NUMBERS 14 15 AND 16 Edgar Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 2EE Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/26/0766 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use from 1no. 5 bed HMO, 1no. 5 bed flat, 1no. 4 bed flat, 1no. 3 bed flat and 2no. 2 bed flats to 9no. 2 bed flats (including 2no. retained and 2no. with internal alterations) together with replacement doors and windows to the side and rear elevations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

24 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

14 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Dec 2026 and 3 Jan 2027, from Thanet's recent changes of use.

Documents 37

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 34

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Forms/Certificates · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 7

Edgar Road and Sweyn Road 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

Cliftonville 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Special area of conservation 217 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.

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

SSSI 217 m away: Thanet Coast SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Margate built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Thanet
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: CT9 2EE
Received: 24 Jul 2026
Validated: 14 Oct 2026
Ward: Cliftonville West
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 9 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Town Planning Expert

Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Thanet usually decides changes of use by day 70.

prediction

Day 1456 days to the predicted decision (day 70)

34%decided within 8 weeks

97%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

Statutory expiry: 9 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

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Change of use of basement of dwellinghouse to 1No 2-bed self-contained flat, insertion of…

F/TH/24/0416 4 Jul 2024

2024 Approved

Percy House Percy Road MARGATE Kent CT9 2DR

Change of use of basement of dwellinghouse to 1No 2-bed self-contained flat, insertion of…

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2022 Approved

Julian Court 1 - 3 Edgar Road MARGATE Kent CT9 2EB

Reinstatement of balcony balustrade and balcony floors to flat Nos. 3, 8, and 14 together…

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Retrospective application for the Installation of uPVC sash windows following removal of…

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Installation of 3No. replacement Aluminium windows to the front elevation, together with…

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Flat 5 35 Dalby Square MARGATE Kent CT9 2EP

Installation of a replacement front elevation window and two rear elevation windows with…

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48 Edgar Road MARGATE Kent CT9 2FR

Change of use from C3 residential to C4 shared house of multiple occupation HMO (for 4)

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Installation of replacement windows from aluminium to UPVC to front elevation

F/TH/21/1170 16 Sep 2021

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Flat 3 24 Dalby Square MARGATE Kent CT9 2EP

Replacement of 3No. aluminium windows to first floor front elevation with UPVC, and 1No…

F/TH/21/0900 4 Aug 2021

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Erection of single storey timber and glass side extension to the rear, with alterations t…

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2020

Bowling Centre Ethelbert Crescent MARGATE Kent CT9 2DY

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Replacement of UPVC to timber windows to front elevation together with external repairs

F/TH/16/0923 19 Sep 2016

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F/TH/16/0179 26 Apr 2016

2016 Approved

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Thanet

Planning Authority Score

4.5/10

Below average

#175 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

NUMBERS 14 15 AND 16 Edgar Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 2EE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 37

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 34

Application forms 1

Other documents 1

Site constraints 7

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