FORMER PUTTING GREEN Ethelbert Crescent, Margate, Kent, CT9 2DY Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/26/0795 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of skatepark and kiosk together with formation of a vehicular access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

4 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

20 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Oct 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Thanet's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 40

Statements & assessments 16

Plans & drawings 23

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Forms/Certificates · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Clifftop 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

Cliftonville 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Special area of conservation 71 m away: Thanet Coast

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI 71 m away: Thanet Coast SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Margate built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 14 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council: Thanet
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: CT9 2DY
Received: 4 Aug 2026
Validated: 20 Aug 2026
Ward: Cliftonville West
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Oct 2026
Decision level: Planning Committee Decision

Decision outlook

Day 45 of the 56-day target. Thanet usually decides commercial and major works by day 93.

target

prediction

Day 4548 days to the predicted decision (day 93)

23%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

30%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 15 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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2025 Approved

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2024 Approved

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2024 Approved

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2020

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2020 Withdrawn

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Thanet

Planning Authority Score

4.5/10

Below average

#175 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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