Consultation on new Local Plan

The Council has launched the Scoping Consultation on its new Local Plan. All the consultation documentation and the statutory notice can be viewed there. Copies of the documents can also be inspected at the Thanet Gateway in Margate, and the Scoping Consultation document can also be inspected at local libraries and Town and Parish Council offices during their normal opening hours.

The consultation runs until 5pm on Friday 9 October 2026. The statutory Notice is set out below:

NOTICE UNDER REGULATION 20 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (LOCAL PLANNING) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2026

Thanet District Council is carrying out a Scoping Consultation on the new Thanet Local Plan. The consultation will be open from 24 August until 9 October 2026. Representations are invited on the following matters:

• What should be included in the new Local Plan
• How you would like to be consulted and involved in its preparation
• Any sites that might be available to help meet the development needs of the district
• Any heritage assets that people think should be considered for inclusion in a ‘local heritage assets’ list
• A number of background documents available for comment

Representations must be received by 5.00pm pm on 9 October 2026 using our online consultation portal at www.thanetcouncilplan.inconsult.uk, by email to local.plans@thanet.gov.uk or by post to Thanet District Council, Strategic Planning Department, Cecil Square, Margate, Kent, CT9 1YW.

Representations may also be accompanied by a request to be notified when one or more of the following steps occur as set out in the 2026 Regulations:

(i) the making available of proposed local plan content and evidence under regulation 23(1)(b) (consultation on proposed local plan content and evidence);

(ii) the publication of observations or advice under section 15CA(5) of the Act;

(iii) the making available of the proposed local plan submission documents under regulation 27(1)(b) (consultation on the proposed local plan);

(iv) the submission of the proposed local plan to the Secretary of State for independent examination under section 15D(1) of the Act;

(v) the making available of the matters specified in regulation 35(2) in accordance with regulation 35(1)(a) (independent examination: local plans);

(vi) a decision of the examiner under section 15D(7) of the Act that the examination under that section is to be paused under section 15DA of the Act for further work to be carried out;

(vii) the publication under section 15DA(7) of the Act of the document and any evidence which is sent to the examiner under section 15DA(6);

(viii) the publication of the recommendations and reasons of the examiner received under section 15D or section 15DA of the Act, in accordance with section 15D(13) or section 15DA(10);

(ix) the adoption or approval of the local plan under Part 2 of the Act.

This notice is available to download as a PDF Scoping Consultation Notice and is available for inspection at the Thanet Gateway Plus, Cecil Street, Margate, CT9 1RE and at local libraries in Birchington, Broadstairs, Cliftonville, Minster, Newington, Ramsgate and Westgate during their normal opening hours.

Further information on the new plan making system is available on the Government’s website