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Richborough Energy Park Sandwich Road Ramsgate Kent CT13 9NL

Awaiting decision Thanet CON/TH/26/0609 Conditions

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Application for approval of Conditions 7 and 8 (Contamination) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/1216 for the variation of condition 2 of planning permission F/TH/22/0579 for the "Extension of electricity battery storage facility to provide additional 249mw capacity including electrical plant and equipment, alterations to land levels, landscaping and associated works, following removal of existing wind turbine, site clearance and levelling" to allow amendments to the approved layout of the battery storage scheme and land levels,

As published by the council, reference CON/TH/26/0609

Application record

Reference
CON/TH/26/0609
Type
Conditions
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Thanet Villages
Parish
Minster Parish Council
Postcode
CT13 9NL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Thanet register

This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • CON/TH/26/0399 Awaiting decision

    Richborough Energy Park Sandwich Road Ramsgate Kent CT13 9NL

    Application for approval of Condition 3 (Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0652 for the variation of condition 2 and 11 of planning permission F/TH/24/0269 for the Installation of an electrical battery storage facility including the installation of UKPN connection area and equipment to allow for changes to the layout of the site, the increase in floorspace of 2no. buildings, removal of secondary fence, removal of secondary water tank and alterations to surface water drainage

    Submitted 16 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • CON/TH/26/0398 Granted

    Richborough Energy Park Sandwich Road Ramsgate Kent CT13 9NL

    Application for approval of Conditions 7 (Landscaping Scheme) and 8 (Hard Landscaping) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0652 for the variation of condition 2 and 11 of planning permission F/TH/24/0269 for the Installation of an electrical battery storage facility including the installation of UKPN connection area and equipment to allow for changes to the layout of the site, the increase in floorspace of 2no. buildings, removal of secondary fence, removal of secondary water tank and alterations to surface water drainage

    Decided 18 May 2026 Conditions
  • F/TH/24/0269 Granted

    Richborough Energy Park Sandwich Road RAMSGATE Kent CT13 9NL

    Variation of conditions 2, 3, 5, 6 and 11 of approved permission of F/TH/22/1245 ' Installation of an electrical battery storage facility including the installation of UKPN connection area and equipment ' to allow alterations to the layout of the site together with amendments to the wording of conditions

    Decided 12 Nov 2024 Full applications
  • F/TH/21/0831 Granted

    Richborough Energy Park Sandwich Road RAMSGATE Kent CT13 9NL

    Extension of the existing 400kV substation

    Decided 15 Sep 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Received by Thanet

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Thanet took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

118 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Thanet for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Thanet decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Richborough Energy Park (Part Of Former Richborough Power Station) Ramsgate Road Sandwich CT13 9NL

    CON/25/00649/A Submitted 16 Apr 2026 0m away

    Discharge of condition 7 (Lighting design strategy) pursuant to application 25/00649 - Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and 11 (SUDS) on planning permission 22/00705 as amended by 24/00258 (Installation of an electrical battery storage facility including the installation of UKPN connection area and equipment, ground raising, landscaping and associated works) to vary room sizes, the layout of access, increase of size of SUDS basin, removal of secondary security fencing and secondary water tanks, and to update drainage strategy report

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • Richborough Energy Park (Part Of Former Richborough Power Station) Ramsgate Road Sandwich CT13 9NL

    CON/25/00649/B Submitted 16 Apr 2026 0m away

    Discharge of condition 8 (Landscaping scheme) and 9 (Hard & soft landscaping) pursuant to application 25/00649 - Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) and 11 (SUDS) on planning permission 22/00705 as amended by 24/00258 (Installation of an electrical battery storage facility including the installation of UKPN connection area and equipment, ground raising, landscaping and associated works) to vary room sizes, the layout of access, increase of size of SUDS basin, removal of secondary security fencing and secondary water tanks, and to update drainage strategy report

    Granted Conditions 10 docs

  • Richborough Energy Park Sandwich Road Ramsgate Kent CT13 9NL

    CON/TH/26/0399 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 0m away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~12 Jun

    Application for approval of Condition 3 (Lighting Design Strategy for Biodiversity) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0652 for the variation of condition 2 and 11 of planning permission F/TH/24/0269 for the Installation of an electrical battery storage facility including the installation of UKPN connection area and equipment to allow for changes to the layout of the site, the increase in floorspace of 2no. buildings, removal of secondary fence, removal of secondary water tank and alterations to surface water drainage

    Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • Richborough Energy Park Sandwich Road Ramsgate Kent CT13 9NL

    CON/TH/26/0398 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 0m away

    Application for approval of Conditions 7 (Landscaping Scheme) and 8 (Hard Landscaping) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0652 for the variation of condition 2 and 11 of planning permission F/TH/24/0269 for the Installation of an electrical battery storage facility including the installation of UKPN connection area and equipment to allow for changes to the layout of the site, the increase in floorspace of 2no. buildings, removal of secondary fence, removal of secondary water tank and alterations to surface water drainage

    Granted Conditions 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • Land South Of Petrol Filling Station Ramsgate Road Sandwich CT13 9NL

    21/00629 Submitted 20 Apr 2021 70m away

    Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials), 4 (archaeological), 5 (construction management plan), 6 (sewage), 7 (drainage), 8 (land contamination/groundwater), and 9 (closure report) to allow amendments to approved scheme and to amend wording of conditions of planning permission DOV/19/00342 (application under Section 73)

    Granted Amendments 39 docs

  • Land At Weatherlees Bend Ramsgate Road Sandwich

    21/00529 Submitted 6 Apr 2021 73m away

    Display of various internally illuminated and non-illuminated elevational and freestanding signage

    Granted Advertising 12 docs

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    2 Jun 2026 Conditions