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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 dates63,457Searchable applications
570Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 42,967 approved or refused records
5,378Refused applications
37,589 approved · 5,378 refused · 3,439 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Oct 1996 to 2 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 5 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2025/1453
Proposed roof mounted solar panels.
36, Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LL
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1454
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Lighting Design for Bats) of Planning Permission PA/2023/0382
Crowbridge Cottage, Romden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8RA
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1456
Extension to existing dropped kerb and associated hardsurfacing
7 Hamilton Road, Willesborough, TN24 0DJ
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1457
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 6 (walls and fences), 7 (materials), 8 (storage of manure), 9 (landscaping scheme), 10 (biodiversity enhancement) of planning permission PA/2024/1815.
Heron Manor, Mountain Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DG
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1458
Conversion of triple garage to single unit of tourist accommodation.
Autumn Barn, The Pinnock, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0SY
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1460
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/1149 for single-storey side extension to allow changes to gable end with addition of window and omission of one timber post to West elevation.
The Barn, Ashford Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JT
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1461
Listed Building Consent for a gas connection box to the side of the house.
126, The Street, Willesborough, TN24 0NB
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1462
The area concerned is approximately 100 square metres comprising around 100 stems of Hornbeam, Beech and Silver Birch up to 6cm in diameter. This small block of young trees will be coppiced to regenerate a dense scrubby habitat that once again attracts nesting birds and increases structural diversity within the woodland. None of the trees specified will be felled or removed, only coppiced. The area for the works will be identified by high visibility hazard tape as it's not practical to tag or paint so many trees so close together within the woodland.
Ham Street Woods National Nature Reserve, Gill Lane, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PG
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1463
Conversion of an existing barn to a self-build residential dwelling following partial demolition, with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping.
Barn to South of Chart Court Barn, Pluckley Road, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent TN27 0QH
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1464
Proposed single storey side extension, garage conversion and link extension, in addition to erection of boundary fences & gate, replacement conservatory roof with solar panels.
7 Lodge Wood Drive, Ashford, TN25 4GA
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeNOT/2025/1465
Prior approval for the change of use of 2no agricultural buildings and land within their curtilage to 8no dwelling houses and associated operational development.
Agricultural Barns West of Warehorne Wastewater Treatment Works, Kenardington Road, Warehorne
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1466
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2022/2174 for Partial demolition and extension and refurbishment of Tenterden Town Hall to allow changes to access door to stage area to be a window and omission of loading platform.
24 Town Hall, Tenterden Town Council, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AN
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1467
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (Lighting Plan) & 5 (Biodiversity Plan) of Planning Permission PA/2024/0264
The Bowl Inn, Stalisfield Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0HG
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1468
Details submitted pursuant to the Biodiversity Gain plan informative for planning permission PA/2024/1815.
Heron Manor, Mountain Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DG
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1469
T2 Pine tree - fell
85 Lower Vicarage Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9BH
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1470
Variation of Condition 17 (Approved Plans) of planning application 20/00216/AS (Conversion of redundant grain drying barn to a single dwelling; removal of experimental drying silo concrete plinth and provision of new landscaping, fencing and associated access and parking) to allow for changes to the building design and layout
The Old Grain Barn, Amage Road, Wye, TN25 5DE
Received 6 Aug 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1471
Demolition of five existing buildings and erection of five replacement buildings for a mix of uses including production, warehouse, cafe, offices, and ancillary space. Associated access, parking, landscaping, and ancillary works.
Sidelands Developments, Sidelands Farm, Little Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DQ
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decision MadePA/2025/1472
Raised wooden structure including decking areas and disabled access ramp for outdoor learning and recreational activities
Caldecott House, Hythe Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SP
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1474
Non-material amendment to PA/2024/0264 (Proposed outbuilding following the demolition and removal of the existing outbuilding) to allow for changes to approved plans which includes an alteration to external cladding material and changes to fenestration
The Bowl Inn, Stalisfield Road, Charing, TN27 0HG
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1475
Details submitted pursuant to condition 36 (Timetable for construction of final wearing course footpaths/footways/carriageways) for planning permission 12/00400/AS relating solely to the Secondary School permitted by reserved matters 21/01914/AS
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1478
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4b (Sections and elevations of new stud walls) and 4c (Details of mechanical ventilation or flue) of Listed Building Consent PA/2024/1851
Heronden Hall, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7QA
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1479
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 63 (Fibre Optic Broadband) of Planning Permission 15/01671/AS (Plot 1 Only)
Plot 1, site of former Powergen Site, Victoria Road, Ashford, Kent.
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1480
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5(ii) (Archaeology - post excavation report) of Planning Permission 15/0167/AS as amended by OTH/2023/2184 (Plot 1)
Plot 1, Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford
Received 7 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeOTH/2025/1481
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5(ii) (Archaeology - post excavation report) of Planning Permission 15/0167/AS as amended by OTH/2023/2184 (Plot 2)
Plot 1, Former Powergen site, Victoria Road, Ashford
Received 7 Aug 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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