44 High Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1DS Data via plota.co.uk

L/TH/26/0468 - Listed Building Consent Refused

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for the installation of a glazed first floor balcony enclosure to the rear together with repairs to the shop front and second floor window frames Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 May 2026
✓
Validated
19 May 2026
✓
Consultation
26 May 2026
✗
Refused
15 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Oct 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 26

Consultation & comments 6

PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER Consultee Comment · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF KCCA Consultee Comment · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 19 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 5 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 44, High Street
List entry 1281563 · The pin is inside its outline · 39 more listed buildings within 150 m (39 Grade II)
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 the other 39 with distances
Historic England ↗
Margate 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
Margate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 89 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.
SSSI 89 m away: Thanet Coast SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Margate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £555,000 in January 2016. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

19 January 2016£555,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
7 September 2006£420,000Terraced house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area352 m² (3,789 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2015, 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 1DS
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Margate Central
Parish
No Civil Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hume Planning Consultancy Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 149 days from validation, 85 days slower than Thanet's median of 64 for listed building works. Refused, as 4% of listed building works here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
18%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
28 May 2026
Consultation
26 May 2026
Comments by
16 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

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.