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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1,391 approved · 112 refused · 51 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting decisionF/TH/26/0613
Installation of external steel staircase to rear and replacement of window to door at first floor level, following demolition of existing shed
Minster Meze And Grill 7 - 9 Monkton Road Minster Kent CT12 4EA
Received 5 Jun 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0614
Alterations to roof from hip to gable, erection of dormers to front and rear with balcony to side and installation of air source heat pump
110 Dumpton Park Drive Broadstairs Kent CT10 1RL
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0615
Erection of a two storey rear extension following demolition of existing
24 Codrington Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 9SP
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0616
Erection of a single storey annexe to rear garden (Part-retrospective)
25 Princess Anne Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 3HL
Received 8 Jun 2026 - DecidedFH/TH/26/0617
Erection of a 2 storey side extension following demolition of existing garage
25 Omer Avenue Margate Kent CT9 3BU
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0618
Application for approval of Conditions 12 (Verification Report), 17 (Sustainable Drainage Scheme) and 19 (Highways) attached to Planning Permission OL/TH/17/1728 for the outline application for 4No. two storey dwellings including access and scale
Land Adjacent 1 Fort Mount Margate Kent
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0619
Application for approval of Conditions 4 (Surface Water Drainage), 5 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 9 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points), 11 (Foul Drainage), 12 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 22 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/0661 for the erection of 29No general industrial units (Use Class B2), and 8No 2-storey office units and 3-storey office block with roof terrace (Use Class E(g), together with associated access road, parking and landscaping
Phases 1B And 2D North Of Spitfire Way And East Of Columbus Avenue Ramsgate Kent
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0620
Application for approval of Conditions 3 (Materials), 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan), 7 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) and 8 (Foul and Surface Water Disposal) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0384 for the erection of 6no. 2 storey 3 bed dwellings following demolition of existing building
24 - 28A Clifton Street Margate Kent CT9 1SP
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/TH/26/0621
Erection and display of 2no. internally Illuminated fascia sign, 1no. internally illuminated totem flag pole sign, 1no. internally illuminated poster display Unit, 3no. externally illuminated billboard sign and 1no. externally illuminated Billboard Sign
Former Car Storage Site Manston Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/TH/26/0622
Erection and display of 5 No. internally illuminated fascia signs and 6 No. vinyl prints to existing totem sign
1 Westwood Gateway Margate Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2QU
Received 9 Jun 2026 - DecidedTPO/TH/26/0623
TH/TPO/18(1988)A1 1 No. Sycamore (T2) - Crown reduction by 2 metres laterally and 3 metres in height.1 No. Sycamore (T3) - 1 metre crown reduction in both height and lateral spread and remove epicormic growth from front.1 No. Sycamore (T7) and 2 No. Holm Oaks (T8, T9) - 1 to 1.5 metre crown reduction in height back to previous points at front of property to a similar height to form a level screen.1 No. Sycamore (T1) - Cut wind damaged limb that has failed back to sound wood and remove 2 further overhanging branches back to a growth point from neighbours tree that has fallen and snapped in the garden.
Hawkswood Woodland Way Broadstairs Kent CT10 3QD
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0624
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of rear conservatory and partial demolition of existing garage together with installation of air source heat pump and solar panels
27 Berkeley Road Birchington Kent CT7 9JR
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0625
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
16 Honeysuckle Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 8AB
Received 10 Jun 2026 - DecidedTCA/TH/26/0626
1 No. Silver Birch (T1) - Fell
White Horse 2 Church Street Minster Kent CT12 4BX
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionA/TH/26/0627
Erection and display of 2no sets of internally illuminated fascia text and 1No non illuminated hanging sign
Units 17/18 Westwood Cross Margate Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2BF
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/26/0628
Change of use from office (Use Class E) to 11no. 1-bed self-contained flats (Use Class C3) to provide temporary accommodation and 1no. office (Use Class E), together with installation of solar panels, re-building of rear alleyway wall, creation of rear courtyard, installation of 3no air source heat pumps, alterations to fenestration, reinstatement of canopy to front elevation and erection of bin and cycle stores following demolition of outbuilding
38 - 40 Grosvenor Place Margate Kent CT9 1UW
Received 11 Jun 2026 - DecidedTCA/TH/26/0629
1 No. Holly (T1) Crown reduction by 1m over 3/4 of crown and 1.5m on the remaining 1/4 to the left side to balance the crown.
6 Chapel Place Lane Ramsgate Kent CT11 9SE
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionF/TH/26/0630
Erection of a single storey rear extension together with rear dormer window to Childrens Home.
128 Hereson Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 7EE
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0631
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0556 for the erection of a single storey retail unit (Class E(a)) with associated parking, access and landscaping
Former Car Storage Site Manston Road Ramsgate Kent
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionCON/TH/26/0632
Application for approval of Conditions 14 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage) and 17 (Water and Sewerage Infrastructure) 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 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0633
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
2 Bridleway Gardens Broadstairs Kent CT10 2LG
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionTPO/TH/26/0634
TH/TPO/3(1993) - 1 No. Sycamore (T1) - Fell1 No. Conifer (T2) - 4 Metre Crown Reduction.
Monkton Heights Monkton Court Monkton Kent CT12 4JR
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decisionFH/TH/26/0635
Erection of 1no dormer to rear to facilitate loft conversion, with erection of a single storey rear extension.
90 Norfolk Road Margate Kent CT9 2HZ
Received 15 Jun 2026 - DecidedCD/TH/26/0636
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for hip to gable to the edge of the property and rear dormers with 2no skylights added to the front elevation
96 Percy Avenue Broadstairs Kent CT10 3LE
Received 15 Jun 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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