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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 dates67,370Searchable 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41,162 approved · 5,778 refused · 3,594 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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.
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More application records
- Decision MadeNOT/2026/1292
Two boundary oak trees appear to be dead. Reduce to a retained height of 10 feet above ground level.
6, The Green, Woodchurch, TN26 3PF
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1293
5 Day Notification - removal of a sycamore tree. The tree has sooty bark disease and is leaning at a precarious angle within striking distance of the property
Keepers, Calehill Road, Little Chart, Ashford, TN27 0QF
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1294
Change of use of the existing commercial unit to a gymnastics club (indoor sports and recreation facility).
Body And Paint Shop Supplies Ltd, Canterbury Road, Chilham, CT4 8DX
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1295
Two-storey side extension following demolition of existing detached garage.
9 Kings Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1LU
Received 21 Jul 2026 - ValidOTH/2026/1296
Details submitted pursuant to the Biodiversity Gain Plan informative for planning permission PA/2025/1484
Westlea House, Pluckley Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0AH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1297
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 2 (Internal Sound Levels - Residential) of prior approval NOT/2025/2164
27-27a, Bank Street, Ashford, TN23 1DG
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1298
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3 (method statement for infill brickwork) for Listed Building Consent PA/2025/1826
Accommodation at, The Kings Head, Church Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5BN
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1300
Single-storey rear extension, first-floor side extension, and roof extension, together with alterations to the front garage doors (Rear extension - part retrospective).
4 Little Robhurst, High Halden, Ashford, TN26 3NG
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1301
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (Bio-diversity enhancements) & 6 (External lighting) of planning permission PA/2026/0618
Land Northeast of Orlestone Grange, Church Lane, Hamstreet
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1302
T1 - Mature plum tree - requires felling due to the tree's heavy lean and evidence of movement causing damage to the adjacent retaining wall and surrounding foundations, removal is recommended before further structural damage or tree failure occurs T2 - Ash - Crown reduction from 18 metres to 9 metres. These works are intended to reduce the risk of limb failure, lessen the likelihood of contact with the adjacent barn roof and create a stronger, safer crown structure whilst retaining the tree's natural appearance.
Box Cottage, The Street, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3AD
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1303
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing use as a single dwellinghouse.
Accommodation, The Star Inn, Selling Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BH
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1304
Change of use of the barn from facilities building associated with Gooseberry Field Campsite (Use Class sui generis) to a single residential dwelling (Use Class C3).
Gooseberry Field Campsite, Smarden Road, Pluckley, TN27 0RE
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1305
Erection of a marquee structure on the footprint of a former tennis court - Retrospective
Chilham Castle, Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham, CT4 8DB
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1307
Single-storey lean-to rear extension.
Nettlestead, Mill Lane, Pluckley, TN27 0SL
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1308
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 5 (Drainage Verification Report), 10 (Landscaping) & 20 (Bicycle Storage Facilities) for Planning Permission PA/2025/2038
Tenterden Business Centre, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6SP
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1309
New dormer to the rear elevation with a proposed new pitched link in between two dormers (Part Retrospective)
4 Hadman Cottages, Bell Lane, Smarden, TN27 8PW
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1310
T1 - oak tree - crown lift by maximum 5 meters over footpath and neighbouring properties.
Singleton Village Hall, Hoxton Close, Singleton, TN23 5LB
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1311
T1 Oak tree - Raise car park side up to a maximum of 5 meters to clear parking bays
Dp Pensions Ltd, Bridewell House, Bridewell Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6FA
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1312
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Erection of 2 bay garage following the demolition of the existing car barn
Shadow Barn, Brook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3SN
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1313
Erection of a single-storey side extension and external store, relocation of gas tank and associated improvements to landscaping, boundary treatments. Change of use of land to residential garden (part retrospective).
Elvey Granary, Elvey Lane, Pluckley, TN27 0SU
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1314
Listed Building Consent to replace 6no windows with bespoke Accoya Flush Casement windows with duplex units, ovolo interior moulding and applied glazing bars. Replace french doorset with a single Victorian style Accoya entrance door with a flat panel, heavy bolection moulding and double glazed units.
Old School House, Denwood Street, Crundale, CT4 7EF
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1315
Proposed two storey front extension and additional window to ground floor side elevation
Willesborough Health Centre And Pharmacy, Bentley Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HZ
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1316
Single-storey side and rear extension with roof lantern, front porch with access ramp, covered area with ramped access to the side of the property and associated hard and soft landscaping.
Churchfield House, Greenside, High Halden, TN26 3LU
Received 23 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1317
Single-storey extension to existing commercial building. Change of use of the agricultural land to ancillary commercial use. Changes to building roofline, elevations and additional hardstanding (part retrospective).
Unit 1 Leda Park, Maidstone Road, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0EW
Received 23 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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