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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
67,250Searchable 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41,056 approved · 5,771 refused · 3,592 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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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More application records

  1. Decision MadePA/2026/1085

    Erection of a new single storey pitched roof extension following the demolition of existing single-storey extension.

    Mai Barn, Romden Road, Romden, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QZ

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  2. Under ConsultationPA/2026/1086

    Listed Building Consent - Reroof all roofs 1-7 Good Intent Cottages. Strip all tiles, battens and felt and replace with new breathable felt, treat 25x38 battens and install old tiles, once cleaned, discard any broken or damaged tiles with like-for-like. Do all muck work (sand and cement). Repoint 3 chimneys and install cowls.

    1 - 7 Good Intent Cottages, Stonebridge Green Road, Egerton

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  3. Under ConsultationPA/2026/1088

    Change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to residential care home (Class C2).

    47, Kings Prospect, Willesborough, TN24 0GX

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  4. Decision MadePA/2026/1089

    Listed Building Consent for the retiling of existing pitched roofs, repairs to existing lead valleys and chimneys, repairs and replacement of gutters and fascias. Installation of replacement conservation roof light at the rear of the property. Proposed first floor window to rear elevation. Existing ground floor window to rear elevation to be replaced with French door. Proposed canopy to front door. repaint front door, windows and brickwork.

    122 Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA

    Received 16 Jun 2026
  5. Decision MadePA/2026/1090

    Single-storey rear extension with changes to fenestration and render to exterior walls following demolition of existing rear extension.

    114, Beaver Lane, Ashford, TN23 5NX

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  6. Decision MadePA/2026/1091

    Additional storey to create first floor; alteration to roof form; provision of roof terrace; and changes to fenestration and external appearance following demolition of existing conservatory.

    Mirador, Hornbrook Lane, Woodchurch, TN26 3TH

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  7. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1092

    T86- Sycamore - adjacent to walled garden on its north-eastern side (i) remove stubs in lower crown (ii) Raise crown to give 0.5m vertical clearance from masonry of walled garden T4 - Cypress - North of manor, adjacent to carpark southern end of the group, viewed westward (i) Remove deadwood trees (including tree clad in ivy) and other partly uprooted of almost dead juvenile Cypresses, allowing the remainder to grow T15 Beech x 2 and a third Beech T16, the last of the row. The view Southward with the hotel carpark beyond (ii) Raise crowns to height 4-5m, removing branches to up to 10cm diameter, removing stubs from previous (relatively indecisive) prunings T26 Limes x 6 T27 Limes x 5 T28 Limes x5 (i) remove stubs and deadwood from lower crowns T38 Holly x 2, Ash x 2 - viewed Northeastward (i) remove deadwood (ii) Remove recovery growth from lower crown T40 Ash (i) Reduce height by about 8m (see arrow) Round the residual crown, also having the effect of reducing the weight of the crown on the southern and eastern sides of the tree T41 Oak, West of hotel, the view Eastward (i) Raise crown over shelter to give 2m vertical clearance, removing stubs (some long and up to 20cm diameter) and remove branches up to 10cm diameter (ii) Prune descending branches to give 4-5m headroom over paving and ornamental bed (iii) Remove large diameter deadwood T151 - Multi stem grey willow, no number, 6m south of Turkish hazel opposite the northern corner of the frontage of the hotel (i) Fell the two main stems leaning over the carpark to the front of the hotel T24 x 3 Horse Chestnut (i) Thin lower crowns to be consistent in density with upper crowns, removing stubs (some long) (ii) Raise crowns to height 4-5m (TREES OUTSIDE OF TPO AREA (NO APPLICATION REQD T153 and T154 Leyland Cypresses (i) Fell both trees - These trees have outgrown their situation and contribute to the dereliction of the building close by. Their loss would have little visual impact owing to the surrounding screen of cypresses and would enable the reinstatement of the garden and avoid the further deterioration of the building. T66 and T67 Prunus, eastern side of petanc area, viewed southward (i) Fell and grind stumps - due to trees being dead/dying.) Re-planting will be like for like.

    Eastwell Manor Hotel, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HR

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  8. Decision MadePA/2026/1095

    Variation of condition 3 (Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission PA/2026/0479 for Replace existing road boundary fence and entrance gate to allow for re-wording of condition to include removal and replanting.

    Upton House, 39 Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LL

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  9. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1098

    Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 4 (Noise Management Plan) and 6 (Cycle Parking) of Planning Permission PA/2025/2238

    Harbourne Vineyard, Harbourne Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JD

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  10. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1099

    G1 - Hornbeam, Willow, Ash group - Reduce lateral branches by no more than 1.5m back to roadside fence. Crown lift to achieve 5.2m ground clearance over road and driveways to alleviate encroachment.

    Woodland west of, Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  11. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1100

    Details submitted pursuant to the Biodiversity Gain Plan informative for planning permission PA/2025/2306.

    Tenterden Vineyard, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NG

    Received 18 Jun 2026
  12. Decision MadeNOT/2026/1101

    Prior approval for the installation of solar panels on the school roofs.

    Wye School, Kempe Centre, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EJ

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  13. Under ConsultationPA/2026/1102

    Proposed placement of mobile food trailer.

    181, Quantock Drive, Ashford, TN24 8QN

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  14. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1103

    Overhead Line (Exemption) notice for the proposed following works - Convert existing pole to a terminal pole and install 2 x stay wires. Convert existing pole to a terminal pole and install 1 x stay wire. Convert existing pole to a terminal pole and install 1 x stay wire. Relocate existing pole in the existing line, less than 30 metres away. Redundant line to be removed. With the installation of 2 stay wires.

    Land North East of 74, North Street, Biddenden

    Received 19 Jun 2026
  15. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1104

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 11 (lighting plan) of planning permission PA/2025/1749.

    Park Mall and associated car parks, Park Street, Ashford, TN24 8RY

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  16. Decision MadePA/2026/1105

    Single storey rear extension

    187, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 9QH

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  17. Decision MadeNOT/2026/1107

    T1 - Unknown Species - cut back overhanging branches by approximately 3 - 3.5 meters, to the fence line

    Lilac House, 27 North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AG

    Received 15 Jun 2026
  18. Decision MadeNOT/2026/1108

    Prior Approval under Part 18 (Class A), Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, for proposed development comprising the ‘renewal of prefabricated workshop with a replacement modular unit and installation of a portable cabin office building’ to improve MELF facilities at Ashford MDU.

    Network Rail, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PN

    Received 22 Jun 2026
  19. Decision MadeNOT/2026/1109

    T1, T2, T3, T6, T8 & T9 - Ash Tree - Fell to ground level. T4- Sycamore Tree - Fell to ground level. T5 & T7 - Yew Tree - Fell to ground level. Reason for works - All of the above trees are either dead or in decline.

    The Moat, Ashford Road, Charing

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  20. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1110

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 74 (Site-wide Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 18/00098/AS

    Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  21. Decision MadePA/2026/1111

    Proposed first floor side extension.

    2 Home Farm Cottages, Coach Drive, Hothfield, TN26 1DZ

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  22. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1113

    Non-Material Amendment to planning Permission PA/2025/2341 for Two-storey rear extension; creation of a vehicular crossover and parking area to the rear with new access from Hampden Road; installation of associated fencing; erection of a new front porch; and alterations to fenestration, including the addition of a first-floor window on the side elevation. Following the demolition of the existing rear extension; to allow changes to the materials, the front porch design, and the rear extension roof.

    156 Kingsnorth Road, Ashford, TN23 6LS

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  23. Decision MadeOTH/2026/1115

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 32 (Bicycle Parking), 59 (Foundations), 70 (Sustainable Drainage Maintenance Plan), 73 (EV Charging) for planning permission 18/00098/AS (relating to parcel A only)

    Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington

    Received 23 Jun 2026
  24. Decision MadePA/2026/1116

    Proposed relocation of the plant space of International House from the ground floor to roof.

    International House, Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1HT

    Received 23 Jun 2026

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