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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 dates66,913Searchable 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40,773 approved · 5,734 refused · 3,578 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- ValidPA/2026/0591
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - The works involve concreting and renewing concrete to provide an apron of hardstanding in a yard currently used for agricultural purposes.
Agricultural Buildings at Plumpton Farm, Plumpton, Wye
Received 26 Mar 2026 - ValidPA/2026/0592
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - The works involve concreting and renewing concrete to provide an area of hardstanding currently used for agricultural purposes.
Land South of Brabourne End, Plumpton, Wye
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0595
Listed Building Consent for external works for installation of gas boiler including a 100mm black plastic flue pipe and 40mm black plastic pipe out through the rear access side wall. A gas feed pipe 22mm from meter surface, mounted on the side wall 300mm off the ground, in low down position inline with flue.
2 The Clock House, Great Maytham Hall, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4NE
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0597
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (External Materials) & 4 (Joinery Details) for Listed Building Consent PA/2022/3130
Vine Cottage, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0598
Conversion of existing single-storey garage with adjoining living accommodation to create annexe with changes to fenestration.
Annexe at, Stone Farm, Lower Road, Stone, TN30 7JJ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0599
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension, single storey porch to front elevation including associated fenestration, extended dropped kerb
1 The Weavers, Biddenden, TN27 8AP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0600
Proposed one and a half storey rear extension and single storey rear extension including rooflights, alterations to first floor fenestration on the rear elevation, following demolition of the existing conservatory
51 Caesar Avenue, Kingsnorth, TN23 3PZ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0602
Prior approval for one first-floor flat in an existing building
Building West of South Ashford Wastewater Pumping Station, South Stour Avenue, Ashford (Submitted as: Home Supplies Ltd, South Stour Avenue, Ashford, TN23 7RS)
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0601
Listed Building Consent for alterations to the existing building including internal layout, doors and windows.
Annexe at, Stone Farm, Lower Road, Stone, TN30 7JJ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0603
Proposed replacement of timber windows and doors with white uPVC
Cordwainers, Market Place, Charing, TN27 0LR
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0604
Proposed 2 x two-storey, self-build dwellings with detached garages, including a home office with storage above, and biodiversity mitigation. Following the demolition of an existing dwelling and dilapidated sheds.
Long Meadow, Pluckley Road, Smarden, TN27 8NQ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0605
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Replacement of existing timber windows with uPVC and replacement of timber external doors with composite and uPVC doors
The Hengherst Cottage, Shadoxhurst Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3PN
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0606
Display of 1no internally illuminated pylon and 3no internally illuminated fascias.
Motorline, The Parade, Sevington, TN24 0HT
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0607
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern and changes to first floor fenestration on the rear elevation; following demolition of the existing conservatory and removal of raised decking
Chatsworth, Singleton Road, Great Chart, TN23 3BA
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0608
Extension of existing 1.8m fence to the front of the property
35 Manorfield, Singleton, TN23 5YW
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0609
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 22 (Hard Landscaping), 23 (Soft Landscaping), 24 (Landscape Management Plan), 25 (External Lighting), 26 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) and 27 (Fibre Broadband) pursuant to planning permission PA/2022/2774.
Oakleigh House, Watercress Lane, Ashford, TN23 5EL
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0610
Detail submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Fine Details) & 21 (Energy Strategy) for planning permission PA/2022/2774
Oakleigh House, Watercress Lane, Ashford, TN23 5EL
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0611
Variation of the wording of condition 6 of planning permission 18/00097/AS (Change of use of existing outbuilding to holiday let) to read as follows "The holiday accommodation hereby approved shall be used for short-term holiday letting only and shall not be occupied as a person’s sole or main residence. No individual or group shall occupy the accommodation for a period exceeding 28 consecutive days"
Thatched Cottage, Cherry Orchard Lane, Bonnington, Ashford, TN25 7AZ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0612
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed outbuilding.
Armley House, Shoreham Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6EH
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0613
Siting of 2no. shipping containers and link to the existing cafe building to form a kitchen for the existing Class E use.
Silcocks Farm Shop, Grange Road, Tenterden, TN30 6TL
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0614
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/0930 for Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2025/0247 (Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 21/00627/AS (Erection of 13 dwellings together with all necessary infrastructure)) to reduce the size of House Type G, Plot 8.
Land rear of 7 to 14, Harmers Way, Egerton
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0615
Prior notification for agricultural use, including: 1 x Shed for storage = L 3.05m x W 2.45m x H 2m 3 x Polytunnels = L 10m x W 5m x H 2.6m 1 x Barn = L 23m x W 20m x H 5m 1 x 15000 litre Septic Tank (underground) Installation of electric supply c/o UK Power Networks
Fruit Tree Meadow, Capel Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2EJ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0616
Listed Building Consent for external repairs and alterations including replacement windows and doors in timber with slimline double glazing, removal of cement render and application of lime render, reinstatement of tile hanging, installation of a wall light, and replacement of an existing French drain.
2, Golden Square House, Scotton Street, Wye, TN25 5BZ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0617
Proposed leisure and gym room following demolition of existing stables building and pole barn.
Rosemary at, The Orchard, Swan Street TN30 7PJ
Received 30 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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