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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40,660 approved · 5,722 refused · 3,577 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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 MadeOTH/2026/0423
Additional pole to be installed in the high voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) overhead lines at Meadow View
Overhead line south of the Royal Military Canal, Marsh Road, Ruckinge
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0425
Listed Building Consent for replacement oak front door and ironmongery plus multi lock system , fitted weather bar to the front and oak detailing allowing for replacement studs.
Home Farm, 51 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9HS
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0426
Listed building consent for the relocation of the porch and front door to the original position, and internal opening where the new door will be fitted.
Fayre Acre, Church Hill, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BU
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0427
Change of use from restaurant/B&B to a single dwellinghouse and annexe/holiday let. Alterations to the rear parking area to include new residential garden and provision of six parking spaces.
4, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AF
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0428
Change of use from agriculture to business (Class E) for the sale of hot tubs, together with the erection of single storey building as showroom, erection of shed, the laying of hardstanding and erection of fencing - Retrospective
Evegate Business Park, Station Road, Smeeth
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0429
Change of use, conversion and extension of 2 no. existing outbuildings to provide 1 no. residential dwelling with associated operational works and boundary fencing.
Outbuildings at, High Barn, Charing Hill, Charing
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0430
Prior notification for general purpose agricultural building for the storage of clamped forage, general agricultural machinery, hay and straw.
Dumbourne Barn, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7ND
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0431
T11 - Oak - canopy reduction of 2 metres - Reason: as the canopy is sparse. T12 - Oak - canopy reduction of 2 metres - Reason: as the canopy is sparse T13 - Oak- remove 1 large split limb - Reason: leaning towards property and limb is split. All the above trees are covered by TPO/19/00011.
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BX
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0432
T1 Twin-stem Oak - reduce crown by 3-4m and section cut Ivy. (Superseded spec - T1 Oak Tree - Fell. Reason for works: Due to the height of the tree and proximity to the property, replant with the same species.)
5 The Green, Woodlands Park, Biddenden, TN27 8BT
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0433
T4 - Oak - cut 2 metres off branches over hanging property, back to boundary to reduce risk of damage to property.
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0434
Listed Building Consent to replace existing rear door of property with bespoke hardwood stable door with glazing to match existing windows.
93 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5ED
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0435
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed Use - Use of existing Dwellinghouse (Class C3a) as a single household where care is provided (Class C3b).
1B Tabret Close, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9NE
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0436
2no DT Compressor Pack and 2no DT Gas Cooler on concrete plinth. 2no Dotcom condensing units on concrete plinth. Fence with 750mm high opening at the bottom with mesh all around on concrete plinth at ground level. (retrospective)
Tesco Stores Ltd, Moat Field Meadow, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3LU
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0437
Conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation with changes to fenestration and single storey side extension to create new garage.
Berenden Park, Ashford Road, High Halden, TN26 3LJ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0438
Erection of a detached three bay car barn with home office above & the creation of a new driveway entrance to replace the existing, and associated works.
The Oaks, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EG
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0439
Two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, replacement front porch, render to all elevations, replacement windows and doors following demolition of existing garage.
Greenways, Kingsford Street, Mersham, TN25 6PE
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0440
T1) Yew - Height reduction by approx 3m, laterally reduce by approx 2m and aim to reduce the crown to a manageable size while retaining a natural, balanced canopy shape. T2) Holly - Fell to ground level, forwardly leaning over busy footpath area and neighbouring property. Tree has outgrown its surrounding location with signs of peeling bark and cracking. T3) Ash - Remove 1 x over extended limb and crown lift by 5 metres by removing 1 x lower limb. Overhanging public footpath and very close to neighbouring property and Yew Tree.
The Old Vicarage, Market Place, Charing, TN27 0LP
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0442
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Landscaping), 9 (EVC Points), 10 (Boundary Walls & Fences) and 11 (External Lighting) of Planning Permission 22/01091/AS
Watersheet Farm, Bedlam Lane, Egerton, TN27 9DA
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0444
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (Acoustic Barrier) of Planning Permission PA/2025/2013
London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6HX
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0445
Construction of a new 1.5 storey dwelling, detached car port with room above, and associated access, parking and landscaping.
Land West of and rear of Thanet Terrace, The Street, Hothfield
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0446
Listed Building Consent for removal of internal walls.
4, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AF
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0447
Non-material amendment for Reserved Matters application NOT/2022/2899 "Reserved Matters application pursuant to planning permission 19/00816/AS to consider access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale"; to allow for modifications to the drainage
Land north of Baileys Place, Heath Road, Appledore
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0448
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of 2x External Doors Front & Rear, 1x Rear Elevation Window. Plus minor internal alterations of a new timber stud partition wall and 2x Internal doors on the first floor.
Church House, 11 The Street, Appledore, TN26 2BU
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0449
Change of use of land to extend residential garden curtilage, and to retrospectively include two garden cabins and a farm access track serving farmland beyond.
Mounts Farmhouse, Smarden Road, Bethersden, TN26 3HE
Received 9 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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