32 Hawley Square, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PH Data via plota.co.uk

Approved FH/TH/25/0933 - Householder Application
Council
Date received
26 Aug 2025
Decision date
around 20 Sept 2026
Postcode
CT9 1PH
Type
Householder Application

Description

Replacement, alterations and repairs to fenestration, replacement of missing railings to front, replacement of guttering on rear, erection of trellis to rear garden walls, erection of brick BBQ and installation of new roof to existing outbuilding, including trellis (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 18 Feb 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the works preserved heritage and would not harm neighbours, subject to restricting roof access.
  • One objection raised concerns about inaccurate plans, overlooking, privacy, the roof use and fire risk from the barbecue.
  • The first motion was lost, but members agreed an amended approval with the roof limited to maintenance access.
Read how the committee decided The proposed works, site history, officers’ assessment, objection, committee vote and final decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 18 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 7

48 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 28-37, Hawley Square, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 45 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 48 with distances
Historic England ↗
Margate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 about 13 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.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 377 m away: Thanet Coast; SSSI about 377 m away: Thanet Coast SSSI; 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 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 2

Last sold for £550,000 in March 2021. Terraced house, freehold.

19 March 2021£550,000
14 January 2002£110,000

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

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Thanet
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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.