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St Augustine's College, 125 Canterbury Road, Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, CT8 8NL

F/TH/03/1156Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of first, second and third floors of existing building to provide a total of 20 No. units of self-contained residential accommodation together with the erection of a single-storey pitched roof timber bin/cycle store, associated parking and landscaping

Received
10 October 2003
Decided
16 August 2004 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received10 Oct
  2. Validated22 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Nov
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided16 Aug

Decided in 207 days (council typically 70)

10 weeks typical decision time in Thanet87% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at St Augustine's College, 125 Canterbury Road, Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, CT8 8NL. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 311 days, 34 weeks longer than Thanet's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. We hold 607 applications in total for the CT8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
F/TH/03/1156
Address
St Augustine's College, 125 Canterbury Road, Westgate-On-Sea, Kent, CT8 8NL
Postcode
CT8 8NL
Local Authority
Thanet
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Large
Number of Dwellings
20
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Parish
No Civil Parish

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Bordyke End East Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1HA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 October 2003
Consultation Expiry
26 November 2003
Target Decision Date
21 April 2004
Date Decided
16 August 2004
Date Validated
22 January 2004
Date Submitted
10 October 2003
Neighbour Consultation End
26 November 2003
Committee Meeting
31 March 2004

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Permission
Decided By
Planning Committee
Statutory Period
90 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
31 October 2003

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
64
Coordinates
51.378560, 1.335936
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Thanet

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Associated applications

  1. 2003
    10 Oct

    Change of use and conversion of first, second and third floors of existing building to provide a total of 20…

    This applicationApprovedFullF/TH/03/1156
  2. 2003
    10 Oct

    Internal alterations within part of existing building to facilitate conversion into a total of 20No. units of…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideL/TH/03/1155

Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Westgate On Sea South Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: St Augustine'S College and the Abbey SchoolOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Brownfield land register: Flat 1 Tower House 125 Canterbury RoadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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