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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41,888 approved · 5,850 refused · 3,615 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 ConsultationPA/2026/1772
Installation of a front fence and sliding gate. (Retrospective)
89, Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1HW
Received 1 Oct 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1773
Lawful development Certificate - Proposed erection of garden outbuilding
89, Tally Ho Road, Shadoxhurst, TN26 1HW
Received 1 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1774
Conversion of existing garage and garden store to incorporate a gym/office with changes to fenestration.
17, Hartley, Fuggle Drive, Tenterden, TN30 6FJ
Received 1 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1775
Detached single storey outbuilding to front elevation to provide ancillary accommodation. (part retrospective)
2A, Hamilton Road, Willesborough, TN24 0DJ
Received 1 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1783
Proposed Garden Room
43, Haywain Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3QL
Received 2 Oct 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1785
Prior notification for the erection of a farm machinery storage building and associated track
Land South of Sheepwash, Poplar Road, Wittersham
Received 2 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1786
Change of use and conversion of first floor from warehouse to no.1 residential flat with changes to fenestration, additional balcony to south elevation with associated parking and external amenity areas
Building West of South Ashford Wastewater Pumping Station, South Stour Avenue, Ashford
Received 2 Oct 2026
ValidOTH/2026/1787
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 14 (External Lighting) of Planning Permission PA/2026/1039
Land rear of 7 to 14, Harmers Way, Egerton
Received 2 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1788
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing - change of use of land, stationing of a mobile home for use as permanent residence, together with the retention of the extension attached to the existing mobile home
Caravan at Cutlers Farm, Maidstone Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8EU
Received 29 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1789
Details submitted pursuant to condition 6i (Archaeological Field Evaluation) for planning permission PA/2024/0612
St Mildreds Church, Church Road, Tenterden, TN30 6AT
Received 5 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1790
Proposed erection of detached garage and detached ancillary outbuilding. To include the formation of a secondary vehicular access through the widening of an existing dropped kerb and alterations to the frontage boundary treatment including the replacement of an existing high hedge with a traditional post and rail fence and managed native beech hedge.
Forge House, Church Lane, Challock, TN25 4BS
Received 5 Oct 2026
ValidNOT/2026/1791
T1 - Holly - to fell.
Gardeners Lodge, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
Received 5 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1792
Details submitted pursuant to Conditions 24 (lighting design strategy for biodiversity) & 27 (High Speed Fibre Optic) of Planning Permission 19/00834/AS.
Land at Orchard Farm, Canterbury Road, Kennington, Kent
Received 5 Oct 2026
Decision MadeNOT/2026/1794
5 Day DD - T1 Birch tree with large ganoderma at the base.
Tenterden Recreation Ground, East Cross, Tenterden
Received 2 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1795
Proposed extension of existing single-storey workshop outbuilding to form a home office.
Hales Place, Oaks Road, Tenterden, TN30 6RH
Received 5 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1796
Display of 3 no. internally illuminated Electric Vehicle Charging Dual-Post signs
Waterbrook Park, Waterbrook Avenue, Sevington, TN24 0GB
Received 5 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1797
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (external materials), 4 (landscaping scheme), 6 (lighting plan), 12 (walls and fences), 15 (sustainable surface water drainage) and 16 (operational manual for sustainable drainage system) of planning permission PA/2026/0445.
Land West of and rear of Thanet Terrace, The Street, Hothfield
Received 30 Sept 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1798
Proposed single storey side extension
Clearways, Charing Hill, Charing, TN27 0LX
Received 5 Oct 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1800
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Loft conversion with a rear dormer and velux windows.
13 Goldfinch Drive, Finberry, Sevington, Ashford, TN25 7FQ
Received 1 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1801
T1 - Golden Ash - to fell. Historical major limb failure. Major deadwood over 50mm throughout, Ash dieback present, low vigour. Re-planting: Copper Beech is proposed.
The Old Burial Ground, Station Road, Tenterden, TN30 6HE
Received 6 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1802
Proposed Outbuilding/Garage
Merton House, Hambrook Lane, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DJ
Received 6 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1803
Proposed single storey rear and patio extension
21 John Haselden Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3TH
Received 6 Oct 2026
Decision MadePA/2026/1804
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed front elevation wall infill and alteration to fenestration.
89, Albemarle Road, Willesborough, TN24 0HJ
Received 6 Oct 2026
Under ConsultationPA/2026/1806
Rear single-storey extension to replace the existing conservatory.
Priest House, The Street, Little Chart, TN27 0QF
Received 6 Oct 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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