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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

67,370Searchable applications

573Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 46,940 approved or refused records

5,778Refused applications

41,162 approved · 5,778 refused · 3,594 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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Decision MadePA/2026/1196
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens
Land West of 18-20 Elwick Road, Ashford
Received 7 Jul 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1198
5 Day Notification - removal of a single Ash Tree
Knoll Farm, Giggers Green Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7BY
Received 6 Jul 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1199
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - laying of hardstanding
Crispin Farm , Faversham Road , Challock , Ashford , TN25 4BQ
Received 7 Jul 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1200
Details submitted pursuant to the Biodiversity Gain Plan informative for planning permission PA/2025/2168
Lodgeland Farm Cottage, Harbourne Lane, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JF
Received 1 Jul 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1203
Two storey side extension with open parking beneath and single storey rear extension and loft conversion with a roof extension, window to side elevation and roof light to rear elevation; following demolition of existing garage/store
27 Norwood Street, Ashford, TN23 1QU
Received 3 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1205
Infill of gully to level with rest of front garden (retrospective)
32 Romulus Gardens, Kingsnorth, TN23 3PX
Received 7 Jul 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1206
T1 - Kentucky Coffee - crown raise to 2.4 metres from ground level to create light on flower borders. T2 - Box Elder Maple - crown raise to 2.4 metres from ground level to create light on flower borders. T3 - Cherry tree - crown raise to 2 metres from ground level and a 20% thinning of canopy for maintenance and preservation of tree T4 - Liquid Amber - crown reduction of 2 metres to control the size and weight of the canopy because previous failure of branches has caused tears and damages to the main stem T5 - Box Elder Maple - crown raise to 2.4 metres from ground level for maintenance and preservation of the tree
The White House, 31 Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LL
Received 7 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1207
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Single storey side extension
Bryn Heulog, Magpie Hall Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HG
Received 7 Jul 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1208
Erection of 2.5m high gate and fencing, filling in drainage ditch and installation of culvert pipe. Removal of earth (retrospective)
Land South and West of A Hicks Orlestone Mill, Nickley Wood Road, Shadoxhurst
Received 7 Jul 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1209
5 day notice - Oak Tree - To Fell - Tree has been assessed after a branch fell, arborist observed canker and stated the tree is in decline, advising its immediate removal for safety due to possible danger to life.
John Mayne Church of England Primary School, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Received 6 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1211
Advertisement consent for installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. internally illuminated digital 75" LCD advert screens
Land West of 18-20 Elwick Road, Ashford
Received 7 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1212
Display of 1 x freestanding LED illuminated advertising display unit.
1A, Somerset Road, Ashford, TN24 8EJ
Received 8 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1213
Listed Building Consent for the repair, reconstruction and alteration of the front boundary wall, including the formation of a vehicular access point, whilst retaining the existing pedestrian entrance; removal of the remaining non-original internal masonry partition; installation of a reversible timber stud partition to create a study; and associated repair and reinstatement works using traditional materials and methods.
Willow Trees, Newchurch Road, Bilsington, TN25 7JY
Received 8 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1214
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission PA/2025/1867 (Variation of condition 16 (use class) and 30 (opening hours) of Planning Permission PA/2025/0286 (Proposed siting of shipping containers for a mixed-use comprising storage (Class B8) and commercial office space (Class E)) to allow for use class to be E(g)(i) and longer opening hours) to allow changes to the orientation of the east/west block.
Land adjoining The Paddocks and Orchard Cottage, Church Road, Sevington, TN24 0LD
Received 9 Jul 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1215
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (External Finish for Internal Party Wall), 4 (External Materials) and 12 (Landscaping) for planning permission PA/2025/0997
2 Goldwell Bungalow, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BP
Received 9 Jul 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1217
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Walls & Fences) & 6 (Landscaping Scheme) for planning permission PA/2025/1164
Wesleyan Chapel, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2AE
Received 9 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1218
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Removal of both Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method) and Condition 5 (Diversion Order) of Planning Permission PA/2024/0324 for removal of existing play equipment and installation of new equipment and safety surfacing. Including extending existing fenced area with new 1.2m high timber palisade fencing with 3 single leaf access gates; to allow for alterations to the layout and addition of new equipment (part retrospective)
The Minnis, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8NB
Received 9 Jul 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1220
Forestry Commission felling licence consultation - Small scale, phasal coppicing of hornbeam in coups, combined with thinning of oak standards. Thinning out denser parts of the woodland and removal of occasional diseased ashes. Ref - 019/2381/2026
Dering Wood and Frith Wood, Smarden Bell Road, Smarden
Received 7 Jul 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1221
Construction of new two storey dwelling and associated driveway following demolition of existing dwelling (self build)
Leigh Green Fruit Farm, Appledore Road, Tenterden, TN30 7DH
Received 9 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1223
Install of Automated Number Plate Recognition Camera & Column and associated anciliary works
Premier Inn, Maidstone Road, Westwell, TN26 1AP
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1224
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed installation of package sewage treatment plant.
Rothermead, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NE
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1225
Proposed use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes. (Retrospective)
Pillreed Wood, Plurenden Road, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3JN
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1226
Proposal for 3 residential dwellings, parking, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
Land Northwest of Woodcock Cottage 9 and Grouse Cottage, 10 Orchard Lane, Challock
Received 10 Jul 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1228
Proposed two-storey side extension with alterations to the existing roof form. Erection of a single-storey rear extension with associated internal and landscaping alterations.
22 Fullers Way, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8FQ
Received 10 Jul 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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