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£850,000

Manston Road, Manston, CT12

Land size
0.83 acres

Key Features

  • Commercial development land extending to approximately 0.83 acres
  • Full planning permission granted
  • Consent for a 120-bedroom hotel with conference facilities
  • Prime position adjacent to Manston Airport
  • Strong strategic, commercial, and investment appeal

Description

Commercial Development Opportunity – Manston Road, Manston, Kent.

A rare opportunity to acquire a strategically located parcel of development land extending to approximately 0.83 acres, situated on Manston Road, Manston, directly on the doorstep of Manston Airport. The site benefits from full planning permission for the erection of a 120-bedroom hotel with conference facilities, presenting an attractive proposition for developers and investors.

Planning Permission
Planning consent has been granted by Thanet District Council for the development of a purpose-built hotel comprising 120 guest bedrooms together with conference, ancillary, and associated facilities. Full planning details, drawings, and conditions can be viewed on Thanet District Council’s planning portal under reference F/TH/11/0336.

Alongside the hotel plans, the owner have looked at plans for a fourteen unit industrial scheme of which the drawings can be seen on the images STP.

Location
The site occupies a prominent and accessible position on Manston Road, immediately adjacent to Manston Airport, an area earmarked for ongoing commercial and infrastructure growth. The location offers excellent connectivity to the wider Thanet area and regional transport networks, making it ideally suited to serve airport-related demand, business travellers, conference delegates, and leisure visitors to the Kent coast.

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-04-16

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree Good LimitedVodafone Good Limited

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Newington Community Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    692
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ramsgate Arts Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    409
    Type
    Free schools
  • Chilton Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    418
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dame Janet Primary Academy1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    291
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    120
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Royal Harbour Academy1.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,045
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St George's Church of England Foundation School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    1,590
    Type
    Foundation school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,334
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hartsdown Academy2.5 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    868
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dane Court Grammar School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,152
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Tesco Ramsgate Superstore, Ramsgate1 mile
Spar - Ramsgate, Ramsgate1.1 miles
Morrisons Daily Ramsgate Bush Parade, Ramsgate1.4 miles

GP surgery

Newington Road Surgery1.4 miles

Pharmacy

Tesco Instore Pharmacy1 mile

Hospital

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital2.5 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden400 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Thanet Parkway0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Church266 metres

Typical drive times

Margate8 min · 3.6 miles
Ramsgate7 min · 2.8 miles
Sandwich13 min · 7.9 miles
Broadstairs10 min · 4.4 miles
Canterbury (city)27 min · 17 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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