Ashford Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Ashford Borough Council decided more than 1,900 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Ashford Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Former Science Buildings, Olantigh Road, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5EJ · PA/2025/2274
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25 August 2026 · Refused
Land South of Biddenden Green Farm, Smarden · PA/2026/0759
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17 August 2026 · Approved
Harvest House, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR · 19/00483/AS
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23 July 2026 · Approved
Land 150meters South of Little Oak Farm, Ashford Road, Bethersden · PA/2025/2259
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17 July 2026 · Approved
Land south-east of Bridge Close, Appledore Road, Woodchurch · PA/2023/2051
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9 July 2026 · Approved
1 to 11 New Rents, Ashford, TN23 1LE · 20/00947/AS
Figures for Ashford Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,900 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 5%of 420 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 200 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 20%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 140plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Ashford Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues in this appeal are: 1 LPA ref: PA/2023/1923 • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of listed building, Homestall Farm; • The effect of the proposed…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on protected species, with particular regard to Great Crested Newts; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and…”
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“The main issue raised by this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location for new housing with regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities; • the effect of the proposed development on highway…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services and facilities; • the effect of the proposed development on the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.