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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

68,023Searchable applications

573Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 47,738 approved or refused records

5,850Refused applications

41,888 approved · 5,850 refused · 3,615 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Sept 1994 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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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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More application records

Under ConsultationNOT/2026/1715
Prior Approval for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a single-storey dwelling house and associated operational development.
Sweet Meadow Farm, High Halden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8JG
Received 21 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1716
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 4 (Landscaping Scheme), 7 (Tree Protection), 11(SUDS), 13(Drainage), 14 (Ecological Enhancements) & 15(Lighting) of Planning Permission PA/2025/1572
Land Southeast of Hatchentan, Plurenden Road, High Halden
Received 21 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1718
External works to the building including new windows and doors; refurbished canopy and new curtain walling to the frontage, new external stairs and ramps, and new roof finish, plant and associated equipment and works at roof level
33 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TF
Received 22 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1719
Change of use from Bingo Hall (Sui Generis) and Retail (Class E) to Theatre, bar, café, events, exhibition and community space (Sui Generis)
33 High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TF
Received 22 Sept 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1720
North-facing two-storey extension with porch and changes to fenestration
Wrens Nest, Wrens Nest Lane, High Halden, TN26 3NH
Received 22 Sept 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1721
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building.
Priory Farm, Beckett Road, Appledore, TN26 2DR
Received 22 Sept 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1723
Listed Building Consent for the removal of the existing fully glazed door panels and frame and replacement of with aluminum double doors with midrail and 2 large pad handles.
1 Kings Parade, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8TA
Received 18 Sept 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1724
Proposed conversion of garage to annex, to include the addition of rooflights
Little Meadow, Pluckley Road, Little Chart, Ashford, TN27 0QH
Received 22 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1725
Change of use to land to extend garden land and a new outdoor swimming pool and associated single storey outbuilding together with associated hard landscaping works (part retrospective)
Thorn Farm, Grigsby Lane, Smarden, TN27 8QQ
Received 23 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1726
T1 - Oak - crown reduction of 2m on the car park side leaving 4m spread and a crown lift to leave 5m ground clearance Reason for works - reduce overhanging branches and to allow sufficient clearance for the vehicles parked underneath
Parkfield House, Loudon Way, Ashford
Received 23 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1727
Single-storey outbuilding (Partially retrospective)
4 St Margarets Place, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3EB
Received 24 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1729
Proposed new detached garage
Questeds Cottage, Frith Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7DQ
Received 24 Sept 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1730
Proposed Dormer at the front of the property.
Sunny Bank, Rock Hill Road, Egerton, TN27 9EA
Received 24 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1731
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 9 (Surface Water Drainage Report) and 25 (Biodiversity Lighting Strategy) for planning permission PA/2025/1208
Former Houchin Playing Fields, Canterbury Road, Kennington, TN24 8QQ
Received 24 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1734
First-floor extension over the garage together with a one-and-a-half-storey rear extension and infill extension.
12, Millfield, Singleton, TN23 4GW
Received 25 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1735
Rear dormer extension
23, Bank Street, Ashford, TN23 1DG
Received 25 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1736
Single-storey rear extension, changes to fenestration including relocation of front door.
3, Steeds Close, Kingsnorth, TN26 1NF
Received 25 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1737
Hornbeam (0701G) - Coppice 2 x overmature stools to 1m stumps (St Johns Hill/northern housing boundary), Common Hornbeam (0717G) - Coppice to 1m stumps (St Johns/northern housing boundary) , Common Hornbeam (4847) - Coppice to 1m stumps (St Johns Hill/railway boundary) , Common Hornbeam (6197) - Fell to safe height, retain as 3m stump (St Johns Hill Housing Estate), Common Ash (6158) - Fell to ground, retain as 5m stump where specified (St Johns Hill boundary) , Common Oak (0783 ) - Fell to safe height, retain as 5m monolith for habitat (Sweet Bay Crescent boundary) , Sweet Chestnut (0785 ) - Re-coppice (Sweet Bay Crescent boundary) , Common Oak (0790) - Reduce crown by 5m (Western housing boundary) - Reason for works: Safety works with a safety action date of 1-3 months.
Godinton House, Godinton Lane, Hothfield, TN23 3BP
Received 25 Sept 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1738
Prior Notification for an agricultural machinery store.
Tyde Brook Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EN
Received 25 Sept 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1739
Prior Notification – Formation of a new agricultural private way
Tyde Brook Farm, Wissenden Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3EN
Received 25 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1740
Erection of a single dwelling alongside soft and hard landscaping, parking and associated infrastructure following demolition of the existing garage.
Harvest House, Branch Road, Chilham, CT4 8DR
Received 26 Sept 2026
ValidOTH/2026/1743
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 8 (Landscaping Scheme) for Planning Permission PA/2026/1039
Land rear of 7 to 14, Harmers Way, Egerton
Received 28 Sept 2026
ValidPA/2026/1741
Single storey rear extension to mechanics workshop
Hillside Garage, Canterbury Road, Godmersham, TN25 4HE
Received 28 Sept 2026
ValidOTH/2026/1742
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (AC Units) of Planning Permission PA/2024/1317
Kingsnorth Recreation Centre, Field View, Kingsnorth, TN23 3NZ
Received 28 Sept 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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