Alpha Cottage, The Length, St Nicholas At Wade, Birchington, CT7 0PW
Refused on 27 September 2011
Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of building from holiday let to single dwellinghouse
- Received
- 28 July 2011
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Agent
- Goddard Planning
- ReceivedReceived28 Jul
- ValidatedValidated2 Aug
- Consult.Consultation24 Aug
- TargetTarget Date27 Sep
- DecidedDecided27 Sep
Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Alpha Cottage, The Length, St Nicholas At Wade, Birchington, CT7 0PW. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 9 days 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. We hold 723 applications in total for the CT7 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- CT7 0PW
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 August 2011
- Consultation expiry
- 24 August 2011
- Consultation start
- 3 August 2011
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 August 2011
- Target decision date
- 27 September 2011
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Goddard Planning
- Agent address
- 16 Dover Street Canterbury Kent CT1 3HD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 August 2011
Appeal
- Appeal status
- Appeal decided
- Appeal result
- Appeal Allowed with Conditions
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: St Nicholas at Wade Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20211 Mar
1No Walnut - Fell
ApprovedTree Works Conservation AreaTCA/TH/21/0285 - 200916 Mar
Listed building consent for the retention of flue to street elevation.
RefusedListed building consentL/TH/09/0203 - 200811 Nov
Application for conservation area consent for the demolition of existing barn.
ApprovedConservation Area ConsentC/TH/08/1340 - 200823 Jun
Erection of a two storey building for use as a holiday let, following demolition of existing barn
RefusedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/08/0820
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Consultants on this application
- Goddard Planning · Agent for this application
- Goddard Planning Limited · Agent for this application
Contractors near this project
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- RPCB Electrical LtdElectrician1.6 mi
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