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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

67,163Searchable 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40,982 approved · 5,761 refused · 3,590 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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Decision MadeNOT/2026/0920
T1 - Hawthorn tree - pollard to the height of the adjacent hedge which is approximately 1.8m in height Reason for works - interfering with overhead telephone cable
Land North of Vine House, Tenterden Road, Biddenden
Received 21 May 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0921
Prior Notification for the installation of a replacement 22.5mm monopole mast (22.9m to top of antenna) with headframe accommodating 3 no. new antennas (existing to be replaced), 2 no. 300mm and 1 no. 600mm diameter dish antennas, associated radio units and ancillary development thereto.
Telecommunications Mast, Leacon Farm, Leacon Lane, Charing, TN27 0EP
Received 21 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0922
Proposed first floor side extension and single storey front exention
13 Yew Close, Ashford, TN23 3JZ
Received 21 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0923
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0338 for "The approval of layout, scale, landscaping, internal access arrangements and appearance for the erection of 25 dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission 19/00834/AS"; to allow changes to condition 6 (approved plans) to amend the approved SuDS drainage system.
Land at Orchard Farm, Canterbury Road, Kennington
Received 22 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0924
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission PA/2023/0945 for the "Installation of drainage attenuation basin, package treatment plant, access road and associated landscaping"; to allow changes to condition 12 (approved plans) to amend the approved SuDS drainage system.
Land at Orchard Farm, Canterbury Road, Kennington
Received 22 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0925
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
Witchwood, Bower Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NN
Received 22 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0926
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) for planning permission PA/2025/2126
Land North of and adjacent Kent Plant Hire at junction of Chart road and, Chart Road, Ashford
Received 22 May 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0928
Proposed use of land for the stationing of 5 mobile homes for residential purposes, one timber shed, gates and hardstanding (retrospective).
Four Acres, Charing Heath Road, Charing, TN27 0AL
Received 22 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0929
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/0049 for "Two-storey extension to reinstate roundel on the Oast house" to allow the introduction of a curved glazed opening at ground floor level within the roundel.
Duesden Oast, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BJ
Received 22 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0930
Erection of stables and associated ancillary equestrian works including access improvements, hardstanding, landscaping and drainage infrastructure.
Development Site West of Four Acres, Charing Heath Road, Charing
Received 22 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0931
Erection of detached garage
The Old House Cottage, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9DQ
Received 19 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0933
Conversion of existing detached double carport to enclosed double garage, including garage door installation
24 Honeysuckle Avenue, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0XX
Received 25 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0934
Change of use of land from agricultural to residential garden for 5no properties: Il Nido, Hawthorne, Keston, Oak View and Oakfield House.
Keston, South Stour Road, Mersham, TN25 7HR
Received 25 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0935
Two storey side extension with rear patio & fence, alterations to existing side and rear fenestration; following demolition of the existing side extension
4 Tutt Hill Cottages, Westwell Lane, West of Westwell, Westwell, Ashford, TN26 1AL
Received 25 May 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/0936
Application to discharge a Section 106 planning obligation on planning permission 02/00912/AS
Hare Plain Farm, Hareplain Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8LJ
Received 19 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0938
Demolition of existing double garage and erection of a standalone annexe.
Beech House, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6SR
Received 20 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0939
Application for the regularisation of parking, access arrangements, and landscaping associated with five existing cottages (retrospective)
1 - 5 Putting Green Cottages, Ashford Road TN30 6FR (Submitted as: London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6HX)
Received 27 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0940
Proposed access road and landscaping associated with the approved 3 houses (reference 19/01201/AS), 5 cottages (reference PA/2022/3172) and replacement greenkeepers compound (reference PA/2023/0488) (retrospective)
1 - 5 Putting Green Cottages, Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6FR (Submitted as: London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6HX)
Received 27 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0941
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (External Materials), 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan (BEP)) & 10 (Delivery & Servicing Management Plan) for planning permission PA/2025/0026 (granted on appeal reference AP-90754)
Ashford Retail Park, Barrey Road, Sevington, TN24 0SG
Received 27 May 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/0942
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Surface Water Drainage) for planning permission PA/2025/0026 (granted on appeal reference AP-90754)
Ashford Retail Park, Barrey Road, Sevington, TN24 0SG
Received 27 May 2026
ValidOTH/2026/0943
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (External Materials) & 4 (Fine Architectural Details) for Listed Building Consent PA/2025/1219
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9EB
Received 27 May 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0944
T1 - (Species) - Fell to ground level - Due to being rotten at the base and creating a risk. T2 and T3 - (Species) Height reduction of 7 metres - Due to growing too tall. (Exempt work - T4 - Holly Tree - Fell - Tree has died.)
Manor Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HX
Received 27 May 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/0949
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed single-storey side extension.
15, Forest Avenue, Ashford, TN25 4GB
Received 27 May 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/0945
The Forestry Commission is currently assessing a tree felling proposal in Ashford BC where a Tree Preservation Order (TPO 18/1986, 7/1981 & 18/1986) is in place.
Owley Farm, Acton Lane, Wittersham, Tenterden, TN30 7HL
Received 21 May 2026

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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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