38 Hawley Square, Margate, Kent, CT9 1PH Data via plota.co.uk

L/TH/25/0422 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for external alterations including removal of railings to windows, alterations and repairs to existing fenestration, refurbishment of existing railings to front, erection of glazed link to rear, erection of 1.8m high boundary treatment to rear, and erection of bin stores, together with internal alterations including alterations to layout, removal of internal walls, addition of internal partitions, structural alterations, and insertion of ground floor staircase (part-retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Apr 2025
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Validated
30 Apr 2025
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Approved
6 Nov 2025

Approved on 6 Nov 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 9 Nov 2026

Documents 60

Decision & officer reports 1

Plans & drawings 46

PDF PROPOSED INSULATION Additional/Amended Plans · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED INSULATION Additional/Amended Plans · 27 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANS Additional/Amended Plans · 7 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Additional/Amended Plans · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANS Additional/Amended Plans · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Additional/Amended Plans · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Additional/Amended Plans · 29 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SHUTTER DETAILS Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS WITH DEMOLITION NOTES - ELEVATION B AND C Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS WITH DEMOLITION NOTES - ELEVATION A Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SHUTTER DETAILS Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED CYCLE STORES Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED LINK Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS WITH DEMOLITION NOTES - ELEVATION E, F AND G Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF F/TH/25/0421 Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS WITH DEMOLITION NOTES - ELEVATION D AND I Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS WITH DEMOLITION NOTES - ELEVATION J AND H Additional/Amended Plans · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF WORK FOR WINDOWS Additional/Amended Plans · 5 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 17 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION C Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS D AND I Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BLOCK PLAN Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING BASEMENT PLAN Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS E, F AND G Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED OPENING DETAILS FOR ELEVATION C Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATION A Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF PLAN Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS J AND H Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS B AND C Plan/Drawing · 3 Apr 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Forms/Certificates · 30 Apr 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 30 Apr 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 22 Sept 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 30 May 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 20 May 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 12 May 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 38, Hawley Square
List entry 1088974 · The pin is inside its outline · 48 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 45 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 48 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.
Public footpath 13 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 343 m away: Thanet Coast; SSSI 343 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 9 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 1

Last sold for £590,000 in December 2024. Other property, freehold.

18 December 2024£590,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area475 m² (5,113 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 66)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Thanet
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CT9 1PH
Received
3 Apr 2025
Validated
30 Apr 2025
Ward
Margate Central
Parish
No Civil Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Aug 2025
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
6 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Fabric Architecture
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 190 days from validation, 123 days slower than Thanet's median of 67 for listed building works. Approved, as 95% of listed building works here are.

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
6 Oct 2025
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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

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.