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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

67,529Searchable applications

573Recorded as pending

88%Approval rate · 47,092 approved or refused records

5,794Refused applications

41,298 approved · 5,794 refused · 3,595 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records

Decision MadePA/2026/1601
Listed Building Consent for the construction of a proposed Orangery following the removal and relocation of existing store, log store, oil tank and boiler. Demolition of the existing kitchen window and wall below and addition of a door creating the internal access to the orangery, plus adjustments to existing paving also providing access to the orangery. Cladding of the existing utility and boot room extension, & addition of a water butt.
The Pound House, Granary Court Road, Smeeth, TN25 6RE
Received 1 Sept 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1603
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 5 (Acoustic Barrier) of Planning Permission PA/2025/2013
London Beach Golf Club, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, TN30 6HX
Received 4 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1607
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 8 (District Level Licence - Great Crested Newts) & part discharge of 10 (Bat Mitigation Strategy and Licence) of planning permission PA/2024/0820
The Old Saw Mill, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, TN26 3DD
Received 7 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1604
Two-storey dwelling following the demolition of the existing barn conversion (replacement dwelling).
Golden Fleece Barn, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BN
Received 7 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1605
Replacement single-storey dwelling, together with associated landscaping, creation of new access, below ground swimming pool. Following demolition/removal of the existing buildings and removal of equestrian menage through regrading.
Flat At Stable Block, Ramsden Farm, Reading Street, Tenterden, TN30 7HS
Received 7 Sept 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1606
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 5 (External Lighting) & 6 (Ecological Enhancements) of planning permission PA/2026/0252
The Shack, Stalisfield Church Road, Charing, TN27 0NJ
Received 7 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1608
Listed Building Consent for repairs and minor alterations to the existing garage and outbuilding, including replacement link structure, repairs to the garage frame, roof and concrete floor; and repairs to the outbuilding, including re-roofing, replacement of external boarding and associated structural repairs.
7 Scotton Street, Wye, TN25 5BU
Received 2 Sept 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1609
Replacement of the existing single glazed timber windows and external glazed doors with like-for-like double-glazed timber framed windows and doors.
Chestnut House, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LL
Received 1 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1610
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the existing single glazed timber windows and external glazed doors with like-for-like double-glazed timber framed windows and doors.
Chestnut House, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LL
Received 1 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1611
Creation of 10 residential parking spaces, to include 3 separate proposed dropped kerb placements.
Chessenden Lane, Smarden
Received 7 Sept 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1612
Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Implementation) for planning permission PA/2023/1423
Sterling House, Crowbridge Road, Willesborough, TN24 0GR
Received 7 Sept 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1613
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6 (Archaeology - specification and timetable) of planning permission PA/2026/1214
The Paddocks, Church Road, Sevington, TN24 0LD
Received 7 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1614
Creation of new vehicular access
Little Tearnden, Smarden Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3HE
Received 4 Sept 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1615
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed ground floor rear extension
20, Ruffets Wood, Kingsnorth, TN23 3QQ
Received 7 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1616
Erection and display of 2no. internally illuminated fascia signs
County Square, Elwick Road, Ashford
Received 3 Sept 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1617
Details pursuant to Biodiversity Gain Plan informative for planning permission PA/2026/0259.
Fairlight, Swain Road, Tenterden, TN30 6PD
Received 4 Sept 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1618
Prior Notification for the installation of a new 10kVA generator on new concrete base. Power duct to be installed from source to generator. Wide cable trunking to be installed on concrete base. Roxtec gland to be installed on cabin wall. Proposed concrete collar to be installed. AMF panel to be installed on the new concrete base. Existing Vertiv PSU cabinet to be retained.
Transmitting Station, Little Olantigh Road, Wye, TN25 5DQ
Received 8 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1619
Change of use of land and siting of one shepherd's hut for use as short-stay holiday accommodation, with one existing parking space and a new gravel pedestrian path
Aluph House, Pilgrims Way, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4EX
Received 7 Sept 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1623
5 day notification - one area of Ash on Mountain Lane numbering three trees, dead from ash dieback.
Chilham Castle Estate, Chilham
Received 8 Sept 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1624
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission PA/2026/0067 for "Conversion of No. 1 and No. 2 Wytherling Court Cottages to form a single dwelling. Construction of a two‑storey extension to NE elevation with associated fenestration, following the removal of the brick shed and conservatories." for alterations to fenestration, including removal of a door, addition of a window, and reduction in window sill height.
Wytherling Court Cottages, Withersdane Lane, Molash, CT4 8HX
Received 8 Sept 2026
ValidOTH/2026/1625
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (materials) & 4 (joinery details) relating to Listed Building Consent PA/2025/2193.
50, Yew Tree House, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2BX
Received 8 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1626
Construction of a single-storey rear infill extension with mono-pitched roof, rooflights and associated patio works; installation of photovoltaic panels, air-conditioning units and an air source heat pump; replacement cladding and associated external alterations; following demolition of existing conservatory
Appleview, Pilgrims Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8AB
Received 9 Sept 2026
Decision MadeOTH/2026/1627
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2026/1003 for Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission PA/2026/0456; to allow an increase in the width of the approved single-storey side extension, and changing the gable end roof to a barn hipped roof to allow changes to approved finishes.
Armley House, Shoreham Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6EH
Received 9 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1628
Details submitted pursuant to condition 15 (Reptile Mitigation Strategy) of planning permission 22/00862/AS.
Land Adjacent and rear of, 5 and 7, Kings Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1LU
Received 9 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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