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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates67,450Searchable applications
573Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 47,013 approved or refused records
5,786Refused applications
41,227 approved · 5,786 refused · 3,595 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decision MadeNOT/2026/1403
Prior Notification for the erection of agricultural building to be used as grain store
Penstock Hall Farm, Canterbury Road, Brabourne, TN25 5LL
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1404
Prior approval for the installation of PV mounted roof panels.
Ultratone, Kingsnorth Industrial Estate, Wotton Road TN23 6LN
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1405
Listed Building Consent for a single storey orangery/day room, following the removal of the existing conservatory. Single storey glazed entrance corridor and two storey rear extension to provide new staircase. Internal alterations to include, removal of projection at ceiling level, removal of staircase and partition wall and restoration of fireplace. Changes to fenestration.
Harts Farm, Shottenden Road, Molash, CT4 8HS
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1407
Alterations and extension to existing detached double garage, retaining the external store, to create ancillary accommodation for guests associated with the main dwelling.
Meadow View, Church Road, Warehorne, Ashford, TN26 2LH
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1408
Single-storey flat-roof rear extension following the demolition of the existing conservatory
22 Alec Pemble Close, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9PF
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1411
Listed Building Consent for the demolition of existing porch and erection of a replacement porch.
Malthouse Farm, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, Ashford, TN27 9EB
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1414
Prior notification for agricultural storage building.
Brockmans Farm, Brockmans Lane, Kingsnorth, TN25 7JB
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1415
Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment of the Railway Shed, including the installation of replacement windows, the reopening of four previously blocked window openings, and internal alterations comprising the construction of a first-floor mezzanine and the removal and installation of partition walls and associated works to provide staff offices at the former Newton Railway Works site.
Balfour Beatty Rail Plant Ltd, Old Railway Works, Newtown Road, Ashford, TN24 0PD
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1416
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Rear dormer roof extension
105, Gladstone Road, Willesborough, TN24 0DE
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1417
Proposed workshop/garage and erection of new entrance gate following demolition of 2no existing stable blocks.
3 Egerton Cottages, Canterbury Road, Brabourne, TN25 5LW
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1418
T1 - Holly - fell tree (dying). T2 - Box elder maple - Crown reduction by 3 metres off height & spread. T3 - Black locust - Pollard twin stem down to 5.5 metres from ground level (decay in base) T4 - Laurel - Fell stem nearest wall of church. T5 - Crab Apple tree - Fell as tree is dead. T6 - Mulberry - crown reduction from 6 metres to 3.5 metres. Stems are split. T8 - Bay - Crown reduction of max 1 metre.
Swinford Cottage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JX
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1419
T6 Yew 1. Crown reduce top section of crown by up to 4m 2. Crown reduce sides by up to 2.5m 3. Crown lift to 4m over garden and footway and 5.2m over highway T7 Yew 1. Crown reduce top section of crown by 4-5m 2. Crown reduce sides by up to 2.5 but with due regard for where the crown has been pruned back over the neighbouring garden which will not require pruning. 3. Crown lift to 4m over garden and ensure that 1.5m clearance is achieved to and over the garage structure. The crowns should be reduced to form a natural profile as far as is possible and the finished height and proportions of the trees to be broadly similar. The crown lifting should not involve the removal of any limbs >100mm diameter. (Superseded spec - T6 - Yew (Taxus Baccata) - Crown reduction - height by 8m from 17m to 9m and width by 5m from 12m to 7m. Reason for works - Tree is too large for its current location and is causing root damage to the garage (See supporting statement) T7 - Yew (Taxus Baccata): remove tree. Reason for works - Tree is too large for its current location and is causing damage to the garage roof (See supporting statement). Proposed replacement planting with a multi-stem Betula Pendula (Silver birch):)
46 The Moat, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0JH
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1420
Single-storey rear extension, widening of garage to side, addition of front porch with changes to fenestration.
44, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AN
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1421
T1 - Beech - Reduce Lateral spread South West side on one stem to clear BT cables by a max of 3.5 metres. Reduce lateral spread North West side of tree on one main branch by a max of 5 metres. Reduce lateral spread on East/South East side by 5 metres on one branch. Reason for works to clear BT lines over weighted branch over neighbours garden, as well as excessive shading, over weighted branch over drive.
Swinford Cottage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JX
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1422
Proposed single-storey detached garage and home office outbuilding
Meadow Court, Ashford Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3EP
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1424
Non-material amendment to planning permission 17/01170/AS for Layout, Access, Scale, Landscaping and Appearance of development at Chilmington Green for the 346 residential dwellings, which comprises of a mix of two bedroom apartments, two, three, four and five bedroom houses within Land Parcels B, C, J & K within Main AAP Phase 1 to allow changes to boundary treatment.
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Ashford
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1423
Details submitted pursuant to part discharge condition 3a (Doorstep Play Spaces - Landscaping Play Layout Plan) of planning permission 17/01170/AS. The application seeks approval to replace the previously approved drawing DO368_008 Rev B with drawing DO368_008 Rev C. in relation to the doorstep play area within Phase 1.
Land at Chilmington Green, Ashford Road, Great Chart, Ashford
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1425
Single-storey rear extension and porch canopy, following the demolition of the existing porch, store, and utility.
Rosehurst, Ashford Road, High Halden, TN26 3BY
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1426
Lawful Development Certificate - Excavation and construction of an outdoor swimming pool with associated paved surround.
Elmstone House, North Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AE
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1427
Erection of agricultural barn
Land south of Colebran Wood, Duck Lane, Shadoxhurst
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1429
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans and documents) of planning permission PA/2024/0820 for "4 no dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping and other works following demolition of all existing buildings" to allow for minor amendments to the approved plans, including changes to unit layouts and siting, windows, chimneys, rooflights, external materials, and refuse and cycle storage arrangements.
The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1428
Details submitted pursuant to part of condition 3 (Contamination - Land Only) and conditions 4 (Construction and Transport Management Plan) & 9 (Archaeology) for planning permission PA/2024/0820
The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1430
Two-storey rear extension and single-storey front extension, together with associated external alterations, including changes to existing fenestration.
The Old Cattle Byre, Pope Street, Godmersham, CT4 7DL
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1431
Erection of a replacement garage with store over following demolition of existing garage
The Old Post House, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Received 7 Aug 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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