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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1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/1376
Installation of replacement plant and extractor equipment (Retrospective)
16 - 18 Albion Street Broadstairs Kent CT10 1LU
Received 19 Dec 2025 - DecidedL/TH/25/1377
Application for Listed Building Consent for the installation of replacement plant and extractor equipment (Retrospective)
16 - 18 Albion Street Broadstairs Kent CT10 1LU
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/25/1378
Change of use from care home (Use Class C2) to 13-bed HMO (Use Class C4)
Graywood Care Home 10 Northdown Avenue Margate Kent CT9 2NL
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedTPO/TH/25/1379
TPO TH 19 1003 No1 Purple Leaf Acer reduce crown by between 1 and 2 metres
Glenalmond 39 St Mildreds Avenue Broadstairs Kent CT10 2BX
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedARCH/TH/25/1380
Application for approval of Condition 10 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/1430 for the variation of condition 2 of planning permission F/TH/19/0813 for the "Erection of 24no. dwellings with associated vehicular access from Reading Street and Convent Road, pedestrian access from Astor Road, parking and landscaping" to allow alterations to design, layout and size of plots 19 and 20; alterations to design of plots 1, 3, 7 and 21; erection of detached garage block to serve plots 6 and 7; provision of parking space adjacent to plot 24; and partial removal of footway to provide sharedsurface
Land Formerly Used As Club Union Convalescent Home Reading Street Broadstairs Kent
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/1381
Application for approval of Condition 23 (External Meter Boxes) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/22/0649 for the erection of part 3 storey / part 4 storey building to provide 35 Retirement Living apartments for older persons, with associated communal facilities, parking and landscaping.
St Peters Presbytery 117 Canterbury Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8NW CT8 8NW
Received 22 Dec 2025 - UnknownPN12/TH/25/1382
Application to apply for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is required in respect of the installation of solar panels to roof of 2no buildings
Birchington Vale Caravan Park Shottendane Road Birchington Kent CT7 0HD
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedFH/TH/25/1383
Erection of a two-storey rear extension and single storey side extension
10 Edmanson Avenue Margate Kent CT9 5EW
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedCON/TH/25/1384
Application for approval of Condition 12 (Foul Drainage) attached to Planning Permission OL/TH/17/1657 for the outline application for the erection of 14no. dwellings, and the change of use, conversion and extension of existing buildings to 3no. dwellings, with consideration of access, layout and scale
Beerlings Farm Haine Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 5AG
Received 22 Dec 2025 - DecidedF/TH/25/1385
Erection of 1no single storey 2-bed detached dwelling following demolition of existing building (Part retrospective)
Beerlings Farm Haine Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 5AG
Received 22 Dec 2025 - UnknownDM/TH/25/1386
Application for prior notification of proposed demolition of 2no. buildings
Stratford House And Weymouth House Eaton Place Margate Kent CT9 1BY
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/25/1388
Refurbishment and extension of existing warehouse with ancillary offices (Use Class B8), including new loading docks to the north and enclosed loading area to the west, together with erection of four storey ancillary van storage deck, excavation of land to the north of the warehouse, reconfiguration of car park, landscaping and associated development, following demolition of existing warehouse extensions
Former Cummins Power Generation Ltd Columbus Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT12 5BF
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedTPO/TH/25/1389
M/TPO/3(1952)G3 - 1No Poplar (T1) -Re-pollard
22 Alpha Road Birchington Kent CT7 9EQ
Received 22 Dec 2025 - UnknownPN01/TH/25/1390
Erection of single storey rear extension to extend 3.78m in depth, 2.70m to eaves and overall height of 3.06m
71 High Street St Lawrence Ramsgate Kent CT11 0QR
Received 24 Dec 2025 - UnknownPAE/TH/25/1391
Prior approval for the change of use of first & second floor from banking hall (Use Class E) to 8no. 1 bed flats (Use Class C3).
11 - 13 Queen Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9DZ
Received 23 Dec 2025 - DecidedF/TH/26/0001
Erection of a three storey building to provide 5no 2-bed self-contained flats following demolition of existing dwelling
Cranford Cliff Road Birchington Kent CT7 9LS
Received 24 Dec 2025 - DecidedF/TH/26/0002
Erection of first floor rear extension, erection of 6no. dormer windows to existing rear projection and alterations to roof, together with installation of external staircase
Grenham Bay Court Cliff Road Birchington Kent CT7 9JX
Received 2 Jan 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0004
Change of use of 2no. buildings (Granary and Cow Shed) to 2no. 2 bed dwellings and 1no. 3 bed dwelling with single storey front extension to Granary House with hard and soft landscaping, erection of 5no. garages following demolition of 2no. sheds
Shottendane Farm Shottendane Road Margate Kent CT9 4ND
Received 2 Jan 2026 - DecidedL/TH/26/0005
Application for Listed Building Consent for the conversion of two existing buildings (The Granary and Cow Shed) and the erection of single storey extension to The Granary, to create 2no. 2 bed dwellings and 1no. 3 bed dwelling including annexe together with internal alterations, insertion of rooflights and alteration to fenestration following demolition of existing 2no. sheds
Shottendane Farm Shottendane Road Margate Kent CT9 4ND
Received 2 Jan 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0006
Erection of polycarbonate canopy to front and retention of polycarbonate canopy to side (part retrospective).
Kiosk King George Vi Memorial Park Ramsgate Kent CT11 8DE
Received 2 Jan 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0007
Erection of 1no three storey 3-bed detached dwelling together with associated access and parking, following demolition of existing shed
2 Tidewell Mews Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8PX
Received 2 Jan 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0008
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0673 for the erection of 1no two storey 5-bed detached dwelling together with associated access, landscaping and parking
Land Rear Of Coney Lodge Canterbury Road St Nicholas At Wade Kent
Received 2 Jan 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0009
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/19/1535 for the erection of 1No two storey 2-bed dwelling together with boundary treatment
106 Norfolk Road Margate Kent CT9 2HZ
Received 5 Jan 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0010
Application for approval of Condition 13 (Landscape and Enhancement Works) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/1352 for the erection of 9No 3-bed and 2No 4-bed two storey dwellings, following demolition of existing garages, together with reconfiguration of parking area, alterations to informal play area and refuse storage space, and landscaping
Staner Court Manston Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 6HR
Received 6 Jan 2026
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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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