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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1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0365
Variation of conditions 2 and 17 of planning permission F/TH/24/1493 for the "Change of Use of existing bank (use class E(c)) to 1no 3 bed flat, 1no 2bed flat and 4no 1bed flats (Use Class C3) together with retention of commercial use (Class E) on part of ground floor" to allow alterations to internal layout and location of secure cycle parking facilities
53 - 55 High Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9RJ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedL/TH/26/0366
Application for Listed Building Consent for Change of Use of existing bank (use class E(c)) to 1no 3 bed flat, 1no 2bed flat and 4no 1bed flats (Use Class C3) together with retention of commercial use (Class E) on part of ground floor
53 - 55 High Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9RJ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedCD/TH/26/0367
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed conversion of existing garage including insertion of window and door to the ground floor front elevation, following the removal of the double garage door, existing windows and door removed and replaced with new level access french doors in the rear facade at ground level.
39 Stanley Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 1BN
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0368
Erection of replacement front dormer and erection of rear dormer together with erection of a single storey rear extension
1 Anna Park Birchington Kent CT7 9LP
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0370
Application for approval of Conditions 7 (Surface Water Drainage), 9 (Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity), 10 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 12 (Landscape Management Plan) and 13 (Play Area) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0270 for the variation of condition 2 for 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 Clement's Road with associated parking, access and landscaping works" to allow alterations to window materials and positioning, installation of fire exit door to side, alterations to external materials from brick to weatherboarding brick and tile hanging, together with changes to vehicular access, changes to the basements, installation of roof-mounted Solar PV panels and changes to internal layout.
39 - 41 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW
Received 9 Apr 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0371
Change of use from hairdressers (Use class E) and 1no one bedroom flat, to 1no one bedroom flat and 1no two bedroom flat and replacement of shopfront with a window and door.
Hair Inspirations 13 High Street Garlinge Margate Kent CT9 5LN
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0372
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension together with raised decking to rear, following demolition of existing garage and rear extension
93 Minnis Road Birchington Kent CT7 9NY
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0374
Erection of hip-to-gable roof extension, 1no. dormer to front and 1no. dormer to rear, erection of a single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing garage, installation of 3no. rooflights, alterations to fenestration, widening of existing vehicular access with hardsurfacing of front garden, and erection of outbuilding to rear.
17 Capel Close Broadstairs Kent CT10 3LR
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0375
Installation of an InPost Parcel Locker (Retrospective)
Hereson Family And Community Centre Lillian Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 7DT
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedCD/TH/26/0376
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension with alterations to fenestration
30 - 32 Gloucester Avenue Margate Kent CT9 3NW
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0377
Erection of a second floor extension to form 1No self contained flat (Retrospective)
Miles And Barr 43 - 45 High Street Broadstairs Kent CT10 1JR
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedL/TH/26/0378
Application for Listed Building Consent for re-tiling and repairs to existing roof slope, repairs and replacement of rainwater goods together with installation of breathable membrane and insulation
St Augustines Abbey St Augustines Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 9PA
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0379
Erection of single storey rear and side extension
San Remo Arundel Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 5DZ
Received 10 Apr 2026 - DecidedCD/TH/26/0382
Application for a certificate of lawful development for the use of the building as a single dwellinghouse
30 Hawley Square Margate Kent CT9 1PH
Received 13 Apr 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0383
Application for approval of Condition 33 (Noise Impact Assessment) (Phases 2 and 3) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/0575 for the variation of condition 41 of planning permission F/TH/21/0417 for the " Hybrid planning application comprising outline planning with all matters reserved (except for access) for up to 322no. residential dwellings with associated open space, infrastructure and earthworks; and full planning for 178no. residential dwellings (Phase 1) with associated open space, equipped play area, landscaping, parking, infrastructure and earthworks" to allow amendments to the trigger for the completion of off-site highway works within New Haine Road
Land At New Haine Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionL/TH/26/0384
Application for Listed Building Consent for reinstatement and repair of boundary wall
146 High Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9TT
Received 14 Apr 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0386
Application for approval of Conditions 9 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 11 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan) and 14 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/24/0919 for the erection of 3No two storey 4-bed detached dwellings together with associated access, parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent To Numbers 15 And 15 Whytecliffs Broadstairs Kent
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionR/TH/26/0389
Application for reserved matters pursuant to outline permission OL/TH/23/1552 for the erection of 65no dwellings, for the approval of scale, appearance and landscaping
Former British Gas Holders Site Northdown Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2UW
Received 14 Apr 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0390
Erection of 1no. dormer window to rear elevation with juliette balcony and 2no. rooflights to front elevation, together with alterations to roof from hipped to gable end to facilitate loft conversion
5 Wellesley Road Margate Kent CT9 2UH
Received 15 Apr 2026 - DecidedCON/TH/26/0391
Application for approval of Condition 4 (Cycle Parking) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1205 for the change of use to 7 bed HMO for up to 8 people with associated parking and bin storage (Retrospective)
32 Ramsgate Road Margate Kent CT9 5RU
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/26/0392
Change of use of existing rear ground floor storage area to residential, together with erection of first floor rear extension, to facilitate creation of 1no 3-bed residential unit and 1no. 1-bed residential unit, together with alterations to fenestration and installation of cycle/bin store to rear and boundary treatment
82 Northdown Road Margate Kent CT9 2RE
Received 15 Apr 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0393
Replacement of window with a glass juliet balcony incorporating aluminium bi-folding doors to the 3rd floor front elevation
Flat 5 12 Victoria Parade Broadstairs Kent CT10 1QS
Received 15 Apr 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0394
Erection of a single storey side extension following demolition of existing together with alterations to fenestration.
7A High Street Minster Kent CT12 4BU
Received 15 Apr 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0395
Erection of a two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage and conservatory together with erection of dormer windows to front and rear and material changes to fenestration
The Paddock Manor Road St Nicholas At Wade Kent CT7 0PB
Received 16 Apr 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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