Communications

Email:

hannah.thorpe@
thanet.gov.uk

Phone:

01843 577120

Shaping Margate's dreams

The results are in!

Over 200 people have given their views on the Council's vision for the Dreamland and Arlington Square sites.

Local residents, interest groups, Council partners and the owners of the site were asked to give their views on a planning brief which has been created to give guidance to future developers. 

Feedback from the public showed that 65% of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed with the planning brief overall.  There was strong support for keeping the Scenic Railway, keeping more than 50% of the site as an amusement park,  and for the Dreamland Cinema building to be kept for leisure uses.

There was less support for associated enabling development, including family homes and apartments, with 55% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing with this idea. However, Planning Managers have explained that this type of development is needed to fund the provision and operation of a high quality amusement park in the future and, in response to these concerns from local people, the brief has now been amended to explain this fully.

Feedback from this consultation has been used to produce an amended planning brief for the site, which is going to Cabinet for approval in December.

View a full breakdown of the results and comments.

To request a copy of the amended planning brief please email hannah.thorpe@thanet.gov.uk or call 01843 577120.