Whsmith, 94 - 96 High Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1JW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission F/TH/25/1075 for the "Change of use of the ground floor from retail (Use Class E) to a Bingo hall (Sui Generis) together with alterations to the shopfront." to allow for changes to the shopfront and change in colour of cladding of the upper floors on the front elevation Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Associated applications 2
Part of
Change of use of the ground floor from retail (Use Class E) to a Bingo hall (Sui Generis) together with alterations…Conditions variation sought for 2
- VariationVariation of condition 2This applicationF/TH/26/0469
Site constraints 7
Show all 41 with distances
- 48 m82, High StreetGrade II
- 51 m21, Marine GardensGrade II
- 52 m20 and 20a, Marine GardensGrade II
- 52 m80, High StreetGrade II
- 54 m17, 18, 19 and 19a, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 55 m99, High StreetGrade II
- 58 m7-12, MARINE GARDENS (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 61 m101, High StreetGrade II
- 69 m103-109, High StreetGrade II
- 71 m13, Cecil SquareGrade II
- 74 m16, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 80 m14 and 15, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 80 m14 and 15, Cecil SquareGrade II
- 82 m11 and 12, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 89 m8-10, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 91 m13, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 95 m64 and 66, High StreetGrade II
- 99 m51, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 103 m7, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 104 mUnnamed
- 113 m6, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 114 mUnnamed
- 120 m5, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 120 m45 and 46, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 121 m48-54, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 122 m6-12, CECIL SQUARE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 126 mAlbert HouseGrade II
- 126 m43 and 44, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 133 m3 and 5, Cecil SquareGrade II
- 135 mAdult Education Centre, formerly Thanet School of ArtGrade II
- 137 m5, Cecil StreetGrade II
- 137 m6, Cecil StreetGrade II
- 138 mCecil Square Baptist ChurchGrade II
- 142 m2, Cecil SquareGrade II
- 143 mClock TowerGrade II
- 143 m39, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 144 m2, Cecil StreetGrade II
- 145 m56-62, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 146 mThe White HouseGrade II
- 147 m1, Cecil StreetGrade II
- 149 mCinema De LuxeGrade II
Checked on 17 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 1
Last sold for £300,000 in October 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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 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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