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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1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0038
Change of use from MOT testing station (Use class sui generis) to Commercial, Business, and Service use (Use Class E), together with erection of a single storey side extension and alterations to fenestration following partial demolition of existing building.
69 Godwin Road And 57 Sweyn Road Margate Kent CT9 2HE
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/TH/26/0039
Erection & Display of 4no internally illuminated fascia signs
Perrys Motor Sales Limited 109 Westwood Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2NP
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0040
Application for approval of Conditions 3 (Joinery Details) and 6 (Railings, Balustrading and Stairs Details) attached to Planning Permission L/TH/24/0914 for an application for Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storeyextension and removal of stairs, part demolition of extension to form open lightwell and installation of external stairs, together with alterations to fenestration and doors, removal of boundary wall and erection of 1.8 metre high timber gates and wall, installation of stairs within front garden following removal of store rooms at lower ground floor level, internalalterations to facilitate change of use to flats including infilling openings to No 25, erection and removal of walls, installation of internal stairs and repositioning of stairs to third floor
26 Wellington Crescent Ramsgate Kent CT11 8JD
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0041
Erection of a single storey rear extension and erection of a single storey building to the rear
Villa Valri Cliff Road Birchington Kent CT7 9LS
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0042
Replacement of windows to Aluminium windows and UPVC sliding sash windows on the ground floor and second floor front elevation.
The New Odds Club 14 Hawley Street Margate Kent CT9 1PU
Received 15 Jan 2026 - DecidedCD/TH/26/0043
Application for Certificate of Development for proposed loft conversion with hip-to-gable and rear facing dormer
37 Rockstone Way Ramsgate Kent CT12 6NQ
Received 16 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0046
Erection of a single storey link extension between the dwelling and the annexe
Park Ville Windsor Road Cliffsend Kent CT12 5EB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0047
Erection of a front porch, erection of a single storey side extension including change of use of existing garage, erection of single storey rear infill extension and erection of first floor extension
48 Windermere Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT11 0PF
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0048
Erection of first floor roof extensions, single storey side extension and alteration of roof together with enlargement of existing front dormer and installation of 12 roof lights.
34 Royal Esplanade Margate Kent CT9 5EG
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0049
Replacement of single glazed timber sash windows to double glazed UPVC sash windows to north and west elevations
Gordon Lodge Rest Home 43 Westgate Bay Avenue Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8AH
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0050
Application for approval of Conditions 3 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage) and 6 (Construction Management Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0278 for the erection of a three storey 66 bed care home (Use Class C2) with parking, access, landscaping and associated works
Land On South Side Of Manston Court Road And West Side Of Haine Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/26/0051
Replacement of timber balcony doorsets to the second floor front elevation with single-glazed hardwood timber doorsets and replacement of existing timber windows to the second-floor rear elevation with double-glazed uPVC windows
Estuary Services Ltd Second Floor 72 - 74 Harbour Parade Ramsgate Kent CT11 8LP
Received 19 Jan 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0052
Erection of a 4 storey building to accommodate 9no. 2 bed flats with undercroft parking, following excavation of front garden and landscaping (including re-building of front flint boundary wall) following demolition of existing dwelling.
10 The Vale Broadstairs Kent CT10 1RB
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0053
Erection of two storey rear extension following demolition of single storey sun room
1 Cambrian Cottages Ramsgate Kent CT11 9QR
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0054
Installation of velux windows and rooflights to the front and rear roof slope, installation of a juliette balcony to the first floor front elevation together with alterations to fenestration and installation of a soil vent pipe to the side.
5 Approach Road Margate Kent CT9 2AG
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0055
Erection of 1no. dormer extension to the front elevation, two storey rear extension including balcony and alterations to fenestration, following demolition of conservatory
130 Botany Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 3SE
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0057
Change of use from a 4bed dwelling(C3) to a 4bed HMO for 4 occupants (C4)
3 Hereson Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 7DP
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0058
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions following removal of existing side garage extension
30 Cliff View Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 5EE
Received 20 Jan 2026 - DecidedA/TH/26/0060
Erection and display of 1no. digital billboard following removal of existing
Mount Pleasant Lorry Park Tothill Street Ramsgate Kent CT12 4AG
Received 22 Jan 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0062
Erection of single storey extension to front elevation following the demolition of existing garage to front of property
42 Princess Margaret Avenue Margate Kent CT9 3DZ
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0063
Installation of solar pv panels to southern roof slope
St Pauls Church Northdown Road Margate Kent CT9 2RD
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedL/TH/26/0064
Application for Listed Building Consent for installation of solar pv panels to the southern roof slope, replacement and repair of roof including replacement of roof slates and replacement/repair of the existing cast iron gutter and downpipe system
St Pauls Church Northdown Road Margate Kent CT9 2RD
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0065
Application for approval of Condition 22 (Travel Plan) attached to Planning Permission OL/TH/23/1606 for the outline application (with all matters reserved except access) for up to 9,253sqm of commercial floorspace (use class E(g) and B8), and a Health Campus comprising the erection of a primary medical care facility (Use Class E(e)), an extra care/assisted living building accommodating 70no. self-contained flats (Use Class C2), a 80no. bed care home (Use Class C2),and a childrens nursery (Use Class E(f)); together with associated amenity and open space provision, infrastructure works and parking provision
Land To The East Of New Haine Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 23 Jan 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0066
Application for approval of ondition 5 (Habitat Establishment and Management Plan) attached to Planning Permission R/TH/25/1066 for the Reserved matters application for the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for spine road (Phase 1a), together with associated pedestrian and cycle paths, and open space pursuant to outline planningpermission OL/TH/23/1606
Land To The East Of New Haine Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 23 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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