Suite 1 And 2, 6 - 7 Cecil Square, Margate, Kent, CT9 1BD Data via plota.co.uk

L/TH/26/1087 - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration
Listed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for internal layout alterations, installation of kitchen and bathroom, soundproofing to internal ceilings and secondary glazing to windows, to facilitate a change of use from offices to 1no. 2 bed flat Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Dec 2026 and 13 Jan 2027, from Thanet's recent listed building works.

Documents 4

Statements & assessments 1

PDF design and access statement Design & Access Statement · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF existing and proposed plans, block and location plan Plan/Drawing · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Forms/Certificates · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Officer email to agent General Correspondence · 9 Nov 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 6-12, CECIL SQUARE (See details for further address information)
List entry 1088991 · The pin is inside its outline · 64 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 63 Grade II)
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 the other 64 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special area of conservation 196 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.
SSSI 196 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.

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Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CT9 1BD
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Margate Central
Parish
No Civil Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
E.K.Drawing Service Ltd.

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Thanet usually decides listed building works by day 67.

Day 1750 days to the predicted decision (day 67)
41%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
15%go to committee

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Dec 2026

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:
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings