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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1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionL/TH/26/0479
Application for Listed Building Consent for the replacement of windows and doors with slim line double glazed timber frame windows and doors
4 Ranelagh Grove Broadstairs Kent CT10 2TE
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0480
Erection of a single storey front extension and first floor balcony to front elevation
18 Hobart Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 6NW
Received 7 May 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0484
Removal of front and rear porch, installation of double doors to rear with new windows to side following replacement of existing door and windows at ground and first floor level
8 Talbot Road Margate Kent CT9 2AR
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0485
Retention of the garage door, the front door and the second floor windows together with installation of 2No. Juliette balconies at first floor level to the front elevation (Retrospective)
8 Kent Terrace Ramsgate Kent CT11 8LU
Received 8 May 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0486
Installation of solar panels to roof
Homefern House Cobbs Place Margate Kent
Received 11 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/26/0487
Replacement of existing upvc and metal frame windows with upvc heritage windows to the second floor front elevation and upvc windows to the second floor rear elevation together with replacement of existing felt flat roof with single ply membrane to the rear elevation
23 Albion Street Broadstairs Kent CT10 1LU
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0488
Erection of single storey rear extension and insertion of 1no. window to front elevation
2 The Courtyard Manston Court Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 5EY
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0489
Erection of a single storey rear orangery extension following demolition of existing
39 Gladstone Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2HY
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0490
Erection of a single storey rear extension, installation of window to side elevation, together with erection of a single-storey outbuilding to rear and alterations to patio area with stepped access to garden
43 Westfield Road Margate Kent CT9 5PA
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedTPO/TH/26/0491
TH/TPO/18(1988)A1 - 2No Holmoak (T1 and T2) - Crown reduce the canopy by 3 m from the tips where they overhang property and raise the crown by approximately 2 m to match the level of the crown on the other side of the fence.
14 Fitzroy Avenue Broadstairs Kent CT10 3LS
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0492
Erection of two storey front extension, first floor side extension, and ground floor side extension, together with extension of first floor balcony, alterations to existing roof, materials and fenestrations, and formation of green roofs
61 Lanthorne Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 3LX
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0494
Erection of external staircase with installation of door and platform to front at basement level, together with re-instatement of casement window to rear at basement level
Pierremont Hall Pierremont Park Broadstairs Kent CT10 1JX
Received 11 May 2026 - DecidedL/TH/26/0495
Application for Listed Building Consent for the erection of external staircase with installation of door and platform to front at basement level, together with re-instatement of casement window to rear at basement level, installation of lift and replacement of internal doors, repairs to ground floor joists, waterproofing works and refurbishments to basement
Pierremont Hall Pierremont Park Broadstairs Kent CT10 1JX
Received 11 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0496
Application for approval of Condition 26 (Construction Method Statement) attached to Planning Permission OL/TH/18/0261 for the outline application for a mixed development of up to 900 dwellings together with a mix of use classes A1 (retail) A2 (Financial and professional services) A3 (restaurants and cafe) A4 (drinking establishments) A5 (hot food takeways) B1 (business) C1 (Hotel) D1 (non-residential institution) D2 ( assembly and leisure) and a two form entry primary school, together with ancillary and associated development including new and enhanced pedestrian / cycle routes and open spaces, car parking and vehicular access with all matters reserved except for access
Land On South Side Of Manston Court Road And West Side Of Haine Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0497
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of planning permission F/TH/25/1273 for 'Replacement of all existing windows with UPVC sash units, together with minor internal reconfiguration of layout and enlargement of existing single storey rear extension including installation of new roof to existing side extension' to allow changes to roof and external materials of rear and side extensions.
43 Norfolk Road Margate Kent CT9 2HU
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0498
Formation of a dropped kerb with formation of permeable hardstanding for vehicular access
225 Canterbury Road Margate Kent CT9 5JP
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0499
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden
8 Winterstoke Crescent Ramsgate Kent CT11 8AQ
Received 12 May 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0500
Erection of 1no two storey building to accommodate 5no 2-bed self-contained flats following demolition of existing building and garage, together with erection of boundary fencing, bin and cycle stores and alterations to access, parking and landscaping
Mildmay Court Bellevue Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 8JX
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0502
Erection of two-storey side and rear extensions, installation of solar photovoltaic panels to roof slopes, erection of a front porch
9 High Street Minster Kent CT12 4BU
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0503
Application for approval of Conditions 4 (Acoustic Design Statement) and 13 (Construction Management Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/22/1455 for the erection of 1No two storey 3-bed detached dwelling and 1No two storey 4 bed detached dwelling adjacent to 165 Westwood Road together with existing property to be demolished and re-built as a 1No two storey 3-bed detached dwelling
165 Westwood Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2NR
Received 12 May 2026 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/26/0504
Erection of a second floor extension to create 2no. 1-bed self-contained flats.
51 Central Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 7SB
Received 13 May 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0505
Delivery of archaeological mitigation works comprising soil stripping, excavation and archaeological recording, with subsequent reinstatement of the land and associated temporary works
Land East And West Of Ebbsfleet Lane North Ramsgate Kent
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0506
Installation of 8no electric vehicle charging spaces together with substation, powerbank and bollards
East Kent Retail Park Broadstairs Kent
Received 14 May 2026 - DecidedF/TH/26/0507
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission F/TH/95/0597 for the "Variation of condition 2 attached to planning consent reference no. ES/2/72/131 to allow use of the caravan park and holiday flatlets within Pegwell lodge between 1st March and 17th January the following year" to allow occupation of caravans and flatlets from 1st February to 17th January each subsequent year
Pegwell Bay Caravan Park Pegwell Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 0NJ
Received 14 May 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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