56 Westgate Bay Avenue, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8SN Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/25/0669 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of Use of ground floor 2-bed flat into 2no. 1-bed flats, including erection of single storey rear extension and rear external staircase, alterations to roof on existing rear extension, alterations to fenestration and enlargement to existing driveway Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2025
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Validated
8 Jul 2025
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 43

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 19 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 32

PDF PROPOSED EASTERN ELEVATION_REV 3C Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED CELLAR AND GF PLAN_REV 3C Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK AND LOCATION PLAN_REV 3B Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WESTERN ELEVATIONS_REV 3D Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOFT AND ROOF PLAN_REV 3B Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BLOCK AND LOCATION PLAN_REV 3B Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WESTERN ELEVATION_REV 3B Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 1F AND 2F PLAN_REV 3B Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOFT AND ROOF PLAN_REV 3B Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS_REV 3D Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS_REV 3D Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING CELLAR AND GF PLAN_REV 3D Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING EASTERN ELEVATION_REV 3B Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING 1F AND 2F PLAN_REV 3B Plan/Drawing · 27 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WESTERN ELEVATIONS 1 AND 2 Superseded · 29 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS Superseded · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WESTERN ELEVATIONS Superseded · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EASTERN ELEVATION_ Superseded · 8 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK AND LOCATION PLAN Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WESTERN ELEVATION Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION Supporting/Supplementary Info · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOFT AND ROOF PLAN Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED CELLAR AND GF PLAN Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED 1F AND 2F PLAN Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED EASTERN ELEVATION Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED WESTERN ELEVATION Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOFT AND ROOF PLAN Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING CELLAR AND GF PLAN Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BLOCK AND LOCATION PLAN Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING 1F AND 2F PLAN Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING EASTERN ELEVATION Superseded · 9 Jun 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Forms/Certificates · 4 Jul 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 4 Jul 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Westgate On Sea 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
Birchington & Rural 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 247 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 247 m away: Thanet Coast SSSI; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT8 8SN
Received
9 Jun 2025
Validated
8 Jul 2025
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Parish
Westgate Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mullally Architecture and Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 346 days from validation, 271 days slower than Thanet's median of 75 for changes of use. Approved, as 96% of changes of use here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
16%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
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