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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

66,651Searchable 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40,545 approved · 5,713 refused · 3,567 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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Council contacts

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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 MadePA/2026/0230
Change of use of land to extend residential curtilage and erection of an outbuilding. (Retrospective)
Texel Cottage, Little Hookstead Farm, Wrens Nest Lane, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3NH
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0231
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Demolition and Construction Management Plan) and 4 (Demolition Waste Recycling Plan) of planning permission PA/2025/1749
Park Mall and associated car parks, Park Street, Ashford, TN24 8RY
Received 5 Feb 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0232
Details submitted pursuant to condition 16 (Surface Water Drainage Verification Report) of Planning Permission 21/00840/AS Phase 2
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0233
Display of 3no illuminated and 5no non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the building and display of 3no brass half lanterns and 2no brass lights.
Bonny Cravat, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QQ
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0234
Listed Building Consent for the display of 3no illuminated and 5no non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the building and display of 3no brass half lanterns and 2no brass lights.
Bonny Cravat, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QQ
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0237
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump in the rear garden
8 Goldfinch Drive, Finberry, Sevington, TN25 7FQ
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0238
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Fine Architectural Details) for Listed Building Consent PA/2025/1700
Pearsons Meadow, Pluckley Road, Smarden, TN27 8NL
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0239
T1- Chestnut - crown reduction by 3m - to preserve the health of the tree and allow light into garden
2 Beacon Oak Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RZ
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0240
Single-storey rear extension and fenstration changes
11 Oak View, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1AS
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0241
Single storey side extension and dormer extension with associated landscaping.
Littlehaven, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EQ
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0242
Removal of condition 6 (Archaeology) of planning permission PA/2025/1137 for a Proposed incidental outbuilding to support the main dwelling following the demolition of 2 x derelict, unused buildings
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8HD
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0243
Construction of replacement outbuilding
Landews Meadow Farm, Green Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4FN
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0245
Prior Notification for extension to an existing agricultural cold store building to provide additional storage for fruit and vegetables grown on the holding.
Agricultural Buildings 100meters North West of Bramley Mount Farm, Pilgrims Way, Boughton Aluph
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0244
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Sections showing new floor and partitions in relation to the building's historic timber framing) of Listed Building Consent PA/2025/0446
Rock Hill Barn, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9DP
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0246
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/0414 for 7no. replacement double glazed timber frame windows and the erection of a garden gazebo; to allow changes to gazebo roof to accommodate future installation of solar panels (part retrospective).
Rock Hill Barn, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, TN27 9DP
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0247
Single storey rear extension
35 Lower Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SQ
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0248
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 6 (Traffic Regulation Order) of Planning Permission PA/2022/2312
Land adjacent to Bombardier Transportation Ltd, Beaver Lane
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0249
Display of 3 x exterior backlit signs and 2 x projecting/hanging backlit signs - Retrospective
108-110, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SD
Received 6 Feb 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0250
Extensions and external alterations to existing rehabilitation centre, including provision of ancillary buildings, additional car parking, external lighting, landscaping, bin store, cycle parking, plant compound and associated works.
Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation & Neurological Care Centre, Bethersden Road, Hothfield, TN26 1AZ
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0251
Erection of a 1.8m high boundary fence and installation of associated access gates.
1 Bargates, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 5UD
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0252
Erection of replacement two-storey self build dwelling (part retrospective)
The Shack, Stalisfield Church Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0NJ
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0253
Change of use of land from commercial to residential. Conversion of existing commercial building to dwelling. Erection of rear extension and detached car port garage together with PTP upgrade.
Elm Tree Farm, South Stour Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HS
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0254
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/1137 for Proposed incidental outbuilding to support the main dwelling following the demolition of 2 x derelict, unused buildings to allow changes to location and orientation of incidental outbuilding.
Hammer Mill Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, TN27 8HD
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0255
A Class Q, Part 3, Schedule 2 GPDO 2015 (as amended) Application for the Change of Use and Conversion of 2No. Agricultural Building into 2No. Residential Dwellings.
Agricultural Buildings B & C at, King Farm, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3QR
Received 9 Feb 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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