Thanet Local Plan
The Local Plan is a policy document produced by the Council, as
local planning authority, setting out what can be built and where,
and helps guide decisions on whether or not planning applications
can be granted.
The Thanet Local Plan has now been formally adopted.
Please click the following link to view the text and the
interactive proposals map Thanet Local Plan
2006. Please note that the interactive map is
representative of the printed proposals map which forms part of the
Local Plan.
The Thanet Local Plan forms part of the Development Plan for Thanet which also includes
the Regional
Spatial Strategy and other documents.
Cliftonville Development Plan Document - Preferred Options
Consultation
The public consultation is now open from 18th April -
30th May 2008.
Planning Conference - 18th March 2008 - feedback of issues
raised
The Planning conference held on 18th March at Broadstairs
Pavilion generated a huge amount of positive discussion. We
have now had the opportunity to read all the notes that were taken
at the meeting. We have prepared a summary of the key themes
that were identified at the conference, and have also made the
scribe notes available from each table. Please follow the
links below:
New Policy and Supplementary Planning Guidance
A new Council policy and supplementary guidance restricting
the provision of bedsits and one-bedroom flats in the Cliftonville
West Renewal Area was adopted by the Council on 14th December
2006.
Isle of Thanet Local Plan 1998
The Isle of Thanet Local Plan (ITLP) 1998 has been replaced by
the Thanet Local Plan which was adopted in 2006. However the
1998 plan has been used to inform planning decisions until recently
and can be viewed by clicking the folloing link: Isle of Thanet Local Plan 1998
Local Development Framework
In 2004 the government introduced a new planning system
which will replace the local plan with a set of documents called a
Local Development Framework. Please click the following link
for more information on the Local
Development Framework.
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
The Statement of Community Involvement was adopted by the
Council on 22nd February 2007.
To download the adopted SCI or for further information please
click the links below:
Housing and Commercial Land
The amount and availability of Housing and Commercial Land is
monitored on an annual basis in conjunction with Kent County
Council. Reports for the most recent surveys are available on
Kent County Council's website by clicking the following link:
Housing and Commercial Land
For any queries on retail issues (or any other planning policy
issues) please contact the Strategic Planning team (see
contact details above).