Understanding planning · 13 min read
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.
England · Local authority
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40,982 approved · 5,761 refused · 3,590 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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/2026/0866
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - conversion of integral garage with changes to fenestration
139 Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HW
Received 12 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0867
Construction of a detached car port with room in roof space, following the demolition of the exiting outbuilding
Tolgate Lodge, Buck Street, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AR
Received 12 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0868
Conversion of the garage to a small aesthetic clinic
7 Grenadier Way, Singleton, Ashford, TN23 5JN
Received 12 May 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0869
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 32 (Bicycles), 62 (Lighting), 73 (EVC) and 76 (Landscaping & Open Spaces) of Planning Permission 18/00098/AS
Parcel C - Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0GB
Received 12 May 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/0870
Alteration of vehicular access and the laying of hardsurfacing to existing vehicular access and area next to existing agricultural buildings. (retrospective)
Buildings South of Tyde Brook Farm and North East of Bliberry Farmhouse, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0871
T1 multi stem Hawthorn - Fell to ground level, tree is uprooted leaning on fence & being held up by branch in Maple. T2 Field Maple trim back branches overhanging neighbours property by approx. 2.5 mts lateral spread .
5, Ewe And Lamb Mews, Wittersham, TN30 7EW
Received 13 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0872
Single storey side extension
25, Bull Bridge Way, Chilmington Green, TN23 8AH
Received 13 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0875
Listed Building Consent for alterations to 4No. dormer windows (east and west roofs) and modification to 1No. first floor south elevation window
Stone Farm, Lower Road, Stone, TN30 7JJ
Received 14 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0876
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans & documents) & 5 (materials) of planning permission PA/2025/0422 to allow for changes to the proposed materials (lead cladding to dormers rather than hanging tiles).
Stone Farm, Lower Road, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JJ
Received 14 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0877
Listed Building Consent for replacement front door.
18 Blackwall Road North, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0NU
Received 15 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0878
Erection of garden room
18 Wildflower Grove, High Halden, TN26 3FE
Received 15 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0880
Erection of a field shelter/tractor store/tack room, following the removal of the existing field barns.
Chestnut Barn, Crocken Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9EG
Received 15 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0881
Single storey rear extension (retrospective)
41 Nine Acres, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9JN
Received 11 May 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0882
Overhead Line (Exemption) notice for the proposed upgrade of the existing 1phase open wire overhead line to to 3ph ABC
Overheadlines running length of, Chennell Park Road, Tenterden
Received 12 May 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0883
EIA screening opinion in regards to the construction and operation of a Synchronous Condenser (Grid Stability) Facility.
Land West of Telecommunications Station on Electricity Pylon, Church Lane, Aldington
Received 14 May 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0884
T1 - Oak - Fell to ground level Reason for Works - Extensive dieback, 50% bark missing at base, extensive hornet holes at base and inclement lean
Heatherbell, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, Ashford, TN26 2EQ
Received 11 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0885
Replacement and restoration of casement windows on front façade
Tutt Hill Farm Cottage, Westwell Lane, West Of Westwell, Westwell, TN26 1AH
Received 15 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0886
Listed Building Consent for the removal and restoration of casement windows on front façade
Tutt Hill Farm Cottage, Westwell Lane, West Of Westwell, Westwell, TN26 1AH
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0891
5 day notice - T6 Oak - declining tree with dieback and epicormic growth. Reduce by 50% to risk manage for location.
Brenton House, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NQ
Received 15 May 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0887
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/0746 (Proposed side and rear extension, including a new porch) to allow changes to porch including roof style and fenestration and change window joinery (new and existing) to Sternfenster Timberline flush casement heritage windows.
Beech House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/0888
Proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion to include rear dormer window and rooflights following the demolition of the existing single storey side extension.
47, Albert Road, Ashford, TN24 8NU
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/0889
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 3 (Surface water drainage), 4 (Sustainable drainage SUDS) & 7 (Landscaping), 8 (Ecological enhancement plan) and Biodiversity Gain Plan informative of planning permission PA/2024/1925
107, Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1HW
Received 18 May 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/0890
T1- Willow - pollard to about 2 meters from ground to growth points to allow the tree to come back to a size suitable for the garden. Meaning I will take about 4 meters off it T3- Sycamore - to reduce branches off the drive and away from cables by 2/3 metres to a growth point GI - Ash - remove 2-3 metres back from the boundary Please see the annotated photographs.
16, The Street, Kennington, TN24 9HB
Received 18 May 2026 - ValidOTH/2026/0892
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4 (fine details) of Listed Building Consent PA/2025/0697.
The Kings Head, Accommodation At, Church Street, Wye, TN25 5BN
Received 19 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsGet emailed about new planning applications in Ashford
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in Ashford Borough Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Babergh District Council
- Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Basildon Borough Council
- Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
- Bassetlaw District Council
- Bath and North East Somerset Council