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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 dates66,913Searchable applications
576Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 46,507 approved or refused records
5,734Refused applications
40,773 approved · 5,734 refused · 3,578 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/0450
Single-storey detached garage. Following the demolition of an existing single-storey detached garage and attached outbuilding
Friarsfield, Lossenham Lane, Newenden, TN18 5QQ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0451
T1-4 - four laurel bushes with stems of 10cm or more - to fell - overgrown border.
43 Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LL
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0452
T1 - Oak - Carry out crown reduction by a max of 3 metres. Reason for work, excessive shading, keep the tree at a safe height.
40 Lucilla Avenue, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3PS
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0454
Erection of 2no. dwellings with private amenity alongside associated landscaping, parking and access, following the demolition of the existing offices.
The Spinney, Susans Hill, Woodchurch, TN26 3TE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0453
EIA Screening Opinion in relation to redevelopment of the Tanyard Ashford (Former Kent Wool Growers), Tannery Lane, Ashford
Whist House, Tannery Lane, Ashford, TN23 1PL
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0455
5no Scotts Pine - T1, T2, T3, T4 & T5 - Section fell to ground level – 2 trees have already failed. Reason for works: The trees are unbalanced with all the limb weight over the house causing concern about safety especially during high winds. Re-planting with Laurel that will be managed .
Hylands, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BA
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0456
Part single‑storey, part two‑storey side extension with associated roof alterations to form a double garage with living accommodation above, together with single‑storey side and rear extensions.
Glen Ellyn, Shoreham Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6EH
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0457
Listed Building Consent to remove damaged tile hung north elevation to reveal original Tudor beam and lime mortar façade.
Hoseney House, Sandy Lane, Tenterden, TN30 7DA
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0460
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 2 (Phasing - Country Park Management Area only) and 26 (Contamination - Phase 1 Overspill Car Park only) pursuant to planning permission 12/01245/AS.
Conningbrook, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0461
Proposed replacement of the existing rear‑elevation French doors with a new three‑panel white‑framed bi‑fold door, positioned within the existing structural opening
10 Havillands Place, Wye, TN25 5GJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0462
T1) Oak - Fell to ground level. Tree in decline, dropping dead branches over greenhouse/shed below. T2 & T3) 2 x Oaks - Rebalance crown by reducing branches overhanging property/neighbouring property and road. Laterally reduce by approximately 3m-4m cutting back from properties and road. T4 Field Maple - pollard to 5m height retaining lower growth. Dead wood as required. (Superseded spec - T4) Oak - Fell to ground level. Tree is leaning, is ivy-clad and has root plate movement)
47, Bill Deedes Way, Aldington, TN25 7ES
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0463
New outbuilding on existing hardstanding - Retrospective
Stonechurch House, Church Road, Stone, TN30 7JT
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0464
T1 Variegated Holly - reduce height by approx. 3 m
2, Manyara House, Hambrook Close, Chilham, CT4 8EJ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0465
T1 - Silver Birch - Reduce north facing limb by 3m. T7 - Cherry tree - Fell - Reason for works: Compromising the English Oak Tree directly next to it.
Public Convenience Ashford Borough Council, Churchfield Way, Wye, TN25 5BP
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0466
Single-storey front porch to the principal elevation of the dwelling
133 Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1HW
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0467
Non-material amendment to NOT/2024/0914 for Reserved matters application for the approval of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance for the erection of 141 dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission 21/00790/AS"; to allow changes to the approved landscaping plans named in Condition 1.
Land between Woodchurch Road and Appledore Road, Tenterden
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0468
Single-storey side extension including attached garage, front porch extension and single-storey rear extension with changes to fenestration following demolition of detached garage.
Orchard Cottage, Shawlands Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JA
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0470
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/1859 for Proposed rear extension to include roof lights, new porch, plus a proposed garage following the demolition of the existing to allow alterations to the roof plan, changes to the internal floor layout, the addition of a window, two rooflights and a canopy, and the removal of the flue.
Newlands, Redbrook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3QR
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0471
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building
Agricultural Land Southwest of Little Furners Wood and Northeast of Ruck Wood, May Shaves, Woodchurch
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0475
T1 Yew Tree - Remove to ground level - due to tree being dead
Claremont, The Street, Bethersden, TN26 3AD
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0472
Single storey extension to existing childrens care home
Waylands Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden, TN26 3AP
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0473
Details submitted pursuant to condition 53 (Verification Report) for planning permission 19/00025/AS relating to all phases.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0477
All trees are Field Maples. T1 - Lateral crown reduction - East-facing side to 1m from house - Remove 3m, leaving finished length 3m and height reduction by 6 metres to 12 metres - reason: Overhanging roof T2 - Crown lift to 4m from ground level and height reduction from 8 metres to 16 metres - reason: Excessive shading. T4 - Crown lift to 4m from ground level.
3B, The Barn, Old Mill Court, Biddenden, TN27 8DD
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0476
T1 - Willow - Remove Broken Branches at the bottom of the tree - they have been hit by a vehicle, presumably. T2 - Silver Birch - Crown reduction by 3 meters from 15 metres to 12 metres and shaped in. T3 - Silver birch - Crown reduction by 3 meters from 15 metres to 12 metres and shaped in.
1 Hambrook Close, Chilham, CT4 8EJ
Received 11 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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