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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 dates67,250Searchable applications
575Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 46,827 approved or refused records
5,771Refused applications
41,056 approved · 5,771 refused · 3,592 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1029
Listed Building Consent to replace the basement floor brickwork impacted by Kerosene heating oil. The impacted area will be replaced with clean, matching reclaimed bricks.
Dashmonden Grange, High Halden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BD
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1030
Proposed dropped kerb and hardstanding driveway (part retrospective)
46 Wood Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3AG
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1031
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 23 (Landscape and Ecological Design Strategy) and 24 (Biodiversity Enhancements) of planning application PA/2024/1272
Land at Gate House (16A Townland Close) and land to the south and east of Gate House (16A Townland Close), Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AR
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1032
Front porch.
4, Greenside, High Halden, TN26 3LT
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1033
First floor side extension, part first floor/part two storey rear extension, and changes to fenestration.
Clephanden, Woodchurch Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DR
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1034
Proposed single storey rear and side extensions, first floor extension and front porch. Amendments to windows and cladding. Creation of access, new gates and increased hardstanding following demolition of side car port and garage.
71 Tally Ho Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HL
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1035
Listed Building Consent for the removal of internal wall and replacement plasterboard.
First Floor And Second Floor, 18 North Street, Ashford, TN24 8JN
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1036
Non-material amendment to PA/2025/0484 for Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and removal of condition 15 (rear external staircase) of planning permission PA/2023/0128 for the "Redevelopment of site with new factory premises and two commercial units" to allow for minor revisions to the external appearance and finished ground levels to allow changes to the layout of the solar PV on the roof of the factory unit.
Bridge House, Carlton Road, Ashford, TN23 3HZ
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1037
G2 - horse chestnuts - prune back from building 2 meters G6 - horse chestnuts - reduced crowns by 1-2 meters to live timber, crown lift by 3 meters
The Cricket Barn, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3LY
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1038
Proposed detached garage.
The Meadows, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3ET
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1039
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2025/1930 (Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission PA/2025/0247 to amend the site layout and house types for plots 1-8) to replace approved timber windows with uPVC) to allow for additional dormer to side elevation of Type B, Plot2 (partly retrospective).
Land rear of 7 to 14, Harmers Way, Egerton
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1040
Prior Approval for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a single-storey dwelling house and associated operational development including demolition of an existing structure
Agricultural Buildings 200meters Northeast of Great Robhurst Barn, Swain Road, Tenterden
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1041
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 7 (Detailed drawings & schedule of works for repair of ceiling of side passageway) for Listed Building Consent PA/2025/0697
The Kings Head, Accommodation At, Church Street, Wye, TN25 5BN
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1044
Yew tree in the front of No 7 The Street- Reduce the side shoots back to the main trunk from a max of 5 mtrs from ground level. To allow more light and improve security. G1 (No7) Crown reduction to 5 mtrs above ground level. To improve light and prevent overhanging AGREED REVISED SPEC T29 Beech – crown lift to 6m on property aspect T30 Yew - crown lift to 6m on property aspect T31 Sycamore - crown lift to 6m on property aspect T32 Sycamore - crown lift to 8m on property aspect ensuring smaller diameter growth is 2m clear of chimney. (SUPERSEDED SPEC -T29. 30, 31 & 32 (No 9 The Street) - Crown reduction to 5 mtrs above ground level. To improve light and prevent overhanging) T34,, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 & 43 (No 9 The Street) - Crown reduction to 5 mtrs above ground level. To improve light and prevent overhanging branches
Kennington House, 9 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9EX and 7 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9EX
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1045
T1 Oak • Prune away from adjacent dwelling to provide 2-3m clearance • Crown lift smaller diameter limbs (up to 50mm dia) up to 5.5m height over pub roof aspect • Reduce upper and top of crown by up to 3m leaving as natural profile as possible T2 Oak • Crown lift to 4m smaller diameter limbs (up to 50mm dia) around the whole tree • Crown reduce by 2m leaving as natural crown profile as possible
Woolpack Inn, Church Road, Warehorne, TN26 2LL
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1046
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single storey rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory
5 Admirals Walk, Tenterden, TN30 7AX
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1047
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) and 13 (Archaeological evaluation) of Planning Permission PA/2023/0297
Townland Farm, 80 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SA
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1048
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed hardstanding.
Land south of, Sandhurst Lane, Rolvenden
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1049
Lawful Development - Existing - confirmation use of the land is for parking.
Garages Adjacent To 37, Tufton Road, Ashford, TN24 8AU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1050
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed roof mounted solar panels to rear elevation.
Kent Lodge, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, CT4 8DJ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1051
T1 - Ash - Reduce tree to previous pruning points. Crown reduction by approximately 4m, leaving the tree at a completed height of 13m and spread 4m. Tree is causing over shadowing of multiple properties.
21, Kings Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1LU
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1052
T2 - Oak - Sever Ivy and remove minor deadwood, T3 - Oak - Removal of major deadwood and T4 - Ash - Sever Ivy , to aid future annual inspections due to ash dieback.
Foundry Lodge, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EG
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1053
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Fencing) for planning permission NOT/2024/2343
Land between railway and Waterbrook Avenue and South of, Bad Munstereifel Road, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1054
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 3 (External Materials) & 4 (Joinery Details) of listed building consent PA/2025/1621
Forge Cottage, 81 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0NA
Received 12 Jun 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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