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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

66,784Searchable 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40,660 approved · 5,722 refused · 3,577 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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.

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/2026/0285
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission PA/2023/1191 for Proposed erection of two bay garage and demolition of outbuilding; to allow for alterations to the approved garage. (Retrospective)
Little Hare Plain, Bettenham Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8LL
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0286
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 9 (Odour & Fume Extraction) & 10 (Materials) for Planning Permission PA/2025/0484
Former Lipscomb Cars Site, Bridge House, Chart Road, Ashford, TN23 3HZ
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0287
Non-material minor amendment to PA/2025/0484 (Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and removal of condition 15 (rear external staircase) of planning permission PA/2023/0128 for the "Redevelopment of site with new factory premises and two commercial units" to allow for minor revisions to the external appearance and finished ground levels) to allow for alterations to site security fencing.
Former Lipscomb Cars Site, Bridge House, Chart Road, Ashford, TN23 3HZ
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0288
Replacement of existing front hanging tiles with cement board cladding to front elevation
13 Park Farm Close, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1LD
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0289
Prior approval for the creation of an agricultural access track
Worten Home Farm Buildings, Worten Road, Great Chart
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0290
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Rear single storey lean-to structure
42, Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, TN17 4LZ
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0291
Single storey rear extension with rooflights (retrospective)
Summerhill Cottage, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8ER
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0292
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 74 (C) (SWEMP) of Planning Permission 18/00098/AS
Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, Kent
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0293
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4 (Ecological Enhancements) for Planning Permission NOT/2025/0667
Unit 1, Arrowhead Road, Waterbrook Park, Sevington
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0294
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Use of land as residential garden and erection of a summerhouse
Stonebridgelands, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3SL
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0295
Single storey front extension and new oak frame porch along with changes to ground floor fenestration
11 Townland Close, Biddenden, TN27 8AR
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0296
Conversion of an existing detached outbuilding, with single storey extension, to provide ancillary annexe accommodation.
Appletree Cottage, Kingsland Lane, Egerton, TN27 9ET
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0297
Variation of Conditions 2, 3 and 4 of planning permission PA/2024/2248 for Detached open cart lodge to replace temporary 'Clarke' garage, to allow for Variations during construction of the garage, required for adequate support of the structure.
2 Rectory Walk, Cock Lane, Hamstreet, TN26 2HU
Received 13 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0298
Single storey rear extension with rooflights
117 Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3HL
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0299
Construction of a roof and infill wall to create a garden room with flat roof - Retrospective
26, Conningbrook Avenue, Ashford, TN24 9FB
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0300
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single storey rear extension
19 Patrick Clayton Drive, Ashford, TN23 3SR
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0301
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single storey extension to the rear of the detached double garage creating a home gym & office room incidental to the main dwelling
8 Silver Birch Grove, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3LX
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0302
Construction of an oak framed double garage with log store. Erection of 1.8m fencing to the existing boundary line. Part retrospective.
The Stable, The Wickets, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0FT
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0303
Prior approval for the change of use of building and land within its curtilage from an agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (One Dwellinghouse)
Hartsfield Farm, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8FU
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0304
Single storey rear extension following the removal of the existing conservatory. Obscure window to side.
1 Chapel Row, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EE
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0305
Improvement to Existing Access and Hardstanding (Retrospective)
Hartsfield Farm, Cranbrook Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8FU
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0306
Listing Building Consent for proposed replacement windows.
39, The Green, Woodchurch, TN26 3PF
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0307
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed loft conversion, with rear dormer and roof windows to front and rear.
12 Imperial Way, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 5HB
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0309
Single‑storey rear extension wrapping the existing conservatory.
63, Romney Road, Ashford, TN24 0RR
Received 17 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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