THE DROME GARAGE Manston Road, North, Manston, Margate, Kent, CT9 4LT Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/26/0335 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of undeveloped land to car parking and storage in connection to garage use, together with erection of 2no. single storey buildings and retention of replacement single storey building (part retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
15 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 19 Aug 2026; it is now day 177.

The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Documents 17

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 28 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 27 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Birchington & Rural 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National infrastructure project 19 m away: Manston Airport
The site is 19 m from the project boundary. Airport, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Minster (Thanet) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
CT9 4LT
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
15 Apr 2026
Ward
Thanet Villages
Parish
Manston Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hume Planning Consultancy Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 177, past the statutory target. 63% of changes of use in Thanet are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.

Day 177121 days past the 56-day target
32%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
14%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.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
11 Jun 2026
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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