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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1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- DecidedFH/TH/25/0515
Erection of ground floor rear extension and excavation of cellar to create a habitable room
22 Rodney Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9JT
Received 6 May 2025 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/25/0516
Change of use from storage and 1no maisonette to 2no 2-bed self-contained flats and ground and first floor rear extension with roof terrace, together with installation of fenestration to side elevation and erection of bike store, following demolition of existing garage
257 Northdown Road Margate Kent CT9 2PN
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0517
Change of use of upper floors from 7no bedsits to 3no 1-bed and 1no 2-bed self-contained flats, together with alterations to fenestration following removal of gate and external staircase to rear
127 - 129 High Street Margate Kent CT9 1JT
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0518
Erection of a first floor side extension, roof extension and single storey rear extension, together with installation of bay window to front elevation and erection of an annex
40 Canterbury Road West Ramsgate Kent CT12 5DU
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0519
Replacement of rear sash window with timber doors, installation of roof light to side elevation, extension to the rear lower ground floor, enclosure of existing lightwell with glazed roof, incorporating the rear bunker to create a level terrace bridge link and replacement of existing external staircase
Gordon House 10 Churchfield Place Margate Kent CT9 1PJ
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedL/TH/25/0520
Application for listed building consent for the replacement of rear sash window with timber doors, installation of roof light to side elevation, extension to the rear lower ground floor, enclosure of existing lightwell with glazed roof, incorporating the rear bunker to create a level terrace bridge link and replacement of existing external staircase together with internal alterations
Gordon House 10 Churchfield Place Margate Kent CT9 1PJ
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0521
Application for approval of Conditions 28 (Construction Method Statement), 34 (Materials), 35 (Aircraft Noise) attached to Planning Permission OL/TH/14/0050 for an application for outline planning permission including access for the erection of 785 dwellings, highways infrastructure works (including single carriageway link road), primary school, small scale retail unit, community hall, public openspace
Land East And West Of Haine Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 6 May 2025 - DecidedTPO/TH/25/0522
TH/TPO/18(1988)A1 - T1 -Lawson Cypress - Fell
5 Woodland Way Broadstairs Kent CT10 3QD
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedL/TH/25/0523
Application for listed building consent for internal alterations to include removal of internal partitions and staircases, installation of new doors, walls, and staircases, and external alterations to include erection of single storey rear extension and alterations to roof (Retrospective)
11 Chapel Place Ramsgate Kent CT11 9RY
Received 7 May 2025 - Awaiting decisionOL/TH/25/0524
Outline application (with all matters reserved except for access) the erection of up to 135 dwellings together with shop, with access onto Manston Road and Preston Road
Land West Of Preston Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0525
Erection of a single storey rear extension following the demolition of an outbuilding
36 Linksfield Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8EU
Received 7 May 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0526
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
10 Dane Court Gardens Broadstairs Kent CT10 2SB
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0527
Application for approval of Conditions 8 (Landscape Management Plan) and 9 (Fire Escape Door) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0047 for the change of use from an assisted living home for over 55 year olds to a house of Multiple Occupation for 16 people (Retrospective)
6-6A Luton Avenue Broadstairs Kent CT10 2DH
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedL/TH/25/0528
Application for listed building consent for replacement of windows with single glazed timber windows, replacement of roof, ridge tiles and tile hanging with clay tiles and repair work
4A, 4B, 4C And 4D Duke Street Margate Kent CT9 1EP
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0529
Installation of replacement shop front (Retrospective)
46 Northdown Road Margate Kent CT9 2RW
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedTPO/TH/25/0530
R/TPO/2(1969) - T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduce by 2m from the tips all over, raise the crown to a height of 5.5m all round, T2 - Horse Chestnut - Re-pollard
19 Sundew Grove Ramsgate Kent CT11 7PL
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0531
Erection of 3-storey detached building to accommodate 2no. 1-bed and 3no. 2-bed flats, together with associated parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent 16 Station Road Westgate On Sea Kent
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedTCA/TH/25/0532
T1 - Holmoak - Fell, due to historic pruning wounds, and dieback throughout the canopy.
63 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QG
Received 8 May 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/0534
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission FH/TH/24/1312 for the 'Erection of 2No two storey rear extensions following demolition of existing single storey extensions, increase to roof, together with erection of rear dormers, insertion of rooflights to front roofslope, alterations to materials, fenestration and land levels' to allow for enlargement of roof to rear and installation of french doors with juliette balconies and single window, replacement of bi-folding doors on ground floor with french doors and single window, installation of additional rooflights to front and side roofslopes
28 And 30 Kent Road Margate Kent CT9 3SN
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0535
Application for approval of Condition 4 (Landscaping) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/19/1740 for the change of use and conversion of upper floors to 14 self contained flats with access from ground floor and erection of first and second floor rear extensions, enlargement of front dormer window, alterations to fenestration and removal of existing fire escapes together with associated parking and bin stores.
51 - 59 Norfolk Road MARGATE Kent CT9 2HX CT9 2HX
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/0536
Application for approval of Conditions 6 (Refuse Storage) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/22/0531 for the change of use of part ground floor to residential (Use Class C3) comprising 5 self contained flats consisting of 3No 2-bed and 2No 3-bed with associated external alterations including boundary treatments and replacement windows and doors following the demolition of existing single storey front extension and rear fire escape
51 - 59 Norfolk Road MARGATE Kent CT9 2HX
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedA/TH/25/0537
Erection and display of 1no non-illuminated ATM tablet sign
National Westminster Bank 13 Cecil Square Margate Kent CT9 1XY
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/0538
Replacement of existing ATM to front elevation
National Westminster Bank 13 Cecil Square Margate Kent CT9 1XY
Received 9 May 2025 - DecidedL/TH/25/0539
Application for Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing ATM to front elevation
National Westminster Bank 13 Cecil Square Margate Kent CT9 1XY
Received 9 May 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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