THEATRE ROYAL Addington Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent for proposed internal investigative works including creation of trial pits, opening of ceilings, floors and wall and inspection of building servicing routes Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 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 public benefits from conservation and reopening would outweigh limited harm to the listed building.
- Historic England, specialist consultees and one supporting comment backed investigations to understand the building and help bring it back into use.
- The committee agreed approval, subject to three conditions including photographic recording and archaeological safeguards.
Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 22 Apr 2026.
Documents 31
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 10
Site constraints 6
Show the other 38 with distances
- 11 m16a, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 18 m15 and 16, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 19 m17-23, Union CrescentGrade II
- 22 m19, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 24 mLochaber HouseGrade II
- 30 m14, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 32 m14-18, Addington StreetGrade II
- 37 m13, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 43 m12, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 45 m20 and 21, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 46 m1-7, Addington SquareGrade II
- 48 m3-12, Union CrescentGrade II
- 50 mFomer Methodist ChapelGrade II
- 57 m22 and 23, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 68 m24, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 73 mFormer Holy Trinity HallGrade II
- 81 m26 and 27, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 88 m5 and 6, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 93 m1-3, Union RowGrade II
- 99 m2, Cecil StreetGrade II
- 101 m4, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 102 m28-37, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 102 m13, Addington StreetGrade II
- 107 mAdult Education Centre, formerly Thanet School of ArtGrade II
- 124 m9 and 11, Addington StreetGrade II
- 125 m6, Cecil StreetGrade II
- 126 m5, Cecil StreetGrade II
- 127 m1, Cecil StreetGrade II
- 127 mFormer Congregational Church (Now Mosque)Grade II
- 129 m1, Union CrescentGrade II
- 130 m38, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 132 m7, Addington StreetGrade II
- 132 mMargate General Post OfficeGrade II
- 138 mArlington HouseGrade II
- 146 mGordon HouseGrade II
- 149 mListed buildings 1351100
- 149 m51, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 149 m3, Addington 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Thanet
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- CT9 1PW
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Margate Central
- Parish
- No Civil Parish
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 4 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
- 13 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 20 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 6 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 22 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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