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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40,660 approved · 5,722 refused · 3,577 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 MadePA/2026/0337
Proposed single storey rear extension, two storey side extension, detached workshop/study, and associated work.
117 Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9DE
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0338
Changes to fenestration to ground floor including replacement of an existing rear kitchen window with glazed doors and door with window.
Pilgrims, Mulberry Hill, Chilham, CT4 8AH
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0339
Listed Building Consent for the proposed change of use of the existing offices (Class E) to four residential flats (Use Class C3) and associated works
89-91, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SA
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0340
Listed Building Consent for the renovation of an existing potting shed including insertion of airbricks, stud lining and internal walls. Addition of external flue.
Balcony House, Brook Street, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SX
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0341
Complete dismantling and rebuild of listed building, removing two-storey side extension and erection of single-storey side extension, erection of detached garage with accommodation above, erection of six new dwellings to rear following demolition of existing stables and outbuildings with hard and soft landscaping.
Hornash, Hornash Lane, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HT
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0343
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building
Hamilton Farm, Stone Cross Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JJ
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0342
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed single-storey side extension following removal of existing conservatory.
Cambria, Warren Lane, Ashford, TN24 8UF
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0344
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed enclosure of two open bays of existing carport to be used as garage/workshop/storage.
Ash Hill House, Ash Hill, Ruckinge, TN26 2PE
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0345
Details submitted pursuant to condition 60 (part B) (water saving and monitoring measures) of planning permission 19/00025/AS in relation to Phase 1 residential development only (excluding plots 70-81, 102-113, 170-178 and 179-187).
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0346
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 28 (Part 4 – Contamination - all phases) and 36 (EV Charging - Phase 1 excluding Bowls Club and the Local Centre) of planning application 19/00025/AS.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0347
T1 - Oak - crown reduction by 1.2m from 10m to 8.8m (prevent overhang of neighbour's property & provide more light). T2 - Magnolia - crown reduction by 0.5m from 4m to 3.5m (prune away from property).
Old Forge House, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4JB
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0348
T1 Oak- Reduce lowest elongated limb with cavity at union retaining approximately 1.2m length adjacent to parent stem. Limb is overhanging neighbouring property, work due to excessive shading on adjacent garden. Branch on this tree also has a weak union. (Superseded spec -T1 Oak- Remove lowest elongated limb with cavity at union back to bark collar. Limb overhanging neighbouring property, work due to excessive shading on adjacent garden. Branch on this tree also has a weak union.)
East Weald, East Weald Drive, Tenterden, TN30 6LX
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0349
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of planning permission PA/2023/1083 for Proposed single-storey side & rear extensions, new bay window to front elevation, balcony to south, changes to existing windows & conversion of existing garage to create ancillary annexe accommodation, to allow for minor changes to the internal layout & external elevations of the annexe - Retrospective
Summerview, Chequers Park, Wye, TN25 5BA
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0350
Change of use of dwellinghouse to a guesthouse, including new external door
Houghton Farm House, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HE
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0352
Proposed rear and first floor extension to dwelling and detached car barn
Hope Farm Bungalow, Peening Quarter Road, Wittersham, TN30 7NP
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0353
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 of Appeal Decision (Appeal Ref: APP/E2205/D/25/3367806) relating to the approval of roof materials under planning application ref. PA/2025/0525.
The Firs, Green Lane, Challock, TN25 4DN
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0354
Two-storey side and single-storey rear extension and relocation of front door following demolition of existing garage.
25, Rosedale, School Road, Bethersden, TN26 3AH
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0355
Vehicle crossover with dropped kerb.
Channel Commercials Plc, Cobbswood Industrial Estate, Hanover Close, Ashford, TN23 1EH
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0357
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (Landscaping Scheme) of planning permission 21/00790/AS
Land between Woodchurch Road and Appledore Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AY
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0356
Proposed Stables, Hardstanding and Ecological Enhancements
Land known as Oakleigh Field west of Oakleigh Farm, High Halden
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0358
Extension of garage to form outbuilding with carport.
Hegg Hill House, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden, TN27 8NX
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0359
Removal of Condition 5 (Agricultural Occupancy) of planning permission WE/9/67/194 to allow for the removal of the agricultural occupancy of the property.
Pett House, Pett Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0DS
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0360
Proposed garden out-building incorporating boiler room, with solar panels on south facing roof slope following demolition of existing out-building.
33, Pierce House, High Street, Charing, TN27 0HU
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0361
Construction of new single storey rear extension and extended rear patio area, following the demolition of the existing extension.
Ye Ancient House, 5 High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Received 25 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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