WINTER GARDENS Fort Crescent, Margate, Kent, CT9 1HX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent for proposed internal investigative works including creation of trail pits, opening of ceilings, floors and wall and inspection of building servicing routes Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 22 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the limited harm would be outweighed by public and heritage benefits.
- The Conservation Officer and Theatres Trust supported the necessary investigations to understand the building and help bring it back into use.
- The committee approved the application, subject to the stated conditions, and added a photographic and archaeological recording condition.
Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 22 Apr 2026.
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 2
Site constraints 8
Show the other 9 with distances
- 89 m12-32, Fort CrescentGrade II
- 107 m33-36, Fort CrescentGrade II
- 113 m1-8, Fort CrescentGrade II
- 131 mParagon CourtGrade II
- 137 m1 and 2, Albion PlaceGrade II
- 139 mRose in June Public HouseGrade II
- 145 mBritannia Hotel Public HouseGrade II
- 145 m20-24, Trinity SquareGrade II
- 147 m47 and 48, Trinity SquareGrade II
Checked on 3 November 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Thanet
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- CT9 1HX
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Margate Central
- Parish
- No Civil Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lee Evans Partnership
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 17 days faster than Thanet's median of 67 for listed building works. Approved, as 95% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 10 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 21 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 22 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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