Hot Wood Limited, 25 Station Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8RB Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/25/0830 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from store to restaurant kitchen and office with installation of commercial extract and erection of external staircase and ground floor infill extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2025
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Validated
22 Jul 2025
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Approved
16 Sept 2025

Approved on 16 Sept 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 363 m away: Thanet Coast; 1 listed building within 150 m; SSSI 363 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT8 8RB
Received
21 Jul 2025
Validated
22 Jul 2025
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Parish
Westgate Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
16 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Invent Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 21 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
16 Sept 2025
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