New housing in Thanet District Council
We read Thanet District Council's planning register every day. We hold 14,797 of its planning applications going back to 2015, and 73 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 70% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test, below the 75% at which national policy treats it as having an unmet need for housing.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 70% (2025): presumption
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 14,797
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 115 | 67 | 28 |
| 2024 | 117 | 74 | 29 |
| 2023 | 152 | 106 | 31 |
| 2022 | 136 | 99 | 23 |
| 2021 | 121 | 78 | 33 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 900 | Land On South Side Of Manston Court Road And West Side Of Haine Road Ramsgate Kent Application for Reserved Matters of outline planning permission OL/TH/18/0261 "Outline application for a mixed development of up to 900 dwellings together with a mix of use classes A1 (retail) A2 (Financial and… R/TH/24/1052 | Approved | 17 Sept 2024 |
| 500 | Land To The East Side Of Preston Road And South Of Manston Court Road RAMSGATE Kent Outline planning permission for up to 500 new homes, associated open space, landscaping, infrastructure work (including a new spine road) and a 6 form entry secondary school (all matters reserved apart from access). OL/TH/23/1592 | Decided | 15 Dec 2023 |
| 312 | Land And Buildings On The North West Side Of Shottendane Road Margate Kent Application for reserved matters for the approval of layout, scale, landscaping and appearance for the erection of 312 dwellings (Phase 2) pursuant to outline permission OL/TH/20/0847 (Outline application for the… R/TH/24/1481 | Approved | 5 Feb 2025 |
| 214 | Land On The West Side Of Tothill Street RAMSGATE Kent Application for the reserved matters of outline permission OL/TH/18/1488 "Outline application for the erection of up to 214no. dwellings, cemetery expansion, and associated access, with all other matters reserved" for… R/TH/23/1474 | Approved | 29 Nov 2023 |
| 200 | Land Adjacent St Augustines Cross And North And South Of Cottington Road Cliffsend Kent Outline application (with all matters reserved except for access) for the erection of up to 200no. dwellings, with access onto Cottington Road OL/TH/24/1473 | Refused | 10 Jan 2025 |
| 150 | Royal School For Deaf Children Victoria Road Margate Kent CT9 1NB Outline application for the erection of up to 150 dwellings with consideration of access (all other matters reserved) onto Victoria Road (including widening of the vehicular access and reinstatement of brick pier) and… OL/TH/25/0996 | Decided | 15 Sept 2025 |
| 118 | Flambeau Europlast Ltd Manston Road RAMSGATE Kent CT12 6HW Outline application for the erection of 118 dwellings including access, following demolition of existing buildings OL/TH/24/0200 | Approved | 20 Mar 2024 |
| 65 | Former British Gas Holders Site Northdown Road Broadstairs Kent CT10 2UW 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 R/TH/26/0389 | Decided | 29 Apr 2026 |
| 49 | Land Rear Of 96 To 102 Monkton Street Monkton Kent Application for the reserved matters of outline application OL/TH/21/0761 (Outline planning application for residential development of up to 49 dwellings including access) for the approval of appearance, landscaping… R/TH/25/1261 | Approved | 2 Dec 2025 |
| 20 | 56 Addington Street And 9 Upper Grove Including Land Rear Of 9 To 15 Upper Grove Margate Kent Erection of a part two, part three and part four storey building to facilitate 20no flats, comprising of 1no 1-bed, 15no 2-bed and 4no 3-bed, together with associated access, landscaping and parking, following… F/TH/25/1073 | Decided | 3 Nov 2025 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Thanet District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.