SECURITY OFFICE AND LOCK GATE East Crosswall, The Royal Harbour, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9LQ Data via plota.co.uk

L/TH/26/0222 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for demolition of Dock Office and installation of hardsurfacing following the demolition Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Validated
4 Mar 2026
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Consultation
12 May 2026
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Committee
20 May 2026
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Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 20 May 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the building had limited merit, while paving and capstan reinstatement would minimise heritage harm.
  • Historic England and the conservation officer raised no objection, and no public responses were received.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, harbour setting, heritage advice, public responses, officer assessment, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 20 May 2026.

Documents 19

Consultation & comments 4

PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Comment · 5 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 5 May 2026 View ↗
PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

41 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Former Smack Boys' Home, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 41 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 41 with distances
Historic England ↗
Folkestone to Ramsgate across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Ramsgate 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
Ramsgate 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Ramsgate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CT11 9LQ
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Central Harbour
Parish
Ramsgate Civil Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
LT Drawing Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 9 days slower than Thanet's median of 69 for listed building works. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
15%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
12 Mar 2026
Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
19 May 2026
Site or press notice
27 Mar 2026
Committee
20 May 2026
Statutory expiry
22 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Thanet
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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