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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 dates66,651Searchable applications
576Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 46,258 approved or refused records
5,713Refused applications
40,545 approved · 5,713 refused · 3,567 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decision MadePA/2026/0203
Proposed single-storey extension and conversion of the existing garage following the removal of two outbuildings, plus the replacement of the main house rear elevation door, to include the raising of the door head height and roof alterations.
Barnshill Cottage, 5-6 Thornden Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4PR
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0205
Listed Building Consent to infill of 2no. modern openings, new internal walls and drain, create internal doorway and fix external door shut to ground floor. Remove internal walls to basement.
Travelux Ltd, 8-9 East Cross, Tenterden, TN30 6AD
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0207
Display of two non-illuminated post and panel signs (retrospective)
Land between, 82-120 Front Road, Woodchurch
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0208
Proposed single storey rear extension
Oakdene, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EG
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0209
Single-storey side extension to create annexe accommodation.
Ritoweg Farm, Kestrel Rest, Headcorn Road, Smarden, TN27 8PN
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0210
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Confirmation of commencement works and a material start to Planning Permission 22/00680/AS
1, Grange Crescent, Tenterden, TN30 6DY
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0211
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/1749 for Demolition of the existing shopping centre and multi-storey car parks including associated structures, retention of frontage Units 92 and 94 High Street. Formation of a temporary surface-level car park with 200 spaces including temporary associated ancillary works for a period of up to 5 years; to allow changes to wording of conditions 5 and 6.
Park Mall Shopping Centre, Park Mall, Ashford
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0212
Non-Material amendment to Planning Permission PA/2023/1275 for Single storey front extension; to allow for a reduction in glazing to the windows and doors.
John Mayne Church Of England Primary School, High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AL
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0213
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing detached outbuilding.
79, Kingpost Cottage, High Street, Rolvenden, TN17 4LP
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0214
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (CEMP), 5 (Tree Protection), 7 (Noise Impact Assessment), 10 (Surface Water Drainage), 12 (Fire Pollutants Control), 13 (Soft Landscaping), 15 (LEMP), 16 (EMMP), 18 (External Lighting) and removal of Condition 6(i) (Highway condition Survey) in its entirety for Planning Permission PA/2022/2544 "The laying out of a battery storage facility, intermediate substation, water storage tank, cabling, fencing, access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure on field to west of National Grid Sellindge Converter Substation"; to allow for changes to layout and alternative technology to be installed.
Field to West of National Grid Converter Substation, Church Lane, Aldington, Kent, TN25 6AF
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0215
First floor side extension, single storey rear extension, front porch, and changes to fenestration
The White House, 283 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QW
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0216
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (detailed drawings) for planning permission PA/2023/2310.
Millers Ley, Ulley Road, Kennington, TN24 9HY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0217
Single-storey rear extension and porch to front following demolition of existing conservatory.
52 Longbridge, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0TA
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0218
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2023/2310 for Conversion of part of the detached garage to create ancillary accommodation, and extension to the rear of the garage to provide garden room/office to allow for changes to fenestration.
Millers Ley, Ulley Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9HY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0219
T1 - Field Maple - Fell - The tree stands immediately beside an existing residential driveway and significantly restricts visibility to the right for drivers exiting onto the public highway. The tree’s roots were partially exposed and disturbed when the historic driveway entrance was widened several years ago. This has affected root protection and may compromise the tree’s long‑term stability and suitability for retention in close proximity to the highway and driveway. Replacement planting of an appropriate species in a less constrained and safer location within the garden is proposed.
Apple Tree Cottage, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HY
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0220
Two-storey side extension with single-storey rear addition following demolition of existing single-storey rear extension.
Orchardene, Frittenden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8LF
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0221
Request for a Screening Opinion as to whether the proposed installation of a temporary Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) and associated Monitoring and Control Panel requires an Environmental Impact Assessment Ref: KCC/SCR/AS/0182/2025
Wye Waste Water Treatment Works, Bridge Street, Wye
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0222
Change of use of part of the existing barn from wedding venue to meeting room.
Bank Farm, Bank Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7DF
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0223
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission PA/2022/2972 (Proposed detached annexe following demolition of existing store, gym and sauna) to allow for light and ventilation and the use of roof void as additional accommodation.
Holly Cottage, Blackwall Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5PA
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0224
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - use of land as residential garden
Butt Hill House, Faversham Road, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4BQ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0225
Removal of conditions 1(i) (Agricultural Occupancy) of Planning Permission WE/9/60/14b; to allow for the removal of the agricultural occupancy of the property.
New Ash, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8NR
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0226
Variation of condition 7 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission 19/01194/AS "Proposed single storey front and side extensions with extended balcony over"; to allow for a revision to the windows and doors being created under the balcony.
Tenterden Golf Club, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DR
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0227
Conversion of one house to two houses with changes to fenestration.
56 Romney Road, Ashford, TN24 0RR
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0229
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations (including upward extension) to the Locomotive Shed and Engine Shed buildings
Newtown Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN
Received 26 Jan 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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