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The Swan 75 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QG

F/TH/17/1563Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 20 July 2018

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of 1.7 metre boundary treatment to front with pedestal lights to existing pillars, alterations to front patio to provide level access from car park with steps to Sea Road, together with the insertion of UPVC windows and doors to front elevation

Received
23 October 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Agent
David Thompson Consultants Ltd
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided20 Jul

Decided in 255 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at The Swan 75 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QG. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 270 days, 29 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. We hold 617 applications in total for the CT8 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
CT8 8QG
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Westgate Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2017
Consultation expiry
12 March 2018
Consultation start
26 February 2018
Consultation end
12 March 2018
Neighbour consultation start
26 February 2018
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2018
Last date for comments
12 March 2018
Target decision date
2 January 2018

Applicant and agent

Agent
David Thompson Consultants Ltd
Agent address
Birches 99A Bouverie Rd West Folkestone Kent CT20 2LB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 November 2017
Advertisement expiry
15 December 2017

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Westgate On Sea Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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