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F/TH/25/0895 - Full Planning Permission Approved
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Proposal

Installation of 4no external air conditioning condenser units Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Aug 2025
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Validated
18 Aug 2025
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Approved
16 Oct 2025

Approved on 16 Oct 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Plans & drawings 7

PDF SITE LAYOUT AS EXISTING (EXISTING PLAN 26.9.25) Plan/Drawing · 29 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE PLAN AS PROPOSED (PROPOSED PLAN 26.9.25) Plan/Drawing · 26 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Plan/Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Plan/Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BLOCK PLAN SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Plan/Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Forms/Certificates · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF COVERING LETTER Representation/Response · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF COVERING LETTER Supporting/Supplementary Info · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF BROCHURE Supporting/Supplementary Info · 15 Aug 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Margate Seafront 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special area of conservation 135 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.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Water Tower at Margate Station, Grade II, 42 m away · 5 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.
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Historic England ↗
SSSI 135 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 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
CT9 5AD
Received
15 Aug 2025
Validated
18 Aug 2025
Ward
Westbrook
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Oct 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
16 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Walsingham Plannig

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 18 days faster 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

Statutory expiry
17 Oct 2025

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings