Kent Probation Service, 38 - 40 Grosvenor Place, Margate, Kent, CT9 1UW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for approval of Conditions 4 (Fixings to Railings), 6 (Solar Panels) and 7 (Crime Prevention) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/26/0020 for the change of use from office use (Use Class E) to short-term residential support centre (Sui Generis) providing 8no. bedrooms, shared kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities, management office, replacement windows, doors and external alterations, with supporting landscaping and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 2
Associated applications 4
Conditions details submitted for 4, 6, 7
- ConditionsApplication for approval of Conditions 4 (Fixings to Railings), 6 (Solar Panels) and 7 (Crime…This applicationCON/TH/26/0191
Site constraints 7
Show all 22 with distances
- 24 m48-54, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 45 m103-109, High StreetGrade II
- 49 m56-62, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 50 m101, High StreetGrade II
- 57 m99, High StreetGrade II
- 58 mCinema De LuxeGrade II
- 74 m64, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 100 m43 and 44, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 105 m45 and 46, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 105 m39, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 109 mListed buildings 1351100
- 110 mListed buildings 1094630
- 111 m7-12, MARINE GARDENS (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 111 m40, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 114 mThe White HouseGrade II
- 116 m51, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 139 m38, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 141 m17, 18, 19 and 19a, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 143 m20 and 20a, Marine GardensGrade II
- 143 m21, Marine GardensGrade II
- 145 m82, High StreetGrade II
- 148 m80, High StreetGrade 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 August 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 34 days from validation, 41 days faster than Thanet's median of 75 for changes of use. Approved, as 96% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 9 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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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38 - 40 Grosvenor Place Margate Kent CT9 1UW
Change of use from office use (Use Class E) to short-term residential support centre (Sui Generis) providing 8no. bedrooms, shared kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities, management office, replacement windows, doors and external alterations, with supporting landscaping and infrastructure.
- Received
- 30 May 2025
- Decided
- 19 Sep 2025
- Outcome
- Approved