Kent Probation Service, 38 - 40 Grosvenor Place, Margate, Kent, CT9 1UW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from office (Use Class E) to 11no. 1-bed self-contained flats (Use Class C3) to provide temporary accommodation and 1no. office (Use Class E), together with installation of solar panels, re-building of rear alleyway wall, creation of rear courtyard, installation of 3no air source heat pumps, alterations to fenestration, reinstatement of canopy to front elevation and erection of bin and cycle stores following demolition of outbuilding Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 109.
Documents 29
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 9
Site constraints 7
Show all 22 with distances
- 24 m48-54, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 45 m103-109, High StreetGrade II
- 49 m56-62, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 50 m101, High StreetGrade II
- 57 m99, High StreetGrade II
- 58 mCinema De LuxeGrade II
- 74 m64, Grosvenor PlaceGrade II
- 100 m43 and 44, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 105 m45 and 46, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 105 m39, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 109 mUnnamed
- 110 mUnnamed
- 111 m7-12, MARINE GARDENS (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 111 m40, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 114 mThe White HouseGrade II
- 116 m51, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 139 m38, Hawley SquareGrade II
- 141 m17, 18, 19 and 19a, Albert TerraceGrade II
- 143 m20 and 20a, Marine GardensGrade II
- 143 m21, Marine GardensGrade II
- 145 m82, High StreetGrade II
- 148 m80, High StreetGrade II
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Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 109, past the statutory target. 63% of changes of use in Thanet are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 25 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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The consultation period closed on 7 Aug 2026.