashford, TN24 0ZP
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0996
Erection of 8 dwellings together with all necessary infrastructure.
Parker Farm, Ashford
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0997
Single-storey self-build detached replacement dwelling and associated works following the demolition of the existing dwelling and existing outbuildings.
2 Goldwell Bungalow, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BP
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/0998
Details submitted pursuant to condition 50 (Archaeology) (Phase 1) of Planning Permission 19/00025/AS
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/0999
Application for Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Extension to existing dropped kerb
7, Hamilton Road, Willesborough, TN24 0DJ
Received 27 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1000
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 13 (Contamination - Detailed Remediation Scheme - Plot 2 only) of planning permission 15/01671/AS
Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent
Received 28 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1001
- Remove 2x LV overhead spans and install 2x 95ABC spans - Connect 185H to LV pole - Straight Joint 300H to 185H - Branch Joint 35H to 300H and terminate into a 100amp three phase cut-out with PME earth
Grass verge in front of 15 to 17, The Green, Woodchurch
Received 22 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1002
One-and-a-half-storey self-build detached dwelling and detached garage
Land South West of Griffin House, School Road, Appledore
Received 28 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1004
Listed building consent for the reconfiguration of internal partition walls, infilling/creating internal doorways and reinstatement of an infilled window to the rear elevation
Geng House, 11 North Street, Ashford TN24 8LF
Received 23 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1006
Details submitted pursuant to condition 10 (Surface Water Drainage Verification Report) Secondary School Site Only, for planning permission 21/01914/AS
Chilmington Green Secondary School, Chilmington Green Road TN23 3DL
Received 28 May 2025
Under ConsultationOTH/2025/1007
Details submitted pursuant to condition 52 (Surface water drainage system verification report) for planning permission 19/00025/AS
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 28 May 2025
Decision MadeNOT/2025/1008
Prior approval - Larger Homes Extension - Single-storey rear extension (depth 8.95m x eaves 2.55m x ridge 3.4m)
8 Springfield Avenue, Tenterden, TN30 6NJ
Received 29 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1009
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Removal of existing conservatory and replace with standard single storey construction
3 Romsey Close, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QX
Received 29 May 2025
Decision MadePA/2025/1010
Variation of condition 4 (Approved plans and documents) of Planning Permission 19/00931/AS for "Proposed new garage/workshop" to allow changes to scale, layout and fenestration to include garage/store room/home studio/gym and office
Oakfield Lodge, Hastings Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4PL
Received 28 May 2025
Decision MadeOTH/2025/1011
Non-material amendment to planning permission 22/01112/AS "Variation of condition 2 (Erection of a freestanding restaurant with drive-thru facility, car parking, landscaping and associated works, including Customer Order Displays (COD), Goal Post Height Restrictor and Play Frame) to include minor amendments to the scheme, including the minimal relocation of the building to avoid an easement".To allow changes to the reconfiguration of the HVAC system to allow the inclusion of solar panels on the roof
Site South of Tank Roundabout, Bridge Road, Ashford
Received 28 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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