BOOKING HALL Port Of Ramsgate, Royal Harbour Approach, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9FT Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/26/0660 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Old Ferry arrival and departure lounge (Use Class Sui Generis) to house the Sea Cadets and offices (Sui Generis) (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
26 Oct 2026

Approved on 26 Oct 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DC_Decision Grant Full Decision · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF planning/uploads/394760871793001415:: ::A02 FTH260660 Booking Hall Port Of Ramsgate Royal Harbour Approach Ramsgate Kent CT11 9FT Officer Report · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Existing and Proposed Floorplan Additional/Amended Plans · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan and Parking Additional/Amended Plans · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING AND PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Plan/Drawing · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN AND BLOCK PLAN Plan/Drawing · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Forms/Certificates · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Folkestone to Ramsgate across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Article 4 direction
Ramsgate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation 69 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.
National infrastructure project 300 m away: Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm
The site is 300 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sea Link (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, 1077 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 153 m away: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Ramsgate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT11 9FT
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Central Harbour
Parish
Ramsgate Civil Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
LT Drawing Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 101 days from validation, 31 days slower than Thanet's median of 70 for changes of use. Approved, as 97% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Committee
22 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings