168 Northdown Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 2QN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor shop (Use Class E) to Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis), together with erection of single storey rear extension, raising of existing rear flat roof, erection of 3.5m high walls at rear to create enclosed smoking area, changes to rear fenestration, installation of 2no. air conditioning units, replacement timber shopfront and associated alterations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved around 20 Sept 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 18 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because updated noise controls would avoid unacceptable disturbance to nearby homes.
- Environmental Health supported the updated assessment, with a three-person limit and 11pm curfew for the smoking area.
- The committee agreed to approve the application subject to safeguarding conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 18 Mar 2026.
Documents 35
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 18
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £291,000 in July 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Thanet
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- CT9 2QN
- Received
- 19 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Cliftonville West
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- around 20 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- S.I.Chartered Bldg Surveyors
- Freehold owner
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 18 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Thanet ranks #171 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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