VATTENFALL LAND AT Port Of Ramsgate, Royal Harbour Approach, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9FT Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/26/0355 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land for the storage of 50no. containers together with installation of temporary hangar Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 20 Oct 2026, 07:06

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Received

7 Apr 2026

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Validated

14 Apr 2026

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Consultation

10 Aug 2026

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Approved

21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 19 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the scheme offered economic opportunities without likely harm to the port, surroundings, biodiversity or highway safety.
No neighbours objected, while consultees raised no objections subject to noise, contamination and access safeguards.
The committee approved the application by 9 votes to 0, with one councillor not voting, subject to conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officer assessment, consultation responses, committee debate, vote and decision, including conditions. Includes the meeting recording, from 3:44:49 where this application was taken

Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 19 Aug 2026.

Documents 43

Consultation & comments 13

Site constraints 11

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗

Special area of conservation 139 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.

National infrastructure project 380 m away: Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm

The site is 380 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, 1150 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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI 174 m away: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Conservation area 44 m away: Ramsgate Conservation Area; 7 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Ramsgate built-up area; Priority habitat 36 m away: Maritime cliff and slope.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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 9FT
Received: 7 Apr 2026
Validated: 14 Apr 2026
Ward: Central Harbour
Parish: Ramsgate Civil Parish
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Aug 2026
Decision: Grant Permission
Decision date: 21 Aug 2026
Decision level: Planning Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: TAS Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 129 days from validation, 54 days slower than Thanet's median of 75 for changes of use. Approved, as 96% of changes of use here are.

This one129d

Council75d

UK56d

31%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

16%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

209 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 14 May 2026
Consultation: 10 Aug 2026
Comments by: 17 Aug 2026
Committee: 19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 21 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved

Erection of a Fixed Boat Landing Platform.

F/TH/23/0953 14 Dec 2023

Within ~100m

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Thanet

Planning Authority Score

4.5/10

Below average

#175 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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