2 Smugglers Way, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9HP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension and erection of a double dormer to the rear following demolition of existing garage and conservatory together with the erection of a pitched roof dormer to the front elevation to facilitate a loft conversion Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 22 Dec 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 4 Oct 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 2
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 1
Last sold for £425,000 in February 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Thanet
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Postcode
- CT7 9HP
- Received
- 2 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Birchington North
- Parish
- Birchington Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DesignPlus (Kent) Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 8 days faster than Thanet's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Dec 2025
Historical activity at this location
16 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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