 The eastward expansion of Cliftonville has included much of the former parish of Northdown including Northdown Park and House.West Cliftonville was originally developed as the up-market alternative to bustling Margate and had many small private hotels and guest houses with outstanding Victorian architecture which catered for the many visitors to what was in the first half of the 20th century a thriving holiday resort.Many of the large hotels have been converted into one bed flats; this has brought about positive action from Thanet District Council which introduced selective licensing ensuring that quality home improvements are maintained by landlords (2006) and restricting planning permission for one bedroom flats (2007).