PORT WORKSHOP Port Of Ramsgate, Royal Harbour Approach, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 8RP Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/26/0123 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of a two storey modular building with radio mast Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Validated
10 Feb 2026
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Consultation
13 Apr 2026
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Approved
23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 22 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the port-related development was not expected to cause significant harm.
  • No consultation responses or consultee comments were received.
  • The committee agreed the motion to approve, subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, consultation, committee motion and decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 22 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 8

Folkestone to Ramsgate across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Article 4 direction
Ramsgate ED. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project 307 m away: Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm
The site is 307 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sea Link (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, 1117 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Special area of conservation 152 m away: Thanet Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 250 m away: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI; Inside the Ramsgate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT11 8RP
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Central Harbour
Parish
Ramsgate Civil Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
23 Apr 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
LT Drawing Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 25 days faster than Thanet's median of 97 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 100% of commercial and major works here are.

19%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
30%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
12 Feb 2026
Consultation
13 Apr 2026
Comments by
20 Apr 2026
Committee
22 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thanet
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Thanet ranks #171 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Thanet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #103 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #122 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #171 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #196 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
50 decided
751
Total decisions
67 refused in the year to March 2026