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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1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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
- DecidedF/TH/25/0161
Erection of single storey side extension and formation of habitable accommodation in the roof space following demolition of existing conservatory, together with alterations to fenestration and landscaping
Barn Owls Preston Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 5AS
Received 10 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0162
Construction of a renewable energy generating solar farm (2.678 ha) together with substations, security measures, associated infrastructure and works, and landscaping
Land South West Of Waste Processing Plant Manston Road North Manston Kent
Received 10 Feb 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0163
Conversion of existing garage to habitable room together with installation of door and window following removal of garage door
10A Freemans Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 4DJ
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedCD/TH/25/0164
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the alteration of roof line to remove end hip and replace it with gable end
29 Anns Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 7NL
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0165
Change of use from existing 3-bed dwelling to 1No 1-bed and 1No 2-bed self-contained flats, together with erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, enlargement of lightwell to front and alterations to boundary wall (part-retrospective)
31A Chatham Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 7QA
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedL/TH/25/0166
Application for Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, enlargement of lightwell to front, alterations to boundary wall at rear, removal of internal partition walls and door openings at ground floor level (part-retrospective)
31A Chatham Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 7QA
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0167
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Archaeology) (Part E), attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/1607 for the erection of 9No. 4-bed and 1No 3-bed three storey dwellings with vehicular access and associated parking, landscaping and open space following demolition of existing buildings
Gap House Special School 1 South Cliff Parade Broadstairs Kent CT10 1TJ
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0168
Application for approval of Conditions 26 (Materials), 28 (Joinery Details), 29 (Windows and Doors), 30 (Balcony Balustrading,) and 32 (Front Boundary Wall) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/22/1447 for the change of use and extension of existing care home buildings to provide 10No. 1-bed, 26No. 2-bed self-contained flats (following demolition of part of the existing buildings) together with the erection of 5No. 3-bed 2 storey dwellings to the rear of the site, accessed off St Clements Road with associated parking, access and landscaping works.
39 - 41 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0169
Alteration of roof from hip to gable together with erection of rear dormer to facilitate loft conversion, erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration
10 Queens Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT12 6DQ
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0170
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission F/TH/22/0322 for the "Construction of a menage for horse paddock/stables" to allow an alternative size and position for the menage.
Quex Park Birchington Kent CT7 0BH
Received 12 Feb 2025 - DecidedARCH/TH/25/0172
Application for approval of Condition 9 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/21/1948 for the erection of 1No single storey 2-bed dwelling, 4No two storey 3-bed dwellings and 3No two and three storey 4-bed dwellings with associated landscaping and engineering operations including alteration to existing vehicle access and formation of an internal access road leading from Canterbury Road
4 The Grove Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8AS
Received 11 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0173
Change of use of part existing residential garage to a retail (Use Class E(a) together with installation of door and fenestration to front elevation
1 Dundonald Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 1PE
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/25/0177
Application for approval of Condition 18 (Post Excavation Assessment Report) 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 13 Feb 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0178
Application for approval of Condition 17 (Emergency Access) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/0881 for the Reserved matters application for the approval of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance for the erection of 196no. dwellings (Phase 3) including infrastructure, earthworks, drainage, equipped play and associated access pursuant to Hybrid planning permission F/TH/21/0417 comprising outline planning with all matters reserved (except for access) for up to 322no. residential dwellings, and full planning for 178no. residential dwellings (Phase 1)
Land At New Haine Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/25/0179
Erection of 1No 3-bed and 1No 4-bed two storey detached dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping, together with alterations to the side elevation of the existing dwelling (self build)
55 High Street Minster Kent CT12 4BT
Received 13 Feb 2025 - DecidedOL/TH/25/0180
Outline application for the erection of 4No 2-bed terraced dwellings with all matters reserved
Land East Of Field House Down Barton Road St Nicholas At Wade Kent
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0181
Application for approval of Conditions 5 (Landscaping) and 12 (Construction Management Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/21/1422 for the erection of 38 residential units consisting of 10No 1bed and 28No 2bed flats (Use Class C3) together with a Community Hall Building (Use Class F2[b]), associated access, amenity space and parking
Phase 5A Land North Of Haine Road Broadstairs And West Of Nash Road MARGATE Kent
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0182
Formation of vehicular access with dropped kerb
18 Montefiore Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT11 8BE
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0183
Installation of a new shopfront window and replacement door
41 Westwood Cross Margate Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2BF
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedA/TH/25/0184
Erection and display of 2no internally illuminated fascia signs and 1no internally illuminated projection sign, together with LED 'goalpost' lighting to shopfront
41 Westwood Cross Margate Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2BF
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0185
Erection of a canopy structure to facilitate creation of covered seating area used in association with existing cafe (Retrospective)
The Old Stable Hartsdown Park Margate Kent CT9 5QX
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0186
Erection of single storey side and rear extension, and installation of rear dormer and 3no. roof lights to front elevation to facilitate loft conversion, following demolition of existing side and rear extension
47 Surrey Road Margate Kent CT9 2JR
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedTPO/TH/25/0187
M/TPO/3(1952)G10 - T2 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 3 metres
35 Sutherland Drive Birchington Kent CT7 9XD
Received 14 Feb 2025 - DecidedTPO/TH/25/0188
TH/TPO/18(1988)A1 - T1 Holm Oak -Fell
8 Woodland Way Broadstairs Kent CT10 3QD
Received 17 Feb 2025
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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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