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Thanet District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Thanet District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,954Searchable applications
312Recorded as pending
93%Approval rate · 1,503 approved or refused records
112Refused applications
1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information check local planning thanet (1)Local plan Page links found under local planPre-application advice Page links found under pre-application adviceConservation areas Page links found under conservation areas
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas27 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas5 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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedCON/TH/24/1022
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/22/1461 for the change of use and extension of existing annex to a single storey 1no. bed dwelling
7 Orchard Road Margate Kent CT9 5JS
Received 29 Aug 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1146
Formation of earth bunds and increase in land levels to southeastern field (retrospective)
Little Cliffsend Farm Chalk Hill Ramsgate Kent CT12 5HP
Received 1 Oct 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1167
Formation of internal access roads (part-retrospective)
Little Cliffsend Farm Chalk Hill Ramsgate Kent CT12 5HP
Received 4 Oct 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1198
Change of use of Pettman Depository building to create 18no. 2-bed self-contained flats with parking at ground floor level, replacement of windows with timber sliding sash, alterations to shopfront and fenestration and landscaping to front; demolition of warehouse and garage fronting Dalby Road and erection of 4 storey building containing 11no. 2 bed flats; and erection of 3no. 3 storey 3 bed dwellings, with associated parking and landscaping.
Pettman F L Removals Ltd 48 - 52 Athelstan Road Margate Kent CT9 2BH
Received 11 Oct 2024 - DecidedTPO/TH/24/1289
M/TPO/3(1952)G3 - T1 and T2 - Pine- Fell
Land On The South Side Of Alpha Road Birchington Kent
Received 8 Nov 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1308
Change of use from 1no. 4 bed dwelling to 2no. 2 bed flats together with erection of a single storey side and rear extension
89 Trinity Square Margate Kent CT9 1QD
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1311
Change of use and conversion to seven, self-contained flats, comprising 1 no. 3 bed flat, 3 no. 2 bed flats and 3 no. one bed flats: together with erection of a single storey rear extension and second floor rear extension together with internal and external alterations to facilitate the change of use and restore and renovate the external elevations including re-painting windows and doors and partial restoration and re-painting of plaster to front elevation.
35 Chapel Place Ramsgate Kent CT11 9SB
Received 12 Nov 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1315
Erection of single storey rear extensions following demolition of existing extensions and outbuilding.
73 Grosvenor Place Margate Kent CT9 1UX
Received 14 Nov 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1327
Change of use of industrial unit to 6No 2-bed and 1No 3-bed self-contained flats, together with erection of a single storey side extension, third floor extension with rear balcony, installation of first and second floor balcony to front, and alterations to fenestration and materials, together with erection of 2.2m high brick wall with gates to side and front boundary, and erection of bike and bin store following removal of existing outbuildings
Unit 1 And 2 Monkton Place Ramsgate Kent CT11 9UB
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1328
Erection of a two storey building to facilitate 2No 2-bed self-contained flats, together with roof terrace to ground and first floor level, and associated external staircase and shed
Land To The Rear Of 10 Effingham Street Ramsgate Kent
Received 18 Nov 2024 - DecidedFH/TH/24/1348
Erection of single storey rear extension together with conversion of existing garage to a habitable room
8 Boughton Avenue Broadstairs Kent CT10 1SN
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedCON/TH/24/1350
Application for approval of Condition 4 (Vehicle Access) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/1418 for the erection of 4No two storey 3-bed terraced dwellings together with associated access, parking and landscaping
Springfield Hengist Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8LP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedCON/TH/24/1355
Application for approval of Conditions 9 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) and 35 (Landscape Management Plan) attached to Planning Permission OL/TH/18/1488 for the outline application for the erection of up to 214no. dwellings, cemetery expansion, and associated access, with all other matters reserved
Land On The West Side Of Tothill Street Ramsgate Kent
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedCON/TH/24/1356
Application for approval of Condition 20 (Landscaping Management Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/1475 for the erection of 36no. dwellings, with vehicular access onto Tothill Street, and associated landscaping
Land On The West Side Of Tothill Street Ramsgate Kent
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedFH/TH/24/1358
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission FH/TH/23/0585 'Erection of part 2 storey and single storey rear extension together with alterations to fenestrations and garage roof' to allow alterations to materials (part-retrospective)
16 Sherwood Road Birchington Kent CT7 0EJ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1364
Change of use from takeaway (Sui Generis) to restaurant (Use Class E), together with installation of replacement shopfront and insertion of window to rear (partly retrospective)
Margate Indian Spice 2 Tivoli Road Margate Kent
Received 27 Nov 2024 - DecidedCON/TH/24/1378
Application for approval of Condition 2 (Landscaping for Biodiversity) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/0558 for the erection of 5No two storey 4-bed detached dwellings together with associated access, parking and landscaping (part retrospective)
Land Adjacent Pouces Manston Road West Minster Kent
Received 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1382
Change of use from retail (Use Class E) to bar, restaurant and deli (Sui Generis) with extraction flue and condenser unit to rear and installation of new shop front
8 The Centre Margate Kent CT9 1JG
Received 28 Nov 2024 - DecidedCON/TH/24/1387
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission FH/TH/22/1018 for the erection of two storey side extension, roof extension and alterations to facilitate loft conversion and alterations to fenestration and materials
5 All Saints Avenue Margate Kent CT9 5QW
Received 29 Nov 2024 - DecidedCON/TH/24/1393
Application for approval of Conditions 9 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage) and 11 (Foul Drainage) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/19/0889 for the erection of a part 3-storey, part 4-storey, and part 5-storey building comprising 15no. 2-bed self-contained flats and 3no. 1-bed self-contained flats, with basement parking
Former Westonville Garage Canterbury Road Margate Kent
Received 2 Dec 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1405
Erection of 2no. workshop and storage building (use class B2 and B8) and 1no. office building (use class E(g)(i))
Land South West Of Waste Processing Plant Manston Road North Manston Kent
Received 4 Dec 2024 - DecidedL/TH/24/1406
Application for Listed Building Consent for repainting of first floor balcony and windows
3 Nelson Crescent Ramsgate Kent CT11 9JF
Received 5 Dec 2024 - DecidedL/TH/24/1418
Application for Listed Building Consent for the insertion of internal walls to ground and first floor (Part Retrospective)
9 Trinity Square Margate Kent CT9 1HR
Received 9 Dec 2024 - DecidedF/TH/24/1419
Erection of 1no. 5 bed dwelling with single storey rear garden room with basement store to rear, following demolition of existing dwelling (self-build)
25 Hawley Square Margate Kent CT9 1PQ
Received 9 Dec 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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