10 - 13 Edgar Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 2EF Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/25/0809 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from hotel (Use Class C1) to self-contained flats (Use Class C3), comprising 6no 2-bed and 4no 3-bed, together with alterations to fenestration Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2025
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Validated
14 Aug 2025
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Approved
2 Dec 2025

Approved on 2 Dec 2025 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 19 Nov 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide ten permanent family homes without unacceptable heritage, amenity, highway or drainage impacts.
  • No representations were received, while consultees raised no objection subject to contributions, conditions or informatives.
  • The committee agreed to defer and delegate approval, subject to financial contributions being transferred and safeguarding conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public representations, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 19 Nov 2025.

Documents 28

Consultation & comments 7

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 31 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 5 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 4 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 2 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 28 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 190 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.
SSSI 190 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Margate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 £1,200,000 in September 2023. Other property, freehold.

1 September 2023£1,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT9 2EF
Received
16 Jul 2025
Validated
14 Aug 2025
Ward
Cliftonville West
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Nov 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
2 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 110 days from validation, 33 days slower than Thanet's median of 77 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

28%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
18%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Committee
19 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
5 Dec 2025
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

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.