125 Canterbury Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8NL Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/26/0778 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of parts of the former St Augustine's College buildings to provide 24no 1-bed, 13no 2-bed and 3no 3-bed self-contained flats, and erection of 4no 3-bed dwellings, continued use of the remainder of the buildings as wedding venue, restaurant and associated hospitality uses and retention of 2no. existing dwellings, removal of the single-storey western extension and external metal fire escape staircases, installation of air source heat pumps, together with associated access, landscaping and parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jul 2026
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Validated
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Thanet's recent changes of use.

Documents 79

Plans & drawings 59

PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 5 - 204 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAWING ISSUE Supporting/Supplementary Info · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 4 - 203 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 3 - 202 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 - 201 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 - 200 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN - 120 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN - 121 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION THIRD FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 119 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN - 118 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN - 117 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 116 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION THIRD FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 115 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION SECOND FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 114 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION FIRST FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 112 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 113 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 111 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BIN AND CYCLE STORE PLANS TYPE C D - 109 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION GROUND FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 110 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MEWS ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANS - 107 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BIN AND CYCLE STORE PLANS TYPE A B - 108 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 105 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN SHEET 1 OF 2 - 106 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 103 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 104 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 101 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 102 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED DEMOLITION GROUDN FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 99 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 100 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 4 - 33 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 5 - 34 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 3 - 32 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 - 31 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 - 30 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING MEZZANINE FLOOR PLAN - 29 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN - 28 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 27 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 25 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 26 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 24 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN 2 OF 2 - 21 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 22 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PLAN - 10 J Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1 OF 2 - 20 A Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN - 01 Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PLAN COLOURED - 10 J Plan/Drawing · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF VIEW OF ST AUGUSTINES PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TYPICAL SUSPENDED CEILING DETAIL Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEAR VIEW FROM C'BURY RD OF PROPOSED MEWS HOUSES Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TYPICAL FALSE WALL DETAIL Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GLAZED FIRE SEPARATION SCREEN DETAIL Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TYPICAL DOOR REINSTATEMENT DETAIL TO INFILL WALLS Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF VIEW OF FRONT ELEVATION Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MEWS HOUSES COMPARISON STREET SCENE Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TRAVEL PLAN Supporting/Supplementary Info · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LONG VIEW FROM C'BURY RD OF PROPOSED MEWS HOUSES Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF VIEW OF PROPOSED MEWS HOUSES Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED MEWS HOUSES WIDER STREET SCENE Plan/Drawing · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: St Augustine's College and the Abbey School, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Westgate On Sea South Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Birchington & Rural ED. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Margate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 £5,835,244 in June 2024. Other property, freehold.

26 June 2024£5,835,244Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
24 January 2022£4,150,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
CT8 8NL
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Parish
Westgate Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
On Planning
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 77, past Thanet's usual 70 days for changes of use. 66% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 11 Nov 2026.

Day 7714 days to the 91-day target
34%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
14%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Nov 2026
Thanet
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Thanet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #103 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #122 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #171 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #196 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
50 decided
751
Total decisions
67 refused in the year to March 2026

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: 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.