ELMWOOD FARM Elmwood Avenue, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3PA Data via plota.co.uk

F/TH/25/1327 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of land for the stationing of 4no. holiday Shepherd Huts with associated parking, including the formation of vehicular access (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Validated
19 Dec 2025
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Approved
29 Apr 2026

Approved on 29 Apr 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 22 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the tourism benefits and limited visual harm outweighed conflict with the Green Wedge policy.
  • Neighbours made no comments, while the Town Council made no comment and highways raised no objection subject to conditions.
  • The committee agreed the recommendation to defer and delegate approval, subject to a legal agreement and conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, conditions and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 22 Apr 2026.

Documents 28

Consultation & comments 13

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 19 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF LETTER IN RESPONSE TO KCC HIGHWAYS COMMENTS General Correspondence · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF RESPONSE TO TREE OFFICER' General Correspondence · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 6 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Elmwood Farmhouse
List entry 1239491 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
Article 4 direction
Cliftonville 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
Inside the Broadstairs built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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
CT10 3PA
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Beacon Road
Parish
Broadstairs And St Peters
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Hume Planning Consultancy Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 131 days from validation, 56 days slower than Thanet's median of 75 for changes of use. Approved, as 96% of changes of use here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
16%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Committee
22 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Apr 2026
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