Sherwood Hotel, 8 Ethelbert Crescent, Margate, Kent, CT9 2AY Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/26/0810 - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from hotel (Use Class C1) to an 8 bedroom house in multiple occupation (Use Class Sui Generis) with retention of the existing 1 bedroom self contained flat at first floor level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Dec 2026 and 9 Jan 2027, from Thanet's recent changes of use.

Documents 17

Statements & assessments 1

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 15

PDF LOCATION PLAN Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN - 003 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF REAR ELEVATION - 013 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF BLOCK PLAN - 011 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF FRONT ELEVATION - 012 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ELEVATION SECTIONS - 014 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN - 009 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN - 007 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN - 008 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN - 010 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN - 006 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING THIRD FLOOR PLAN - 005 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN - 004 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN - 002 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN - 001 Plan/Drawing · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Forms/Certificates · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Clifftop 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
Margate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Public footpath 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Special area of conservation 85 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.
SSSI 84 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building 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 24 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 5

Last sold for £410,000 in March 2018. Terraced house, freehold.

8 March 2018£410,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
23 January 2004£275,000
5 March 2002£123,000
8 April 1999£55,000
9 July 1998£72,000

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 2AY
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Cliftonville West
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Barnab Limited
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Thanet usually decides changes of use by day 70.

Day 862 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Dec 2026

Historical activity at this location

21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Change of use and conversion from Hotel (Use Class C1) to 4No 2 bed self-contained flats…
F/TH/24/0402
2024 Approved
Change of use and conversion from Hotel (Use Class C1) to 4No 2 bed self-contained flats…
F/TH/24/0402
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
The Dalby Rooms 6 Dalby Square Margate Kent CT9 2ER
T1 - Sycamore - Fell
TCA/TH/24/1298
2024 Approved
The Dalby Rooms 6 Dalby Square Margate Kent CT9 2ER
T1 - Sycamore - Fell
TCA/TH/24/1298
2023 Refused
Land Rear Of 3 Ethelbert Terrace Margate Kent CT9 1RX
Erection of a 3 storey building with roof terrace to provide a 1 bed holiday let followin…
F/TH/23/0730
2022 Approved
Cains Amusements Ethelbert Crescent MARGATE Kent CT9 2DY
Retrospective application for the erection and display of 1No externally illuminated fasc…
A/TH/22/0911
2021 Approved
Flat 5 7 Ethelbert Terrace MARGATE Kent CT9 1RX
Replacement of 2no. upvc windows to front elevation
FH/TH/21/1053
2021 Refused
Flat 3 7 Ethelbert Crescent MARGATE Kent CT9 2AY
Installation of balcony to rear elevation replacing existing pitched roof
F/TH/21/0959
2021 Approved
1 Ethelbert Terrace MARGATE Kent CT9 1RX
Application for approval of condition 4 (Windows) of planning permission F/TH/21/0962 for…
CON/TH/21/1383
2020 Approved
The Dalby Rooms 6 Dalby Square MARGATE Kent CT9 2ER
Erection of third floor extension and part single part two storey rear extension, replace…
F/TH/20/1761
2020 Approved
The Dalby Rooms 6 Dalby Square MARGATE Kent CT9 2ER
Erection of third floor extension and single storey rear extension, replacement of existi…
F/TH/20/0911
2020 Withdrawn
The Dalby Rooms 6 Dalby Square MARGATE Kent CT9 2ER
Erection of a two storey rear extension, replacement of existing UPVC windows with white…
F/TH/20/0817
2019 Approved
8 - 10 Ethelbert Terrace MARGATE Kent CT9 1RX
Replacement of front doors, ground floor railings, balconies and balcony railings
F/TH/19/0496
2019 Approved
8 - 10 Ethelbert Terrace MARGATE Kent CT9 1RX
Replacement of front doors, ground floor railings, balconies and balcony railings
F/TH/19/0496
2018 Approved
1 Dalby Square MARGATE Kent CT9 2ER
Replacement of UPVC windows with timber windows to front elevation, erection of balustrad…
F/TH/18/0524
2018 Approved
1 Dalby Square MARGATE Kent CT9 2ER
Replacement of UPVC windows with timber windows to front elevation, erection of balustrad…
F/TH/18/0524
2018 Approved
Land Rear Of 1 Ethelbert Crescent MARGATE Kent
Erection of outbuilding/store
F/TH/18/0392
2018 Approved
Land Rear Of 1 Ethelbert Crescent MARGATE Kent
Erection of outbuilding/store
F/TH/18/0392
2017 Approved
Flats 23 And 24 2 - 8 Athelstan Road MARGATE Kent
Installation of 2no. roofights to East and West elevations to facilitate loft conversion
F/TH/17/0956
2017 Approved
Flat 1 7 Ethelbert Crescent MARGATE Kent CT9 2AY
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed change of use from a C3…
CD/TH/17/0776
2017 Approved
Car Park Dalby Square MARGATE Kent CT9 2ER
Change of use from car park to communal garden use.
F/TH/17/0450
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

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.