15 Hawley Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PU Data via plota.co.uk

PAE/TH/26/0982 - Prior App from Use Class E to Use Class C3 Pending Consideration
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior Approval for a change of use from offices (class E) to 1No dwelling (class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2026
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Validated
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Nov 2026 and 21 Dec 2026, from Thanet's recent changes of use.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement Report/Statement · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF internal layouts - existing PL02 Plan/Drawing · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PL01 existing Plan/Drawing · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PL03 proposed Plan/Drawing · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF site location and block plan Plan/Drawing · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PL04 proposed Plan/Drawing · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Forms/Certificates · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

66 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 6, Lombard Street, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 64 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.
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Historic England ↗
Margate 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
Margate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation about 283 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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 283 m away: Thanet Coast SSSI; 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 2 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.

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Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Prior App from Use Class E to Use Class C3
Postcode
CT9 1PU
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Margate Central
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Town Planning Consulting

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Thanet usually decides changes of use by day 73.

Day 667 days to the predicted decision (day 73)
32%decided within 8 weeks
96%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
23 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings