Oval Regeneration

To learn about the various regeneration projects taking place at The Oval Bandstand & Lawns please click on the following links:

• Completed Projects
• The Bandstand Amphitheatre
• The Oval Lawns
• Wellness Garden and Outdoor Gym

Planning Applications

Application to Discharge Conditions 5, 6, 7 (26th March 2025) and Condition 8 (23rd May 2025)

On 26th March 2025 we submitted an application to discharge conditions 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Ecological Enhancement Features) (Part Discharge) and 7 (Landscape Management Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/23/1614 (see below).

The following information was submitted to support the application:

• Covering Letter
• Hard Landscaping Details (Condition 5, full discharge)
• Fixtures and Finishes Schedule (Condition 5, full discharge)
• Product Data Sheets (Condition 5, full discharge)
• Phased Programme of Works – Wellness Garden (Condition 6, part discharge)
• Nature Recovery Plan (Condition 7, full discharge)
  • Appendix B: Multi-species Hedgerow Project
  • Appendix B: Tiny Forests Project
  • Appendix B: Wildflower Meadow Project
  • Appendix B: Flowerbeds, Planters, and Hanging Baskets Project
  • Appendix B: Wellness Garden Project
  • Appendix B: Rose Garden Project
  • Appendix B: Ecology Hub Project
• Sedum Green Roof Compliance Pack (Condition 8, full discharge)
• Supplementary Design Justification Report – Shipping Containers (Condition 8, full discharge)

Application to Vary Conditions (20 January 2025) – APPROVED (21 May 2025)

On 20 January 2025, we submitted an application to vary conditions 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 attached to our original planning permission, which was granted on 20 September 2024 (details below). These proposed variations were subsequently unanimously approved by councillors at the Planning Committee meeting on 21 May 2025.

The following documents were prepared and submitted in support of the variations:

• Supplementary Document to Vary Conditions  (20th January 2025)
• Supplementary Design Justification Report – Shipping Containers (15th May 2025)

Full Planning Application (5 December 2023) – APPROVED (20 September 2024)

We received approval for our planning application on Friday 20th September, 2024. The following documents to support the application were submitted to Thanet District Council:

• Design and Access Statement (5th December 2023)
• Design and Access Statement – Appendix A (15th June 2024)
• Design Proposals (5th December 2023)
• Historic Design Information (15th June 2024)
• Fixtures and Finishes Schedule (5th December 2023)
• As Existing Drawings (5th December 2023)
• As Proposed Drawings (5th December 2023)

The planning application reference is F/TH/23/1614 and the description is as follows:

Part retrospective application for a part change of use of the toilet block & store room (The Oval Pavilion) to an events bar and a cafe together with external alterations; use of amphitheatre for outdoor cinema/market/concert/sports/dance or theatre; external terrace for seating and access ramps, hand-rails within the bandstand amphitheatre; part demolition of sections of external wall to facilitate step-free access; installation of a timber fence and gates within the bandstand amphitheatre; installation of shipping containers to provide multiple retail/commercial/storage spaces and associated equipment and works; installation of a demountable perimeter fence [and] gates to amphitheatre auditorium for a temporary time period (31 December 2026); erection and display of non-illuminated information boards and site entrance signs across the site; installation of street furniture; creation of a wellness garden with outdoor gym and associated equipment and works; erection of a greenhouse, perimeter fence and gate within the existing garden maintenance area.

To view all of The Oval’s planning applications via TDC’s website please quote the reference number F/TH/23/1614 at https://www.thanet.gov.uk/info-pages/planning-application-search/