Seafront Suite, Unit 2, THE FUNICULAR BUILDING The Parade, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1LZ Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/25/0997 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to commercial - cafe/restaurant, retail or leisure use (Use Class E(a)/(b)/(d)) and enlargement to balcony at front and side of building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

15 Sept 2025

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Validated

20 Mar 2026

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Consultation

24 Mar 2026

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Approved

15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Planning Officer · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 10

Site constraints 11

Ramsgate to Whitstable across the site

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.

Broadstairs 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

Broadstairs 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

Flood map ↗

Public footpath about 16 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Special area of conservation about 135 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.

45 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 9, the Parade, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 45 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 45 with distances

22 m9, the ParadeGrade II
25 mThe ProspectGrade II
31 mBarfield HouseGrade II
31 m1, Eldon PlaceGrade II
36 m2 and 2a, Eldon PlaceGrade II
40 m26, Albion StreetGrade II
41 mCliff EdgeGrade II
43 m24, Albion StreetGrade II
45 mWindsor CinemaGrade II
47 m22, Albion StreetGrade II
49 m20, Albion StreetGrade II
52 m16 and 18, Albion StreetGrade II
57 mSt Mary's ChapelGrade II
61 mBroadstairs Entertainment Department Office York Gate HouseGrade II
66 m48 and 50, Albion StreetGrade II
69 mRoyal Albion HotelGrade II
72 m14, Albion StreetGrade II
74 mFlint Wall Between Flint House and No 27 Harbour StreetGrade II
75 mFlint HouseGrade II
75 mThe York GateGrade II
82 mThe Old Curiosity ShopGrade II
84 mWall to the North East of Flint HouseGrade II
87 mNeptune Hall Public HouseGrade II
88 m15, Harbour StreetGrade II
88 m17, Harbour StreetGrade II
88 mArchway HouseGrade II
89 mLawn CottageGrade II
98 m1 and 2, Union SquareGrade II
99 m7, Union SquareGrade II
103 mAlbion HouseGrade II
108 mDickens HouseGrade II
113 m6, 7 and 8, Church SquareGrade II
114 mThe Tartar Frigate Public HouseGrade II
116 m5 and 6, Union SquareGrade II
117 m3 and 4, Union SquareGrade II
118 mArcadia HouseGrade II
121 mWash-HousesGrade II
123 mLittlewoldGrade II
124 m3-5, Church SquareGrade II
128 m5 AND 6, VICTORIA PARADE (See details for further address information)Grade II
129 mAdmiralty CottageGrade II
132 mBleak HouseGrade II
134 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Harbour OfficeGrade II
135 mThe Look Out House and Stores, the PierGrade II
137 mNumber 1 Church Road and Numbers 1 and 2 Church SquareGrade II

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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

SSSI about 135 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.

Also on the record

Flood defence about 25 m from the postcode pin (beach); Inside the Broadstairs 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.

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Important details

Council: Thanet
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: CT10 1LZ
Received: 15 Sept 2025
Validated: 20 Mar 2026
Ward: Bradstowe
Parish: Broadstairs And St Peters
Case officer: Show
Decision: Grant Permission
Decision date: 15 May 2026
Decision level: Delegated Planning Officer
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 17 days faster than Thanet's median of 73 for changes of use. Approved, as 96% of changes of use here are.

This one56d

Council73d

UK56d

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

Neighbours: 24 Mar 2026
Consultation: 24 Mar 2026
Comments by: 14 Apr 2026
Site or press notice: 2 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Seafront Suite, Unit 2, THE FUNICULAR BUILDING The Parade, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 1LZ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 1

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 6