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Yes. When outline planning permission for the wider neighbourhood was granted (the initial, overarching approval that set the principles for the whole area, with the details of each part settled later), this parcel was set aside so that Kent County Council could build a two-form-entry primary school here if it decided one was needed.

Kent County Council is the authority responsible for planning and providing school places. Following discussions, Kent County Council confirmed in writing that it does not need this site for a school and has formally released the land from that requirement.

No. Deciding where new schools are needed, funding them and running them is Kent County Council's responsibility, not a housebuilder's. We cannot require Kent County Council to build a school, and we cannot build or operate one ourselves.

Yes. When outline permission was granted, the environmental assessment looked at what would happen if the school were not built and homes were provided instead — up to 1,130 homes across the whole neighbourhood. So the possibility of homes on this site, and the effects of building them, have already been assessed and accepted.

The wider neighbourhood is allocated in the Council's Local Plan (Policy SP19) for around 1,020 new homes, but only 971 have been built so far — a shortfall of about 49 homes. Building homes here would help make up that shortfall and add to the homes the area is meant to deliver, helping the Council meet its housing targets. Because the total would end up a little above the number approved under the original outline permission, this phase is coming forward as its own full planning application.

Contributions towards local school places and other community infrastructure are agreed with the councils as part of the planning process, and would apply to this development.

80 homes in total: a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom houses, plus one small apartment building of 9 flats. Twenty-four of the homes (30%) would be affordable, for local people through rent and shared ownership routes. All homes meet national space standards, and a number are built to accessible and adaptable standards.

Most homes are houses of two and two-and-a-half storeys. There is one three-storey apartment building of 9 flats, positioned to reflect the taller buildings opposite.

Around a quarter of a hectare is given over to open space, which is more than double what planning policy requires for a development of this size. There are two areas of open space, each with a children's play area, significant new tree planting and roughly 378 metres of new native hedgerow, along with wildflower and wetland planting. The scheme is designed to deliver a net gain in biodiversity, so the site will support more wildlife after development than it does today.

There are two vehicle access points from the existing road to the north-east, and a tree-lined main street with grass verges. Parking is provided in line with Kent County Council's parking standards, including visitor spaces, and is arranged so that cars do not dominate the street scene.

Thanet District Council has asked whether local people would use allotments if they were provided nearby. If that would interest you, please let us know in the survey below.

We expect the application to be validated by Thanet District Council in September 2026. After that, the Council carries out its own formal consultation, when you can comment directly to them, before it makes a decision.

You can complete the survey below. Your feedback is reviewed by the project team and used to refine the plans, and a summary is submitted to Thanet District Council alongside the application. Your comments help shape the details of the scheme before we submit.