Planning in Ashford

Ashford Borough Council has 44 conservation areas and 75 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 2,410 listed building outlines.

Conservation areas
44
Article 4 directions
75
Listed building outlines
2,410
Planning applications
–
not published yet
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Conservation areas

Article 4 directions

  • 1 - Caravan, 2 3 - agriculture, 4 - forestry8 October 2007
  • 1 - gate, fence, 2 - use of land
  • 1 - Gate, fence, wall, 2 - Use of land21 March 2013
  • 1 - Use of land, 2 3 - Agricultural, 4 - Forestry
  • 1- CARAVANS 2 - AGRICULTURE 3- FORESTRY7 June 2005
  • 1- CARAVANS 2 - AGRICULTURE 3- FORESTRY7 June 2005
  • 1- Gate, 2 - Fence, 2-Use of Land
  • 1-Caravan, 2 3-Agricultural, 4- Forestry7 May 2009
  • 17 ST MICHAELS TERRACE4 January 1991
  • 39 SCOTTON STREET WYE27 May 1982
  • ART31-t83/1/03/1
  • ART35-ART/09/0022723 February 2010
  • ART36-ART/08/00293
  • ART4-KCC 1 197325 January 1974
  • ART40-ART/08/002932 January 2009
  • ART42-ART/99/0096630 May 1984
  • ART45-ART/99/0096324 May 1972
  • ART46-ART/99/0096124 May 1972
  • ART5-ART/99/009986 June 1973
  • ART52-ART/99/00961
  • ART53-ART/99/0096224 May 1972
  • ART54-ART/99/0096510 August 2007
  • ART55-ART/08/0008023 February 2010
  • ART56-T83/1/03/131 March 2003
  • ART57-T83/1/02/120 October 1976
  • ART58-T83/1/02/1
  • ART59-ART/99/009991 January 1970
  • ART60-ART/99/009851 January 1970
  • ART61-30 June 1976
  • ART62-ART/09/0022723 February 2010
  • ART63-ART/08/00080
  • ART64-ART/08/00127
  • ART65-ART/08/00127
  • ART66-ART/08/003781 May 2009
  • ART67-ART/08/00378
  • ART68-ART/11/003461 December 2012
  • ART69-ART/11/0027814 June 2012
  • ART70-ART/11/003481 December 2012
  • ART71-ART/11/003471 December 2012
  • ART72-ART/11/002781 January 1970
  • ART75-ART/07/3679 November 2007
  • CARAVANS/AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY8 October 2003
  • CARAVANS/AGRICULTURE/FORESTRY10 August 2003
  • CONSTRUCTION OF A SLURRY LAGOON29 November 1985
  • Enlargement of a dwelling house30 November 1971
  • ERECTION AND FORMATION OF FENCES21 August 1974
  • ERECTION OF A GATE20 October 1999
  • ERECTION OF GATE AND FENCE21 August 2003
  • ERECTION OF WALL AND GATE2 June 2006
  • ERECTION OF WALL AND GATE2 June 2006
  • Gate, fence, wall or enclosure10 November 2008
  • LAND AT PITTLESDEN FARM TENTERDEN24 April 1986
  • LAND AT THRUXTED MARSHES CHILHAM1 January 1970
  • LAND FORMING PART OF COURT LODGE FARM MERSHAM1 September 1975
  • LEISURE PLOTS HIGH HALDEN1 October 1975
  • MOTOR CYCLE RACE MEETINGS22 January 1975
  • Motor Cycle Racing20 March 1984
  • MOTOR CYCLE RACING ON LAND27 May 1982
  • OASTHOUSE COURT LODGE FARM19 June 1984
  • ODIUM WOOD BETHERSDEN18 December 1981
  • Potential Leisure Plots12 October 2006
  • Potential Leisure Plots12 October 2006
  • POTENTIAL LEISURE PLOTS27 November 1978
  • POTENTIAL LEISURE PLOTS27 November 1978
  • PROPERTIES IN QUEEN STREET ASHFORD15 October 1986
  • REBUILDING OF DWELLING HOUSE3 May 1952
  • REMOVAL OF PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS13 June 2006
  • ROTHER VALLEY TIMBER ROLVENDEN15 April 1986
  • SITE OF SCHOOL COTTAGES CHALLOCK
  • Southern area of Longbeech Wood28 March 2007
  • Southern area of Longbeech Wood
  • STOCK CAR RACING EVENT ON LAND9 November 2007
  • THE STABLES CHAPEL ROAD HOTHFIELD20 March 1984
  • THE STABLES CHAPEL ROAD HOTHFIELD20 March 1984
  • USE AS A CARAVAN SITE20 October 1999

Frequently asked questions

Is my property in a conservation area in Ashford?
Ashford Borough Council has designated 44 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Ashford has 75 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.

Ashford Borough Council website · All local planning authorities

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09