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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1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedF/TH/25/0242
Erection of plantroom, and timber fencing to enclose 2No air source heat pumps
St Gregorys Catholic Primary School Nash Road Margate Kent CT9 4BU
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedTCA/TH/25/0243
T1 & T2 - Wild Cherry trees - Fell , T3 Silk tassel tree. Reduce by 6 foot over 2 seasons, 3 foot this year and the same the following year to enable the tree to tolorate the reductions. T4 Silk Tassel tree. - Reduce by 6 foot over 2 seasons, 3 foot this year and the same the following year to enable the tree to tolorate the reductions, T5 Callery pear- reduce the height by 10 to12 feet, T6. Unknown species - Fell and T7. Sycamore - Fell
Flat 1 1 Priory Courtyard Ramsgate Kent CT11 9PW
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0245
Erection of 1No two storey 3-bed detached dwelling and a single storey garage to rear following demolition of existing garage, together with associated access, landscaping and parking (self build)
Land Adjacent To 8 Bairdsley Close Broadstairs Kent
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0246
Change of use of ground floor 1no. 3 bed flat to 3no. 1 bed flats with parking and associated rear garden following demolition of existing conservatory
24 Palm Bay Avenue Margate Kent CT9 3DQ
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedTPO/TH/25/0247
M/TPO/3(1952)G13 - T1- Sycamore: Crown lift by removing lower secondary branches to a height of up to 5m above ground level. Reduce overall height by a maximum of 2.5m, with additional reduction of growth above tear wounds as necessary, leaving the tree with a finished height of around 12.5m. Reduce length of the longest branches by a maximum of 3m with the remaining crown to be pruned in proportion to maintain the shape of the tree and leaving a radial crown spread of around 6.5m. Final cuts to be made at appropriate growth points.
6 Dovedale Birchington Kent CT7 9UF
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0248
Application for approval of Condition 17 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) attached to Planning Permission R/TH/23/0156 for the application for the reserved matters of outline permission OL/TH/16/1765 "Outline application for residential development of up to 250 dwellings and alterations to the surrounding highway network, including details of Access with all other matters reserved" for the approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale
Land Adjacent To Salmestone Grange Nash Road Margate Kent
Received 27 Feb 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0249
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing
7 Crawford Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2BB
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0250
Erection of a single storey rear extension, erection of dormer to rear elevation together with installation of 1No rooflight to front and alterations to fenestration
77 Grange Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 9LP
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0251
Formation of vehicular access
77 Grange Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 9LP
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0252
Erection of 1No dormer to rear elevation
4 Telham Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT12 6EF
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedCD/TH/25/0253
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed erection of 1No dormer to rear elevation together with alterations to roof from hip to gable
49 Swinburne Avenue Broadstairs Kent CT10 2DP
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0254
Change of use of flat 3 (1 bed - part of 1st and 2nd floors) to office (use class E(c)) with erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of rear store
150 Northdown Road Margate Kent CT9 2QN
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0255
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/19/0585 for the erection of 1No 2 storey 3 bedroom attached dwelling with associated parking and cycle storage
2A The Warren Drive Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8JB
Received 28 Feb 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0256
Alterations to garage to allow for use as home therapy room
10 Rydal Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT11 0PT
Received 28 Feb 2025 - UnknownF/TH/25/0257
Erection of 1no. two storey 2 bed detached dwelling with parking
15 Bush Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT12 6EY
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedTPO/TH/25/0258
TH/TPO/2(1993)A1 - G1 - 5 no: Holm oaks - repollard back to previous points to maintain safety and maintain trees into garden space
The Lodge North Foreland Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 3FA
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0259
Erection of a detached double garage
Lydden Lodge Valley Road Margate Kent CT9 4LF
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0260
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions together with alterations to roof from hip to gable to rear and dormer to side, following demolition of existing conservatory
199 Northdown Park Road Margate Kent CT9 3UJ
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedCD/TH/25/0261
Application for a certificate of lawful development for a single storey side extension to existing outbuilding.
53 Foads Lane Cliffsend Kent CT12 5JH
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedCD/TH/25/0262
Application for a certificate of lawful development for a loft conversion, hip to gable conversion and rear dormer
58 Manston Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 0RJ
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0263
Change of use of pool room on ground floor level to swimming school (sui generis)
29 Royal Esplanade Margate Kent CT9 5EG
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedCD/TH/25/0264
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion
36 Mark Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT11 0JS
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0265
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission F/TH/20/1496 for the "Erection of 1No. two bedroom detached chalet bungalow and erection of detached garage following demolition of existing garage" to allow changes to fenestration on all elevations, removal of rooflights, changes to doors and removal of door to rear elevation with installation of solar panels and alterations to landscaping (Retrospective)
15A Minnis Road Birchington Kent CT7 9SE
Received 3 Mar 2025 - DecidedCU/TH/25/0268
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for the existing use of 2No self-contained flats
32 Hatfeild Road Margate Kent CT9 5AT
Received 4 Mar 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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