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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 dates68,115Searchable applications
573Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 47,822 approved or refused records
5,861Refused applications
41,961 approved · 5,861 refused · 3,616 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ValidOTH/2026/1841
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/2338 for Erection of a two-storey hospital building with plant machinery on the roof, creation of parking, cycle storage, associated works and associated landscaping to allow for amended brick parapet height and amendments to materials palette
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0LZ
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1842
Details submitted pursuant to Condition 8 (materials) of Planning Permission PA/2025/0796.
Annexe at, Stone Farm, Lower Road, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7JJ
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1843
Change of use of existing annexe into a separate dwelling with associated parking and garden.
Orchard Cottage, Kingsford Street, Mersham, TN25 6PF
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1844
Change of use of land and stationing of 135 shipping containers to be used as B8 storage
Land West of Unit 1 Gallagher Retail Park, Beaver Road, Ashford
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1848
G1 - Silver Birch trees - crown lift the branches overhanging the knee rail to 5 metres to allow access to residents vehicles.
12-18 Lodge Wood Drive, Ashford, TN23 4GA
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1849
To Coppice the Hornbeam tree as it is in an extremely dangerous condition and overhangs the access way to the property.
Orlestone Grange, Church Lane, Hamstreet, Ashford, TN26 2EN
Received 12 Oct 2026 - ValidNOT/2026/1850
T1 - Sycamore Tree - Fell.
Lanes, 78 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3SA
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeNOT/2026/1851
Beech tree - Fell. Dead & Dying. The tree is considered to have a very limited safe lifespan due to Meripilus around the base of the tree and its retention would represent an ongoing risk to Third Parties
7 Lime Grove, Ashford, TN24 8AE
Received 13 Oct 2026 - ValidNOT/2026/1852
Ornamental non native fir - Fell, as tree is dying
Park Cottage, Willow Tree, Highbury Lane, Tenterden, TN30 6LD
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1853
Compartment 23b - species consisting of mainly Hazel with some Birch, Chestnut and some mature Oaks and Cherry - Coppice the thin diameter hazel, chestnut and birch coppice. The standards of Oak and Cherry will be retained. To be felled with hand tools and the material to be manually moved to the edge of the compartment to create dead hedges
Hamstreet Woods National Nature Reserve rear of, Bournewood, Hamstreet
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationOTH/2026/1854
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Acoustic Assessment) for planning permission PA/2026/0739
Sandyacres Sports And Social Club, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford, TN25 4NT
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationNOT/2026/1855
T16 & T17 - for species please refer to survey - crown lift to 5.2 metres leaving a 0.5 metres distance from boundary edge
St Margarets Church, Church Lane, Hothfield
Received 8 Oct 2026 - ValidNOT/2026/1857
G1 to reduce row of 4 x lime trees by 1-3 mtrs.
The Limes, East Hill, Tenterden, TN30 6RL
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1858
Detached studio to be used for art classes
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School, Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5EA
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Decision MadeOTH/2026/1860
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2023/0727 for Erection of replacement dwelling, with detached garage and associated parking and access to allow change to location of building.
Annexe, Hogben Farm, Cheesemans Green Lane, Kingsnorth, TN24 0LJ
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1861
Single Storey Side & Rear Extension
Northdene, Ashford Road, Bethersden, Ashford, TN26 3BD
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationNOT/2026/1863
T1) Fig tree - (Ficus carica) - Proposed height reduction of 1.5m and lateral crown reduction of 1m to allow clearance from the neighbouring property. T2) Yew tree - (Taxus baccata) - Proposed 2m reduction in height, with the lateral spread pruned to maintain a neat, compact shape and kept clear of the boundary hedge. T3) Eucalyptus - Proposed crown reduction of 3m in height and 2m in lateral spread to balance the crown. T4) Mulberry (Morus spp.) - Proposed crown reduction by approximately 2- 2.5 m in height and balanced lateral reduction; intention to rebalance the crown and ideally cut the tree back from the garage by approximately 2m. All works to contribute to ongoing maintenance and health of trees across the site.
Baillie Hall, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, TN23 3AT
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1864
Demolition of an existing temporary modular classroom block.
John Mayne Church of England Primary School, High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8AL
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1865
Single storey side extension, replacement porch, alterations to fenestration and loft conversion with 4 dormer windows and balcony; with associated landscaping works including replacement decking. Following demolition of existing single storey lean to and porch
The Lindens, Charing Hill, Charing, TN27 0NG
Received 15 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1867
Erection of 3 no. substations and associated works
Electricity Substations West of Unit 5, Fougeres Way, Ashford
Received 15 Oct 2026 - ValidNOT/2026/1868
T1 & T2 - Oak Trees - 2 metre crown reduction to both tree's.
6 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3PF
Received 16 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1869
Proposed side extension
45, Wayside Avenue, Tenterden, TN30 6PA
Received 16 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1871
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission PA/2026/0566 for single-storey rear extension following the demolition of an existing extension to allow for the rebuilding of the South elevation wall without previous buttress, replacement of window with a doorway, and blocking up of previous doorway (retrospective).
High House Farm, Ebony Road, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7HY
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPA/2026/1872
Listed Building Consent for a single-storey rear extension following the demolition of the existing extension, the removal of stud wall to ground floor to form new shower room, removal of window to reinstate original doorway from kitchen to extension, removal of stud wall and reposition of doorway to first floor to form new bathrooms, reopen existing doorway, addition of roof light to bathroom 2, and replacement of existing internal doors (Retrospective).
High House Farm, Ebony Road, Stone, Tenterden, TN30 7HY
Received 12 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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