We invite feedback from local people on a whole range of subjects. A full list of ongoing consultations is listed below.
We also have an online engagement platform: Your Voice Thanet. If you want to have a say on issues that you care about, or want to influence the way the council makes decisions, participate in our consultations and spread the word amongst your family, friends, colleagues and neighbours and encourage them to get involved too. To take part, sign up by clicking the button below.
As a council, we’re often invited to respond to consultations from central government and other organisations. You can read our recent consultation responses, and the letters that we have sent to, and received from Members of Parliament on subjects that are important to our residents, by clicking on the drop down boxes below.
- Review of Polling Districts, Polling Places and Polling Stations – closes 5pm, Monday 9 December 2024
- Proposed gypsy and traveller site consultation – closes 5pm, Tuesday 17 December 2024
- Draft Gambling Statement of Principles 2025-2028 – closes Friday 3 January 2025
- Consultation Draft Statement of Licensing Policy 2025-2030 – closes Friday 3 January 2025
Home Office plans for the Manston Reception Centre – 1 October 2024
National Planning Policy Framework Consultation – July 2024
Surestart Millmead Consultation
Sea Link development: statutory consultation – 18 December 2023
Updated response to the Sea Link development statutory consultation – 7 August 2024
PermalinkLetter received from Rt Hon Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Govt – 30 July 2024
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- Annual Residents’ Survey – closed Friday 29 November 2024
- Parking in Thanet – closed Sunday 1 September 2024
- Local Government Boundary Commission – closed Monday 27 May 2024
- Alcohol and Antisocial Behaviour PSPO – closed Friday 24 May
- Conservation Area Appraisal – closed Monday 22 April 2024
- Shop Front Design Guide – closed Sunday 24 March 2024
- Consultation on Parking in Thanet – closed Sunday 10 March 2024
- Thanet Community Safety Partnership Annual Perception Survey 2024 – closed Friday 1 March 2024
- Consultation on the Terms and Conditions at Ramsgate Royal Harbour – closed Friday 1 March 2024
- Consultation on the Strategic Museum Review – closed Friday 16 February 2024
2023
- Consultation on Thanet’s evening and night time economy – for businesses – closed Tuesday 2 May 2023
- Consultation on Thanet’s evening and night time economy – for community organisations and groups – closed Tuesday 2 May
- Consultation on the proposal to revise the boundaries of existing AQMA – closed Friday 14 April 2023
- Thanet Community Safety Partnership Annual Perception Survey 2023 – closed February 2023
2022
- Consultation on the Birchington Parish Council revised Basic Conditions Statement – closed 5pm Tuesday 20 December 2022.
- Consultation on the Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) on Athelstan and Ethelbert Roads – closed 5pm Friday 9 December 2022.
- Opportunity to feedback on the draft Net Zero Strategy by completing one of two surveys – closed Friday 11 November 2022.
- Public engagement on proposed changes to the Council Tax Support scheme – closed Monday 31 October 2022
- Consultation on the draft Westgate-on-Sea Neighbourhood Plan – closed Thursday 27 October 2022
- Birchington Neighbourhood Plan – closed February 2022
- Thanet Community Safety Partnership Annual Perception Survey 2022 – closed February 2022
2021
- Consultation on ‘partial update’ of Thanet’s Local Plan – closed February 2022
- Draft Tenancy Strategy Consultation – closed December 2021
- Ramsgate Heritage Action Zone Conservation Area Appraisal – closed December 2021
- Ramsgate Highways Consultation – closed November 2021
- Annual residents’ survey 2021 – closed October 2021
- Thanet Community Safety Partnership Annual Perception Survey 2021 – closed February 2021
- Ramsgate Royal Harbour – closed 21 February 2021
- Beach and Coastline Consultation – closed 15 February 2021
2020
- Amendments to the current Dog PSPO – 2 December 2020
- Margate Town Deal Community Engagement – closed 20 September 2020
- Thanet Community Safety Partnership – Annual Perception Survey 2020/21 – closed 5pm Friday 28 February
- Draft Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licensing Policy – closed 5pm Friday 28 February
- Draft Housing and Homelessness Strategy – closed 5pm on Monday 24 February 2020
- Proposed modifications to Thanet’s Local Plan 2011-2031 – closed 5pm on Monday 27 January 2020
2019
- East Kent Housing consultation – closed 20 December 2019
- Polling Stations review – Closed 11 October 2019
- Council Tax Support consultation – Closed 30 September 2019
- Thanet Community Safety Partnership Consultation 2019 – Closed 5 March 2019
- Broadstairs and St Peter’s Neighbourhood Development Plan – Closed 18 January 2019
2018
- Housing allocation policy – Closed 21 December 2018
- Long Term Empty Premium Consultation – Closed 14 December 2018
- Draft Tenancy Strategy 2018 – closed 26 September 2018
- Anti- Social Behaviour PSPO (Margate and Ramsgate) – closed 4 July 2018
- The Kent County Council (various roads, Thanet) (waiting restrictions and street parking places)(amendment No.17) order 2018 – closed 29 May 2018
- Thanet Community Safety Partnership – closed 28 February 2018
2017
- Local Plan Revision Consultation – closed March 2017
- Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) – closed September 2017