TESCO SUPERSTORE Manston Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6NT Data via plota.co.uk

PN12/TH/26/0509 - Prior Approval Solar PV Approved

Proposal

Application to apply for a determination as to whether the prior approval of the local planning authority is required in respect of the installation of solar panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Consultation
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 27

Plans & drawings 23

PDF PROPOSED SITE ELEVATION A3-A4 Plan/Drawing · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE ELEVATIONS, PROPOSED SITE ELEVATIONS Plan/Drawing · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS C1 C2 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS B1 B2 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS A3 A4 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS A3 A4 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS C3 C4 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS B1 B2 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION - D3 D4 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS A1 A2 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS C1 C2 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS D1 D2 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS D3 D4 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS C3 C4 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS A1 A2 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS B3 B4 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATION D1 D2 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS B3 B4 Plan/Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - C AND D Plan/Drawing · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Plan/Drawing · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PV LAYOUT PLAN - PROPOSED Plan/Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 150 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Plan/Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 100 EXISTING SITE PLAN Plan/Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National infrastructure project 728 m away: Manston Airport
The site is 728 m from the project boundary. Airport, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sea Link (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, 856 m); Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm (decided, 1733 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Ramsgate 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
Prior Approval Solar PV
Postcode
CT12 6NT
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Newington
Parish
Ramsgate Civil Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Custom Solar

How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 81% of prior approvals here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
39decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
11 Jun 2026
Consultation
16 Jun 2026
Comments by
7 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 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