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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Thanet District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 May 2019 to 31 Jul 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
21 Stone Road BROADSTAIRS Kent CT10 1DZ
Received 1 May 201921 Stone Road BROADSTAIRS Kent CT10 1DZ
Received 1 May 2019Updown Farm Ramsgate Road MARGATE Kent CT9 4DT
Received 3 Jun 2019Land North And East Of Canterbury Road BIRCHINGTON Kent
Received 21 Dec 2020Land South East Of Melbourne Avenue RAMSGATE Kent
Received 6 Apr 2023Land On The South East Side Of Canterbury Road Sarre Kent
Received 18 Apr 2023Land On The North East Side Of Nash Road MARGATE Kent
Received 17 May 20237 Fort Crescent MARGATE Kent CT9 1HN
Received 18 Oct 20237 Fort Crescent MARGATE Kent CT9 1HN
Received 2 Nov 2023Former St Mary Magdalene Church Woodchurch Road BIRCHINGTON Kent
Received 2 Jan 202446 Station Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9DQ
Received 25 Jan 2024Brooksend Service Station Canterbury Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0JW
Received 1 Feb 202447 Lanthorne Road BROADSTAIRS Kent CT10 3NA
Received 16 Feb 2024254 - 258 Northdown Road MARGATE Kent CT9 2PX
Received 19 Feb 202444 To 54 Turner Street RAMSGATE Kent CT11 8NL
Received 21 Feb 20242 York Street RAMSGATE Kent CT11 9DS
Received 28 Mar 2024Public Conveniences St Johns Cemetery Manston Road MARGATE Kent CT9 4LT
Received 5 Apr 2024Hanger 2 Spitfire Way Ramsgate Kent CT12 5BU
Received 2 May 2024Land Adjacent Parwood George Hill Road BROADSTAIRS Kent
Received 21 May 202429 - 31 Addington Street RAMSGATE Kent CT11 9JL
Received 28 May 2024Victoria House 20 - 22 Albion Place Ramsgate Kent CT11 8HQ
Received 14 Jun 2024All Saints Industrial Estate All Saints Avenue Margate Kent
Received 2 Jul 2024Land At Eurokent Business Park Ozengell Place Ramsgate Kent CT12 6FH
Received 11 Jul 2024The Summer House Royal Esplanade Ramsgate Kent CT11 0HE
Received 28 Aug 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Thanet District 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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