The Knot 20 Beach Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8AD

F/TH/18/1529Full Planning PermissionRefused

Full

Refused on 8 February 2019

Council decision: Refuse PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Part retrospective change of use from Public House and the erection of a three storey extension to rear to facilitate conversion into 4No. 1-bed flats, 3No. 2-bed flats, 1No 3-bed flat and 2No 2-bed maisonettes with associated parking, bin and cycle stores.

Received: 5 November 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 8
Council: Thanet District Council
Ward: Westgate-on-Sea

ReceivedReceived5 Nov
ValidatedValidated9 Nov
Consult.Consultation3 Dec
TargetTarget Date8 Feb
DecidedDecided8 Feb

Decided in 91 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Knot 20 Beach Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8AD. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 4 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 7 other applications 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 8AD
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Westgate Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 November 2018
Consultation expiry: 21 December 2018
Consultation start: 12 November 2018
Consultation end: 3 December 2018
Neighbour consultation start: 6 December 2018
Neighbour consultation end: 3 December 2018
Last date for comments: 21 December 2018
Target decision date: 8 February 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent: Clague
Architect profile: CLAGUE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: 62 Burgate, Canterbury CT1 1BH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 30 November 2018
Advertisement expiry: 21 December 2018

Appeal

Appeal reference: 19/00023/REF
Appeal status: Appeal decided
Appeal result: Dismissed

Additional information

Documents: 48

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Westgate On Sea East 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.

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7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Thanet

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