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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

66,913Searchable 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40,773 approved · 5,734 refused · 3,578 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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.

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More application records

Decision MadeNOT/2026/0565
T1, T2 & T3 - Willow Trees - Proposed full removal and stump grind.
Willow Trees, Newchurch Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JY
Received 23 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0566
Single-storey rear extension following the demolition of an existing extension
High House Farm, Ebony Road, Stone, TN30 7HY
Received 23 Mar 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0567
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan (BEP)) for planning permission PA/2025/2306
Tenterden Vineyard, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NG
Received 23 Mar 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0568
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0382 for "Alterations to existing outbuilding to create ancillary accommodation, including the retention of the lean-to structure" to allow changes to the external door styles
Crowbridge Cottage, Romden Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8RA
Received 23 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0569
Listed Building Consent for external doors to be fitted (alteration of style to the previously approved doors)
Crowbridge Cottage, Romden Road, Smarden, TN27 8RA
Received 23 Mar 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0570
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/00657/AS for Change of use of building from student accommodation to four individual dwellings with rear extension and provision of external door to front elevation; demolition of existing ancillary structures to allow changes to fenestration to front elevation for windows to be 8-paned rather than 4-paned (Retrospective)
Squires Cottages, Olantigh Road, Wye, TN25 5EJ
Received 23 Mar 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0571
Proposed single storey rear extension with raised decking and ramp, and an open front porch.
Almrose, Buck Street, Challock, TN25 4AR
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0572
Advertisement Consent for the display of 1no. externally illuminated projecting hanging sign and 1no. externally illuminated fascia sign.
60-62, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SZ
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0573
Proposed two-storey side extension & extension to porch, following demolition of existing side storey extension.
8 Moreton Terrace, Woodchurch Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1LG
Received 20 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0574
Lawful development certificate for a summer house incidental to the use and enjoyment of the dwelling.
Lanary Oast, Ashford Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JJ
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0575
Discharge Condition
Fayre Acre, Church Hill, Charing, TN27 0BU
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0576
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of two windows along the south elevation, comprising one ground floor bay window and one first floor window.
14 Bells Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6ES
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0577
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4 (Fire Safety & Risk Mitigation) of planning permission PA/2025/2127
Land south east of 1, Hornbeam Close, Ashford
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0578
Installation of a rear access gate and boundary fencing to facilitate a vehicular crossover (Retrospective)
243, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QA
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0579
Change of use of existing studio to a one bedroom self-contained holiday let together with the replacement of a window with a French door and decking
Oakwood, Sparrow Hatch Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3ED
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0581
Roof extension and two storey front extension with solar panels and associated fenestration including Juliet balcony to the rear and rear log store, following demolition of rear conservatory
The Rowans, Marsh Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2PU
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0582
Listed Building Consent for reopening and replacement kitchen vent to East elevation to regularise works already taken place.
8-10 High Street, Biddenden, TN27 8AH
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0583
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans), Condition 4 (external colour), and Condition 6 (Landscaping scheme) of planning permission PA/2024/2000 for Proposed micro-energy storage facility with acoustic fencing to allow for change to site layout (retrospective)
Land 25 Meters South by Southeast of Southfields, Stanhope Road, Stanhope, Ashford.
Received 25 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0584
Listed Building Consent for the installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to the external wall
41, Nationwide Building Society, High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6BJ
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0585
T1 - Ash tree - 2.5m crown reduction, crown lift of lower limbs over foot path to height 2.5 m. T2- Ash tree - 2m crown reduction. Significant over-hang of the pavement and in high winds branches typically snap and fall. Potential risk of harm to pedestrians.
25, Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3PQ
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0586
Proposed pool and erection of outbuilding for use as annexe and poolhouse.
Bridge Park, Shawlands Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JA
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0587
Details submitted pursuant to part discharge of condition 51 (Wastewater Capacity - in relation to first 362 plots only) of planning permission 19/00025/AS.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0588
Listed building consent for a single-storey rear extension following the demolition of part of the existing extension.
High House Farm, Ebony Road, Stone, TN30 7HY
Received 23 Mar 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0589
Proposed single storey oak-framed rear extension.
Doorsbridge, Kenardington Road, Warehorne, TN26 2LU
Received 26 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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