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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41,162 approved · 5,778 refused · 3,594 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/2026/1318
Listed Building Consent for the alteration of existing fireplace and installation of log burning stove. Works to include the removal of the existing 20th century fireplace and the re-opening of the original fireplace to reflect original proportions and design. Exposed internal surfaces to be finished using lime based plaster
35 Silver Hill Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0NZ
Received 20 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1319
T1:- Oak Tree - Reduce crown all over to 5.5m West radius ; 6m to South radius; 6m to East radius; 5m to North radius. Reason: Maintain crown in compact form and remove minor safety issues.
May Cross, Stone Cross Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN26 2PJ
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1320
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans and Documents) of planning permission PA/2025/0049 for "Two-storey extension to reinstate roundel on the Oast house." to allow changes to the fenestration of the ground floor roundel to replace section of solid walling with curved glazed opening.
Duesden Oast, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BJ
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1321
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission PA/2026/0749 for Proposed two storey rear extension and single storey front extension together with erection of front porch; to allow changes to the porch roof changing it from flat roof to hipped roof.
7 Chapmans Close, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4AX
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1322
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/1208 for the erection of a Class E retail unit alongside access, car parking, landscaping and associated works to allow changes to roof - upper parapet height increased by 500mm and lower parapet height increased by 600mm.
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1323
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Garage conversion
28 Cherrywood Rise, Ashford, TN25 4QA
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1324
Single storey rear extension containing open plan classroom and external access ramp and steps.
Charing Church of England Primary School, School Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JN
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1325
T1 - Multi-stemmed Ash- Fell to ground (dead specimen)
Wakeley House, 71 High Street, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LS
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1326
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 78 (Fibre to the premises) of Planning Permission 18/00098/AS
Parcel C - Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0GB
Received 24 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1327
Construction of replacement detached garage
10 High Snoad Wood, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DQ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1328
Change of use of the existing first and second floor commercial office accommodation (Use Class E) to a single self-contained holiday let, together with replacement ground floor door to rear elevation.
32 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6AR
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1330
Listed Building Consent for installation of EV charger to the external wall of the rear roundel.
Ripple Farm Oast, Sole Street, Crundale, CT4 7EB
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1331
Cherry Tree - Fell to ground level Reason for work - Extensive surface root growth causing ground disturbance. Concerns for potential root system to affect the adjacent boundary wall and highway, creating a risk of structural damage and public safety issues. The tree is also showing signs of poor health, with limited leaf and blossom production in recent years.
Oak Cottage, Rolvenden Road, Tenterden, TN30 6JJ
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1332
Removal of existing wall-hung mathematical tiles and installation of an external wall insulation render system; replacement of existing PVCu windows with tilt-and-turn windows; removal of the existing front balcony and enclosure with glazed infill incorporating tilt-and-turn windows and fixed glazed panels. Replacement of the existing roof with an insulated roof system, including raising of the parapet walls, provision of new copings and roof safety guardrails; installation of photovoltaic panels and individual air source heat pumps serving each dwelling, together with all associated works.
1-7A Brookfield Court TN23 5ER
Received 27 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1334
T1 - Oak - crown reduction by a max of 2.5 metres , height after reduction 12 metres lateral spread 6.5 metres. Crown lift branches that are touching roof to give 1.5 metre clearance Reason for works excessive shading and branches on roof of property.
69 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3RR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1335
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2024/0354 for "Erection of a single dwelling " to allow the proposed building to be moved by 1.5 metres to the right (NW) and 0.5 metres forward (NE)
Land at The Old Railway Station, Headcorn Road (Application Form address Station Master's House TN27 8JA)
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1336
Two-storey side extension and first floor rear extension following demolition of integral garage, and addition of two platform lifts.
Pickhill, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LZ
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1337
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/1175 for the Erection of 9 bungalows with the provision of new public amenity space, together with associated access from Mill Lane, parking, landscaping, and infrastructure to allow for minor alterations to boundary treatments to the rear of plots 4 to 9 inclusive.
Land between Boughton Cottage and Millview Cottage, Mill Lane, Smarden
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1341
T3 - Oak - Raise the crown over the path to 2.5 metres, cutting back to appropriate branch unions
The Millennium Field adj to the Gordon Jones Playing Field, High Street, Biddenden
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1342
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 3 (Construction and Transport Management Plan) of planning permission PA/2025/1732.
22 High Street, Rolvenden, TN17 4LN
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1343
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (Source/Manufacturer of External Materials) for Listed Building Consent PA/2026/0426
Fayre Acre, Church Hill, Charing, TN27 0BU
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1344
Change of use and Extension of agricultural store building and land within its curtilage to residential dwelling.
Rose Villa, The Street, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JN
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1345
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Change of use from offices (Class E(g)(i)) to Class E, specifically for a retail operator and other uses within Class E
55 Avocet Way, Finberry, Sevington, TN25 7FR
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1346
Change of use from B8 Storage and Distribution to B2 General Industrial with internal ramps and small mezzanine floor - Part retrospective
Unit J1, Dencora Way, Ashford, TN23 2FH
Received 28 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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