Ashford College, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1NN

1. 17 Sep 2025

   Received by Ashford

2. 14 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

3. 13 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Ashford granted permission on 14 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Swanton House, Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1NN

  20/00070/TC Submitted 1 Apr 2020 0m away

  Description: Ash (T1 - T5) fell due to presence of ash dieback.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• Swanton House, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1NN

  OTH/2026/0909 Submitted 20 May 2026 0m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jul

  Details submitted pursuant to part discharge Conditions 3B (construction management plan), 6A (EV charging), 10A (foul water disposal), 11A (surface water drainage scheme), 19A (local history to Ashford), 21A (construction waste recycling plan) and 25A (biodiversity enhancement) of planning permission 20/00711/AS.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 26 docs

• 81, Kent House, 81 Station Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PJ

  PA/2024/1158 Submitted 21 Jun 2024 86m away

  External access ramp and changes to fenestration.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 20 docs

• Stoke House, Church Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RD

  20/00196/TC Submitted 7 Sep 2020 103m away

  Description: Proposal: T1 Horse chestnut – Fell owing to the presence of Ganoderma fungi causing limbs to fail. T2 Beech - crown lift to 5m removing only smaller diameter limbs (<100mm dia) and crown reduce away from the adjacent structures by 1-2m as necessary. The height of the tree should not be reduced as part of this process. (Superseded spec - T1 Horse Chestnut - tree adjacent to church road - fell to ground level. T2 Beech - tree adjacent to church road - fell to ground level)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Leafield, Church Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RD

  20/00015/TC Submitted 17 Jan 2020 103m away

  Description: Lime (T1) - fell (following previous heavy remedial reduction works)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Leslie Chalk House, Church Road, Ashford, TN23 1RA

  NOT/2025/2166 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 190m away

  T1 Rowan- fell to ground level T2 Birch- crown thin by 20% and reduce long extended laterals back from building and throughout crown to bring them back within the main profile. T3 Elder- reduce by 1.5m T4 Conifer- reduce by 2m T5 Rowan- prune back to previous reduction points T6 2 x very small Elder- growing in wall, fell to fence height

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• PA/2026/0520 Withdrawn

  Ashenden Farm, Bell Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8LD

  Construction of a 20m by 40m menage / riding arena

  16 Mar 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/0312 Withdrawn

  89-91, High Street, Ashford, TN24 8SA

  Proposed change of use of the existing offices (Class E) to four residential flats (Use Class C3) and associated works

  17 Feb 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/0579 Granted

  Oakwood, Sparrow Hatch Lane, Bethersden, TN26 3ED

  Change of use of existing studio to a one bedroom self-contained holiday let together with the replacement of a window with a French door and decking

  25 Mar 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/0284 Granted

  Horton View, Fiddling Lane, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6AP

  Change of use to expand established residential curtilage and retention of ancillary mixed use outbuilding (Retrospective)

  12 Feb 2026 Full applications
• PA/2026/1116 Granted

  International House, Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1HT

  Proposed relocation of the plant space of International House from the ground floor to roof.

  23 Jun 2026 Full applications