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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40,773 approved · 5,734 refused · 3,578 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/2026/0650
Listed Building Consent for the repair, thermal upgrade and internal remediation of dwelling and associated outbuilding, together with localised structural strengthening - Existing timber weatherboarding will be removed and replaced, breathable wall build-up will be introduced. Water-damaged plasterboard removal and repair. External walls to be upgraded, Internal partitions and ceilings to be reinstated. Non-original internal masonry/blockwork partition wall to be removed. Localised structural strengthening of first floor joists to bathroom and bedrooms 1 and 2, Plus associated outbuilding repairs, including replacement of decayed timbers and recladding to match the existing in all respects.
Willow Trees, Newchurch Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JY
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0651
Erection of a single-storey rear extension and lightwell to the existing roof (part retrospective)
13 Wellesley Villas, Wellesley Road, Ashford, TN24 8EL
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0652
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Great Crested Newt Licence) for planning permission NOT/2023/1021
Land at Waterbrook Park west of, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0LH
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0653
Outline application for 2 detached houses, all matters reserved with the exception of access and layout
Land Northeast of Spelders Hill Farm, Spelders Hill, Brook
Received 3 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0656
T1 and T2 (Unknown Species) - To fell. Reason for works - Both cause a lack of daylight into the house and causing damage to fence due to growth.
14 Old Vicarage Gardens, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DG
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0655
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 9 (disposal of sewage) of planning permission PA/2023/0738.
3 The Lilybuds, Canterbury Road, Challock, TN25 4DH
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0657
Rear single-storey flat roof extension. (part retrospective)
20, Hayward Close, Willesborough, TN24 0JS
Received 6 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0658
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 42 (Residents Information Pack - relating to phases B6-B8) of planning permission 11/00473/AS.
Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0660
Variation of Condition 8 (material samples) of planning permission PA/2024/1354 for 1no. self-build dwelling with associated landscaping enhancements and parking provision; to allow for a very minor variation to the wording of the condition, removing the reference to specific materials, whilst still providing the Local Planning Authority full control over the acceptability of the proposed materials.
Forty Acre Oast, Shadoxhurst Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3PW
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0661
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - conservatory to the north-west elevation
53 Rogersmead, Tenterden, TN30 6LF
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0662
Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed vehicular crossover and hardstanding.
19 Bournewood, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2HJ
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0663
Change of use of land to enable the siting of a two-bedroom mobile home for a rural worker with associated parking and landscaping.
HedgeBerry Farm, Puddingcake Field, Rolvenden Hill TN17 4JN
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/0665
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 4 (Carpark layout details), 34 (Foundation design), 55 (Materials) & 70 (Lighting) of planning permission 12/01245/AS in relation to Phase 1 (Overspill car park) of the Country Park Management Area only.
Conningbrook, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 31 Mar 2026 - ValidOTH/2026/0666
New listing - List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. The building is now listed at Grade II List Entry Number: 1496821 Hop pickers’ huts. Built in the late nineteenth century. More information can be found at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list
Munday Farm Hop Pickers' Huts, Egerton Road, Pluckley, Ashford, TN27 0PD
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0667
Installation of a modular self-service launderette facility and associated works. (Retrospective)
Unit C, Bridgewater House, 4 Victoria Road, Ashford, TN23 7AJ
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0668
Permission In Principle - Change of use of land to residential and the erection of up to six dwellings.
Avondale, Church Lane, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DD
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0669
Two storey rear extension with changes to existing fenestration; following demolition of existing conservatory
2 Cherry Tree Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BB
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0671
Two storey rear extension, new cellar, replacement front porch, alterations & additions to existing fenestration and external rendering; following demolition of the existing garage
Spring Villa, Field Mill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9AU
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0672
Details submitted pursuant to condition 8 (Window, door and roof overhang sections) of planning permission 21/00572/AS
9, The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DA
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0673
Details submitted pursuant to conditions: 3 (external materials), 5 (colour & type of paint), 6 (internal decoration and finishes) & 7 (joinery for windows and doors) and partial discharge of condition 8 (ceiling insulation) of listed building consent PA/2024/1843
Wye Methodist Church, Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DP
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0674
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement) for planning permission PA/2025/1739
The Pines, Ash Hill, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2PE
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0675
Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 (landscaping scheme) of planning permission PA/2025/0247
Land rear of 7 to 14, Harmers Way, Egerton, Kent
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0676
Two storey side extension and first floor side extension. Shortening of the garage and changes to existing fenestration. Following the demolition of the conservatory.
39 Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LL
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0677
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials) and 4 (Fine Details) of Listed Building Consent PA/2025/0961
34 Maytham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4NP
Received 9 Apr 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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