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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 dates66,784Searchable applications
576Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 46,382 approved or refused records
5,722Refused applications
40,660 approved · 5,722 refused · 3,577 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Jun 1995 to 3 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 7 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under AppealPA/2026/0362
Erection of a two storey replacement dwelling with associated landscaping following the demolition of the existing dwelling (Self Build)
Shielings, Chapel Lane, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9BX
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0363
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission PA/2025/1796 for Two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey side extension; to allow for an increase in floor area and move away from shared drain.
38 Sayer Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JT
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0364
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to ground floor including removal and relocation of staircase, removal and insertion of internal walls and doors. First floor layout alterations including changes to arch, insertion of internal walls. Replacement of rear window with glazed doors and door with window to ground floor.
Pilgrims, Mulberry Hill, Chilham, CT4 8AH
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0365
Listed Building Consent for complete dismantling and rebuild of listed building, removing two-storey side extension and erection of single-storey side extension.
Hornash, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HT
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0367
T1 Plum tree - Fell to ground level due to tree being in decline and limb failure.
79 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5ED
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0368
Erection of a timber orangery to replace existing conservatory
Hadlemore Oak, Redbrook Street, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3QT
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0371
Conversion of integral garage to habitable accommodation. Single storey rear extension following the removal of the existing rear conservatory and bay window.
17, Hoads Wood Gardens, Ashford, TN25 4QB
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0372
Front door with canopy above and window to the front elevation. French doors to the rear elevation replacing an existing window.
Hawksdene B, The Street, Hastingleigh, Ashford, TN25 5HU
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0375
Non-material amendment to planning permission OTH/2025/1437 (CROWN/2025/0000002) for Retention of the existing buildings, goods vehicle parking spaces, entry lanes, refrigerated semi-trailers, staff car parking spaces, access, site infrastructure, utilities, hardstanding, landscaping and ancillary facilities and associated works; and ongoing use of the site for an Inland Border Facility and Border Control Post, operating 24 hours per day, seven days per week to allow changes to wording of conditions 3 (signage strategy), 13 (litter) and 18 (staff car park).
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0374
Proposed two-storey side extension.
44 Rylands Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LN
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0376
Proposed first floor side and rear extension together with single storey rear extensions to include alterations to the facade and entrance gate as well as alterations to outbuilding roof and facade.
Merton House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0377
G1 (conifers) - To fell to ground level 8x conifers and grind the stumps
4 Vesper Court, Smarden, TN27 8LZ
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0378
Proposed incidental outbuilding to support the main dwelling following the demolition of 2 x derelict, unused buildings (part retrospective)
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8HD
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0379
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (Archaeology) for planning permission PA/2025/1137
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8HD
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0380
Listed Building Consent for insertion of internal walls to ground floor. Change window to door on ground floor North elevation
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0382
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (Archeological Watching Brief) of Planning Permission PA/2025/2128
Elvey Cottage, Kingsland Lane, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JP
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0386
Proposed part single part double storey rear and side extension
12 Drake Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0UR
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0387
Single Storey Rear Extension, to include the extension and change in material of driveway to brick paving. (Part Retrospective)
12 Holmwood Road, Ashford, TN23 5DJ
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0388
Erection of 4 detached dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Land opposite Highdown west of, Mulberry Hill, Chilham
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0389
Details submitted pursuant to condition 74 (Ecological appraisals - Parcel A) of planning permission 18/00098/AS.
Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0390
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 53 (Archaeology) , 54 (Archaeology) , 56 (Groundwater & Contaminated Land) , and 74 (Ecology) of Planning Permission 18/00098/AS
Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0391
Renewal of temporary permission for the stationing of a mobile home for agricultural workers for a further two years, together with decking/amenity space (part retrospective)
Land North East of 5 Brook Gate abutting, Forstal Road, Egerton
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0392
Change of use from amenity land to residential. New access to highway from Twelve Acres, with vehicle crossover and associated permeable driveway.
44 Breadlands Road, Willesborough, TN24 0ER
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0393
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Development - Relocation of a temporary mobile home to provide accommodation during construction works associated with the approved development of two dwellings at Wanden Farm.
Heath Barn 1, Wanden Lane, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9DB
Received 2 Mar 2026
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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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