The Old Post Office, Canterbury Road, Sarre, Birchington
Approved on 5 July 2006
Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from part shop/office to a lounge and dining room to form part of the existing residential dwelling.
- Received
- 10 May 2006
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- ReceivedReceived10 May
- ValidatedValidated10 May
- Consult.Consultation13 Jun
- TargetTarget Date5 Jul
- DecidedDecided5 Jul
Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Old Post Office, Canterbury Road, Sarre, Birchington. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
87% of full applications at Thanet District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 May 2006
- Consultation expiry
- 13 June 2006
- Consultation start
- 23 May 2006
- Consultation end
- 13 June 2006
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 June 2006
- Target decision date
- 5 July 2006
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 June 2006
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Sarre Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20228 Feb
Alterations to fenestration and replacement front and alleyway door together with erection of dwarf wall with…
ApprovedHouseholderFH/TH/22/0183 - 201328 Jan
Change of use from retail (A1) to residential (C3) together with the erection of pitched roofs at ground and…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/13/0048 - 20129 Oct
Change of use from retail (A1) to residential (C3) together with a two storey rear extension
WithdrawnFull Planning PermissionF/TH/12/0810
Source: Thanet
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