Land Adjacent to Existing Tesco Store (off Manston Road), Ramsgate, CT12 6NT

Planning appeal 6001393 at Land Adjacent to Existing Tesco Store (off Manston Road), Ramsgate, CT12 6NT (Thanet District Council) was dismissed on 14 April 2026 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the development having particular regard to a) the development plan allocation for the site; and b) the health and well-being of local school children.

erection of a freestanding drive-thru restaurant, car parking, landscaping and associated works, including Customer Order Displays (COD) and minor alterations to existing car parking area

Authority: Thanet District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Glassar S
Postcode: CT12 6NT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for the development having particular regard to a) the development plan allocation for the site; and b) the health and well-being of local school children

What decided it

The proposal would result in the loss of land specifically allocated for housing at a time of acknowledged housing undersupply, and this adverse impact outweighs the economic and other benefits of the scheme.

The conflict with the housing allocation and the need to safeguard the site for its intended use, reinforced by the housing land shortfall, outweighs the moderate benefits of the drive-thru restaurant proposal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H01Policy SP01
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 96Paragraph 97Paragraph 232

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