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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41,056 approved · 5,771 refused · 3,592 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/2026/1143
Listed Building Consent for the installation of a new boiler and like for like replacement of flue
Cherry Tree House, Cage Lane, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8QD
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1144
Removal of fake Georgian columns, porch and detailing, and replacement porch with pitched roof. Rebuilding of rear sunroom/lobby. Changes to fenestration.
2 Southgate Road, Tenterden, TN30 7BS
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1146
Proposed 1.5-storey detached garage with home office above and connecting single storey element, plus installation of swimming pool and associated landscaping works, following the demolition of the existing detached garage, garden store, raised swimming pool and decking.
Orchard Cottage, Shoreham Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6EH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1147
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 6 (details of Pizza Shed repairs) for Listed Building Consent PA/2025/0697
The Kings Head, Church Street, Wye, TN25 5BN
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1148
5 Day Notification to remove two dead Hollies at Coombe lane cemetery, Tenterden. One is multi-stemmed. The other is a single tree with ivy.
The Old Burial Ground, Station Road, Tenterden
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1149
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - loft conversion with dormer to rear and rooflights to front elevation.
24, Turnstone Place, Finberry, Sevington, TN25 7LB
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1150
T1 - Magnolia - Reduce height down by 2.5 meters and sides by 2 meters. T2 - Thuja - Reduce down by 3 meters and trim in sides by .5 meter and 1 meter on the north side to remove overhang into neighbours garden. T3 - False Acacia - Reduce down by 4 meters and laterals by 2 meters. Reason for works - All trees are being reduced to keep them managed for the space they occupy and to allow more light into the property and neighbouring property.
38, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1151
Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to external front elevation of Nationwide Building Society branch
93 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SA
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1152
Erection of a single storey replacement dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling (Self build)
The Bungalow, Longacres, Bromley Green Road, Ruckinge, TN26 2EG
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1153
Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension - Single storey rear extensions (Depth 6m x Eaves max 3m x Height max 3m)
34, Lower Denmark Road, Ashford, TN23 7SY
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1154
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Fibre Broadband) & 8 (fumes, dust, vapour and odours) of planning permission PA/2025/0654
The Kings Head, Accommodation At, Church Street, Wye, TN25 5BN
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1155
Prior notification for the formation of a new agricultural track.
Tyde Brook Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - ValidOTH/2026/1156
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 1 (Reserve matter - Landscaping), and Condition 12 (Fibre Cable) of planning permission PA/2022/2093
Four Winds, New Road, Egerton, TN27 9DT
Received 1 Jul 2026 - ValidOTH/2026/1157
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 1 (Reserve matter - Landscaping), and Condition 10 (Fibre Cable) of planning permission PA/2023/2005
Four Winds, New Road, Egerton, TN27 9DT
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1158
Proposed two storey side extension following demolition of existing single-storey side extension
2, Providence Street, Ashford, TN23 7TW
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1159
First Floor Rear Extension and alterations to fenestration at ground and first floor levels
45, Canterbury Road, Willesborough, TN24 0BL
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1160
Single-storey rear extension, first floor rear extension. Garage converted to habitual space following demolition of existing conservatory.
14 Romsey Close, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QX
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1162
Proposed single-storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing side garage. Loft conversion with dormer window to rear elevation and rooflights to front elevation.
1 Highfield Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0JJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1163
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 3 (Construction Transport Management Plan), 4 (Sustainable Drainage System), 5 (Landscape & Ecological Management Plan), 7 (Materials), 8 (Hard & Soft Landscaping), 10 (Bicycle storage), 11 (Vehicle Charging Points), 12 (Refuse), 13 (External lighting), 16 (Sewage disposal), 17 (Telecommunication Infrastructure), 23 (Habitat Creation & Enhancement) of planning permission PA/2025/0602
Evegate Business Park, Station Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SX
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1164
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of windows and doors
Spelders Hill Farm, Spelders Hill, Brook, TN25 5PB
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1165
Details submitted pursuant to condition condition 3 (Surface Materials) for planning permission PA/2025/2168
Lodgeland Farm Cottage, Harbourne Lane, High Halden, TN26 3JF
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1166
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of planning permission PA/2025/1618 for "Proposed new porch, modern catslide to be rebuilt, changes to fenestration and associated landscaping works" to allow changes to include amended rooflight positions, fenestration changes, a flue pipe for a log burner, amendments to rebuilding catslide including bathroom at first floor, and to allow the playroom to be at the same level as the dining room
Beech Court, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DJ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1168
Change of use of existing private indoor swimming pool to mixed private and commercial use for swimming lessons and small-scale water-based classes, as well as associated parking (Retrospective)
St Michaels Court, High Halden Lane, High Halden, Tenterden, TN30 6SY
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1169
TPO No 3 1990 - Lime T77 on ABC schedule. Fell due to very large cavity approx. 60cm in diameter and 60cm in depth about 1 meter from the ground level. Replant with replacement Lime Tree.
Kennington House, 9 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9EX
Received 26 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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