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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 dates68,023Searchable 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41,888 approved · 5,850 refused · 3,615 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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 MadeOTH/2026/1629
T1 and T2 Oak: Reduce back to previous points. (Superseded spec - T1 - Oak - Crown reduction by 2m to 6m across. Reason - The tree located close to the property and overhangs the garage. This tree has had previous work not long ago and has regrown back close to the house, currently less than 1m away. The tree measures around 11m across and only 5.5m from trunk to house. T2 - Oak - Crown reduction by 2.5m to 8m across. Reason - The lateral branches are currently unbalanced towards towers being around 5.5m over the lawn area, 4.5m, and toward the house 6.5m.)
The Hollies, Ulley Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9HX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1631
Temporary change of use of field for use for dog walking purposes (for 5 years), together with provision of ancillary parking and footpath and re-siting of public footpath. (part retrospective)
Land Northeast of Rowling Street Farm, Rowling Street, Bilsington
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1632
Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans) and 3 (materials) of Planning Permission PA/2026/0931 for Erection of detached garage to allow for changes to roof pitch.
The Old House Cottage, Church Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9DQ
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1633
Listed Building Consent for the Installation of an EV charging point.
Duesden, Tenterden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BJ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1635
T1 - Beech tree - crown reduction by 2-3m, crown lifted to 6m. T2 - Yew tree - to be reduced in height back to previous points by approximately 4 metres. T3 - Bay tree - to be reduced all around to previous points by approximately 1-2 metres.
11, Albert Road, Ashford, TN24 8NY
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1634
Proposed installation of summer house outbuilding.
5, Tally Ho Road, Kingsnorth, TN26 1HJ
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1636
G1 - Group of 3 Yew trees (Taxus baccata) forming a hedge along the front boundary. Approximately 6m high. Reduce in height to approximately 3.5m. T1 - Multi-Stemmed Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) – Approx. 12 m high. Establish a pollard at approximately 4.5 m, reducing all main stems to form suitable pollard points. Reason for works - Retain a balanced framework where practicable to support future regrowth and ongoing management.
50 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EA
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1637
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 10 (Lighting Plan for Biodiversity), 12 (Sewage) & 15 (Bicycle Storage) of Planning Permission PA/2024/1640
Rushfield Farm, Appledore Road, Kenardington, Ashford, TN26 2NF
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1638
Replacement outbuilding
Shadow Barn, Brook Street, Woodchurch, TN26 3SN
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1639
Prior notification for the demolition of canopy and brick wall
Pay And Display Car Park, New Street Retail Park, New Street, Ashford, TN24 8TT
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1640
Installation of Electric Vehicle charging upstands, associated infrastructure including CCTV, bollards, LV Kiosk, underground cabling and all associated works.
Pay And Display Car Park, New Street Retail Park, New Street, Ashford, TN24 8TT
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1641
Display of one internally illuminated Monolith sign to serve an electric vehicle charging hub
Pay And Display Car Park, New Street Retail Park, New Street, Ashford, TN24 8TT
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1642
T1 - Cherry - cut back torn branch to main stem T2 - Ash tree - reduce height from 10.5 metres to 7.5 metres and shape top T3 - Hornbeam - Fell T4 - Conifer - Fell T5 - Conifer hedge - Fell T6 - Walnut - Fell T7 - Hawthorn -Fell T8 - Sycamore - Fell T9 - Ash - Fell.
11, The Street, Hothfield, TN26 1EJ
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1643
T1 - Sycamore - crown reduction to be reduced back to previous cuts. max 4 metres height and lateral spread. Tree is 10 metres high reduce to 6 metres, width of tree canopy 8 metres reduce to approx 5 metres.
4 Yew Tree Cottage, Grange Road, Tenterden, TN30 6DS
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1644
5 day notice - Removal of Pine Tree
Land to the rear of, 41 Belmore Park, Ashford
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1645
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 4 (Detailed/section drawings) of planning permission PA/2025/1657
Beech Court, Canterbury Road, Challock, Ashford, TN25 4DJ
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1648
Replacement dwelling and detached garage following demolition of existing dwelling.
Milford, Hamstreet Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1NL
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1649
T1- Prunes Tree - Removal due to roots lifting patio. T3 - Magnolia Tree - Crown reduction 1-1.5 metres. (Exempt work as not a tree T2 - Viburnum Bush - Removal due to proximity to building and guttering.)
45 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Decision MadePA/2026/1651
Removal of condition 3 (Permitted Development Rights) of Planning Permission 21/00407/AS for Demolition of existing dwelling and garage, erection of three new dwellings and one detached garage with parking spaces and two vehicular accesses, to allow for full Permitted Development Rights.
Garden Court, 135 Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, Ashford, TN26 1HW
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1653
Change of use of agricultural land to allow the installation of 25no ground mounted solar panels to serve the residential dwelling.
Shamblings, New Road Hill, Bonnington, Ashford, TN25 7BA
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1654
Surface water drainage remediation works.
Sevington Inland Border Facility, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 6GE
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1656
Community centre with associated MUGA and sports courts
Proposed Finberry Community Centre, Land at Cheesemans Green, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1657
Erection of Stables and Tractor Store, together with associated hard standing and landscaping.
Land East of Chelsburne House, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PL
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1658
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (Archaeological building recording) & 4 (Archaeological watching brief) for planning permission PA/2025/0796
Annexe at, Stone Farm, Lower Road, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JJ
Received 14 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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