NORTHDOWN HOUSE Northdown Park, Margate, Kent, CT9 3TP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of Northdown House to a Special Educational Needs school (Use Class F1), including replacement of Perspex glazing with toughened clear glass to all windows, erection of 2.4m high security fence with gates, resurfacing of existing gravel parking areas, reopening and use of the walled garden as an outdoor play area, use of an existing outbuilding as a first aid room and associated repairs and refurbishment works (Partly retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Nov 2025 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 19 Nov 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because public benefits outweighed limited heritage, highway, amenity and open-space harms.
- No neighbour comments were received, while consultees raised no objection subject to conditions.
- The committee agreed the motion to approve the application subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 19 Nov 2025.
Documents 41
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 7
Plans & drawings 22
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Associated applications 3
Site constraints 6
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Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2023, 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
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- CT9 3TP
- Received
- 8 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Cliftonville East
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Planning Committee Decision
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Urban Surveying & Design LTD
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 120 days from validation, 43 days slower than Thanet's median of 77 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 19 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Nov 2025
Historical activity at this location
11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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