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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 dates67,163Searchable applications
575Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 46,743 approved or refused records
5,761Refused applications
40,982 approved · 5,761 refused · 3,590 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decision MadeOTH/2026/0975
Details submitted pursuant to part discharge of condition 31 Part ii (archaeological evaluation - Phase 2 and 3) of planning permission 19/00025/AS.
Land between railway line and, Willesborough Road, Kennington
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0976
Listed Building Consent for replacement windows - 5no on South Elevation and 2no on East elevation.
39, The Green, Woodchurch, TN26 3PF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0977
T1 - Poplar - Pollard tree back to previous cuts, max of 7m reduction Reason for works - to maintain a safe height, excessive shading to near by properties.
Land adjacent to 73a, Kennington Road, Willesborough
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0978
Single-storey side extension, including removal of existing side extension. Dismantling and reconstruction of chimney and conversion of existing garage to part shed and part residential with changes to fenestration. Replacement of two windows and replace secondary glazing.
10 Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0981
2no. semi-detached dwellings following demolition of existing commercial unit
Shop north of Annings Marsh Road Garage, Marsh Road, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2JE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0979
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Change of use from B8 Storage or distribution to B2 General industrial
Unit J1, Dencora Way, Ashford, TN23 2FH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0980
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (EV Charging Details) for Listed Building Consent PA/2024/1450
The Granary, Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5ED
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0982
T8 - Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction - Requested works: Reduce the canopy by approximately 6m as part of a re-pollard, cutting back to the previous pollard knuckles. Works to be carried out as part of a routine pollard cycle. Height: 17m Spread: 15m Trunk diameter at 1m above ground level: 3.4m
40, The Moat, Charing, TN27 0JH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0983
Prior notification for an agricultural Storage building
Cooper Farm, Chambers Green Road, Pluckley, TN27 0RH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0984
Proposed single storey lean-to greenhouse to South elevation. New balustrade to existing external staircase. Proposed timber garage doors and changes to fenestration to allow for conversion of outbuilding to self-contained home office with occasional guest accommodation and external landscaping
Stanley House, Pluckley Road, Smarden, TN27 8NQ
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0985
Change of use of land for the siting of a converted horse box to be used as a coffee cart ancillary for the use of the school (retrospective)
The Wyvern School, Great Chart Bypass, Great Chart, TN23 4ER
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0986
Listed Building Consent for single-storey side extension, including demolition of existing side extension. Dismantling and reconstruction of chimney. Alterations to existing garage including conversion into part shed and part utility room with demolition of existing wall and insertion of partition wall, new lean to dormer and door. Opening up of 2no fireplaces to ground floor, replacement of two windows with double glazed timber. Removal of render and hardboard and repairs to areas of ground floor. Remove internal wall and addition of new partition wall to first floor. Replacing secondary glazing and draught proofing. Dwarf retaining wall.
10 Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0987
Erection of a front porch. (retrospective)
27 Quantock Drive, Ashford, TN24 8QZ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0988
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 11 (Great Crested Newts), 13 (Ecological Management Plan), 14 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) & part condition 17 Part (i) (Archaeological Field Evaluation) of planning permission PA/2025/0879
Wildlife Habitat Site at South West of St Augustines Priory, Priory Road, Bilsington
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0989
Excavation and reduction in height of embankment and erection of retaining wall in the front garden, to create an additional parking space (part retrospective)
2 Rylands Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9LH
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0990
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/1007 for "Erection of new crop store following the demolition of existing building and silos" to allow changes to reduce the height, width and footprint.
White Hill Grain Store, White Hill, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HB
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0991
Non-material amendment to planning permission NOT/2025/0323 for Reserved matters application for the approval of scale and appearance for 9no dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission PA/2022/2093 to allow changes to the materials and alterations to the approved roof lights / windows
Four Winds, New Road, Egerton, TN27 9DT
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0992
Conversion and extension with covered area of existing ancillary home office and storage building to create a one bedroom holiday let.
Mackley Farm, Knock Hill, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JX
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0994
Change of use of land and erection of self-build dwelling with associated garage, parking, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
Land adjacent Rose Cottage Farm, Fullers Way, Biddenden, TN27 8FQ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0995
Outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for access) for the demolition of existing buildings and construction of up to 175 dwellings with incidental open space, associated works and infrastructure.
Land rear of Long Barn, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0997
Prior approval for a change of use from an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a two-storey dwelling and associated operational development.
Land Southeast of Cruttenden Farm, Brook Street, Woodchurch (Submitted as: TN26 3SR)
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0999
Proposed residential development of 160 homes and works for the restoration and change of use of Whist House to Class E (g) (i) Office use, a pedestrian bridge link over the River Stour, together with access off Tannery Lane, public open space, landscaping and other works. Following the demolition of existing buildings on site (except Whist House)
Former Kent Wool Growers Site, Tannery Lane , Ashford
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1002
Single storey rear extension and and creation of first floor, following demolition of conservatory
Greensands, Bower Road, Mersham, TN25 6NN
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1000
Conversion and extension to the existing outbuilding to provide ancillary annexe accommodation.
The Barn, Flood Street, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 7HE
Received 29 May 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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