The Margate School, 31 - 33 High Street, Margate, Kent, CT9 1DX Data via plota.co.uk

A/TH/26/0854 - Advertisement Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection and display of 3no flags on flagpoles from the first floor of the building Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from Thanet's recent advertisement consent.

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special area of conservation 134 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.
57 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 23 and 25, High Street, Grade II, 22 m away · 1 Grade II*, 56 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 57 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 134 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 1 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 2

Last sold for £1,350,000 in June 2023. Other property, freehold.

19 June 2023£1,350,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 September 2017£1,980,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Work with planning data?

Every application in Thanet - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
CT9 1DX
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Margate Central
Parish
No Civil Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Leaseholder
Show

Decision outlook

Day 48 of the 56-day target. Thanet usually decides advertisement consent by day 56.

Day 488 days to the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
26decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
Thanet
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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.

Leaseholders: 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.