Birds Of A Feather 16 Cuthbert Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8NR
Approved on 15 January 2019
Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from retail (Use Class A1) to complementary health clinic (Use Class D1)
- Received
- 12 November 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Westgate-on-Sea
- Agent
- Studio Gray
- ReceivedReceived12 Nov
- ValidatedValidated20 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Dec
- TargetTarget Date15 Jan
- DecidedDecided15 Jan
Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Birds Of A Feather 16 Cuthbert Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8NR. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 6 days quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 8NR
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Westgate Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 November 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 28 December 2018
- Consultation start
- 21 November 2018
- Consultation end
- 12 December 2018
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 November 2018
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 December 2018
- Last date for comments
- 28 December 2018
- Target decision date
- 15 January 2019
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Studio Gray
- Agent address
- 21 Hawley Square Margate CT9 1PQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 7 December 2018
- Advertisement expiry
- 28 December 2018
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Westgate On Sea Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
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