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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

67,054Searchable applications

575Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 46,645 approved or refused records

5,751Refused applications

40,894 approved · 5,751 refused · 3,584 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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 MadeOTH/2026/0815
Details submitted pursuant to condition 7 (Landscaping) & 8 (Ecological Enhancement) for planning permission PA/2022/3037
Hop Farm, Park Lane, Great Chart, Ashford, TN26 1JZ
Received 1 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0813
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (External Materials), 4 (Fine Architectural Details), 6 (Joinery), 7 (Interface Details), 8 (Window Schedule) & 9 (Door Flat Hood Details) for Listed Building Consent PA/2025/0460
Stone Farm, Lower Road, Stone, TN30 7JJ
Received 5 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0814
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 2 (Hard Landscaping – Public Right of Way) of Planning Permission 21/00840/AS Phase 2 The Avenue.
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart
Received 5 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0817
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Confirmation of commencement of works and a material start to Planning Permission PA/2024/2321
Former Grain Store north-west of Great Chilmington Farmhouse, Chilmington Green Lane, Great Chart, Ashford
Received 5 May 2026
ValidOTH/2026/0822
De-listing - - Amendment to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest List entry - 1070768 Summary: Former Granary Southeast of, Harrison Farm, Ashford Road, Charing, Ashford - Removal from the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest
Granary Southeast of, Harrison Farm, Ashford Road, Charing
Received 30 Apr 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0818
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - Change of use of Unit 4 from agricultural use to storage and distribution
Howletts Farm, Knockwood Lane, Molash, CT4 8HW
Received 5 May 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0819
Lawful development certificate - existing – non-compliance with planning condition 5 of planning permission 14/01326/AS
Howletts Farm, Knockwood Lane, Molash, CT4 8HW
Received 5 May 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0820
Change of use of an agricultural barn to provide an extension to an existing cold store, dry waste storage and overflow parking, including access. (retrospective)
Barn at, Howletts Farm, Knockwood Lane, Molash
Received 5 May 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0821
Change of Use of an Existing Agricultural Barn to a Mixed Use consisting of Agricultural Use and B8 Storage and Distribution Use (Retrospective)
Agricultural Barn at, The Parsonage, Watery Lane, Westwell, TN25 4JH
Received 5 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0823
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the internal boiler and external flue, both to be installed in place of the existing boiler and flue's positions once removed.
Post Office Cottage, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NA
Received 5 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0824
Erection of front porch following demolition of existing porch
1 Glenwood, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6PX
Received 6 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0825
Details submitted pursuant to part discharge of Condition 6c (floorspace) of planning permission 20/00326/AS.
Proposed Retail Units, Fourges Way, Ashford, TN25 4DT
Received 6 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0828
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/0324 for "Removal of existing play equipment and installation of new equipment and safety surfacing. Including extending existing fenced area with new 1.2 m high timber palisade fencing with 3 single leaf access gates." to allow changes, replacement of the previous equipment, seesaw, double flat swing and roundabout.
The Minnis, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8NB
Received 6 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0830
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of planning permission PA/2025/1749
Park Mall and Associated Carparks, Ashford, Ashford, TN24 8RY
Received 6 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0831
Extension to vehicle crossover.
1, Woodlea, Ashford, TN24 8YB
Received 6 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0832
Proposed residential annexe to support the main dwelling following the demolition of the existing detached garage
Apple Tree Cottage, Ball Lane, Kennington, TN25 4EB
Received 6 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0833
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 32 (Design to encourage and facilitate cycling), 59 (Foundations), 62 (lighting), 73 (electric vehicle charging) and 76 (landscape management plan) of planning permission 18/00098/AS
Parcel A - Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0GB
Received 7 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0834
Proposed change of use of land from commercial use to siting of catering unit for sale of hot food and beverages, including the erection of perimeter fencing.
Land Southwest of The Cottage, High Chimney Farm, Biddenden Road, Tenterden
Received 7 May 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0835
T1 - Elder - Crown reduction back to previous points by approximately 2m all round (from 8 Metres to 6 metres) T2 -Apple - Crown reduction by approximately 1-1.5m all round. From (from 3 Metres to 1.5 metres)
St Amand, Bonnington Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JU
Received 7 May 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0836
T1 - Yew tree - to be crown lifted on main stems to a height of 3m
Romney Cottage, Bonnington Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN25 7JU
Received 7 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0837
Single-storey detached garage
Dering Wood Lodge, Pluckley Road, Smarden, TN27 8RE
Received 7 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0838
T1 Oak. Remove major deadwood. (Exempt Work) Cut lower South facing limb by 2m leaving finished length 5m. Excessive shading on 24 Chaffinch Drive. T2 Hornbeam. Cut back from guttering of 28 Dove Close & 24 Chaffinch drive leaving a 2m clearance from guttering of both houses. T3 Oak. Remove major deadwood. Cut south facing limb 2m leaving finished length 8m. Excessive shading on 24 Chaffinch Drive. T4 Oak. Remove major deadwood. Reduce height by 2m leaving finished height 20m. Cut back sides all orientations by 2m leaving finished length 12m. Excessive shading and hanging over gardens of 25 Dove Close and 25 Chaffinch Drive
28 Dove Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3NU
Received 7 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0839
Listed building consent for the installation of a Stannah stairlift between the ground and first floors
Kings House, High Street, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LS
Received 5 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0840
Conversion of existing barn to ancillary accommodation.
Rosemary House, 94 Church Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0JG
Received 7 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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