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Thanet’s current adopted Local Plan – 2006
What is the Local Plan?
The Local Plan is a plan for the future development of the local area, drawn up by the Local Planning Authority. It guides decisions on whether or not planning applications can be granted.
In law it is described as the development plan documents adopted under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. A Local Plan can consist of one or more documents.
The Council’s current Local Plan includes:
Thanet Adopted Local Plan 2006 (pdf)
Kent Waste and Minerals Local Plan Saved Policies
Thanet is currently producing a new Local Plan
Thanet Local Plan 2006 Saved Policies
The Thanet Local Plan 2006 was adopted in June 2006.
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduced measures that meant all the policies in the Thanet Local Plan 2006 would expire in June 2009 unless the Secretary of State extended the policies beyond that date.
A Direction has been received from the Secretary of State and 93 of the policies in the 2006 Local Plan have been saved.
The Thanet Local Plan Saved Policies form part of the development plan for Thanet.
These will remain in force indefinitely or until superseded by new policies in the new Local Plan. View the Thanet Local Plan 2006 and interactive proposals map. Search function is by post code only.
PLEASE NOTE: The original text and proposals map still include the policies that have not been saved.
View a copy of the Letter and Direction from Secretary of State (PDF).
A list of the saved policies which remain in force is set out below in Chapter order:-
Chapter 2 – Economic Development & Regeneration
EC1 Land Allocated for Economic Development
EC2 Kent International Airport
EC4 Airside Development Area
EC5 Land at and East of the Airport Terminal
EC6 Fire Training School
EC7 Economic Development Infrastructure
EC8 Ramsgate Waterfront
EC9 Ramsgate New Port
EC10 Margate Old Town and Harbour
EC12 Retention of Employment Sites
Chapter 3 – Housing
H1 Residential Development Sites
H2 Dwelling Supply
H3 Phasing
H4 Windfall Sites
H6 Residential Development Site – Westwood
H7 Residential Development & Amenity Site – Minster
H8 Size & Type of Housing
H10 Areas in Special Need of Attention
H11 Non Self-Contained Residential Accommodation
H12 Retention of Existing Housing Stock
H14 Affordable Housing Negotiations on Housing Sites
H15 Rural Local Needs Housing
H16 New Agricultural Dwellings
Chapter 4 – Town Centres & Retailing
TC1 New Retail Development
TC4 Mixed Use Area
TC7 Margate, Ramsgate and Broadstairs Core Centres
TC8 District & Local Centres
TC9 Hot Food Takeaways
Chapter 5 – Transportation
TR3 Provision of Transport Infrastructure
TR4 New Road and Highway Improvements
TR5 Off-Street Servicing in Town Centres
TR8 Rail Link Safeguarding Direction
TR10 Coach Parking
TR12 Cycling
TR15 Green Travel Plans
TR16 Car Parking Provision
TR17 Retention of Existing Car Parking
TR18 Car Parking at Westwood and Out of Centre Locations
Chapter 6 – Design
D1 Design Principles
D2 Landscaping
D5 Advertisements
D7 Areas of High Townscape Value
D9 Accommodation for Elderly Relatives
Chapter 7 – Heritage
HE11 Archaeological Assessment
HE12 Archaeological Sites and Preservation
HE14 Montefiore Site
Chapter 8 – Tourism
T1 Tourist Facilities
T3 Self-Catering Accommodation
T4 Hoverport Site Pegwell Bay
T5 The Lido Site
T6 Language Schools
T7 Amusement Uses
T8 Dreamland
Chapter 9 – Sport & Recreation
SR1 New Facilities
SR2 Jackey Baker’s
SR3 Maximising Use of Facilities
SR4 Provision of New Sports Facilities
SR5 Play Space
SR7 Urban Fringe
SR8 Formal Countryside Recreation
SR9 Informal Countryside Recreation
SR10 Public Open Space
SR11 Private Open Space
SR12 Playing Fields
SR13 Allotments
SR14 Community Woodland
SR16 Equestrian Uses and Buildings
SR18 Major Holiday Beaches
SR19 Intermediate Beaches
SR20 Undeveloped Beaches
Chapter 10 – Countryside & Coast
CC1 Development in the Countryside
CC2 Landscape Character Areas
CC5 Green Wedges
CC7 Rural Lanes
CC10 Farm Diversification
Chapter 11 – Rural Settlements
R1 General Levels of Development
R2 Village Gaps
R3 Village Services
R4 Village Shops
Chapter 12 – Nature Conservation
NC3 Local Wildlife Sites
NC6 RIGs Sites
Chapter 13 – Environmental Protection
EP2 Landfill Sites
EP5 Local Air Quality Monitoring
EP7 Aircraft Noise
EP8 Aircraft Noise and Residential Development
EP9 Light Pollution
EP13 Groundwater Protection Zones
Chapter 14 – Community Facilities
CF1 Community Facilities
CF2 Development Contributions
CF3 Training Facilities
CF4 QEQM Hospital Margate
CF5 Margate Cemetery
CF6 New Education Site
Kent Waste and Minerals Local Plan Saved Policies
Kent County Council is responsible for producing policy in relation to Minerals and Waste. Existing policies are the ‘saved’ policies contained in the Construction Aggregates Minerals Local Plan, Chalk and Clay Minerals Local Plan, Oil and Gas Minerals Local Plan, Brick Earth Subject Local Plan and Waste Local Plan.
Kent County Council is in the process of replacing the above documents with Mineral and Waste Development Framework Documents.
The Minerals and Waste saved policies, and further information about the Minerals and Waste Development Framework can be found on Kent County Councils website: Kent County Council – Minerals and Waste
PermalinkCliftonville Development Plan Document
Plan adopted by Council
The Cliftonville Development Plan Document was reported to full Council on 25th February 2010 and was formally adopted. The Cliftonville DPD forms part of the Council’s Local Plan.
- Download the adopted Cliftonville Development Plan Document (PDF, 3mb)
- View the Adoption Statement
- Download the Sustainability Appraisal Report (PDF)
- Download the Sustainability Statement (PDF)
On 19th October 2009, Thanet District Council submitted the Cliftonville Development Plan Document to the Secretary of State for an examination of the ‘soundness’ of the plan.
In a letter to the council, the Planning Inspector concluded that new policies, which are contained in the Cliftonville Development Plan Document (DPD), met all the legal and planning criteria set out in the legislation. He hoped that his conclusions and recommendations will “enable the Council to ensure a positive, social, economic and environmental outcome for Cliftonville to benefit the local community.”
In coming to his conclusions, the Inspector had considered comments made on the policies from a number of people and groups living and working in the area.
The Inspectors report sets out a number of changes to be made to the document (largely the changes in the Minor and Significant schedules of changes proposed by the Council) – these changes are binding on the council.
- Inspectors Report on the Examination into the Cliftonville Development Plan Document
- Download the Inspectors report (PDF, 787kb)
The Evidence Base that supported the Cliftonville DPD comprised 40 documents, most of which are available electronically.
PermalinkView the interactive proposals map
View the Thanet Local Plan 2006 interactive proposals map. Search function is by post code only.
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