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39 - 43 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW

F/TH/19/0980Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 attached to planning permission F/TH/18/0555 for the change of use of existing care home buildings to 8no. 2-bed flats, 1no. 6 bed dwelling and a 26no. bed supported living accommodation (C2) with ancillary creche to allow changes to the design, external appearance and internal layouts to no. 39 Sea Road.

Received
14 July 2019
Decided
29 November 2019 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated15 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Aug
  4. Target9 Sep
  5. Decided29 Nov

Decided in 137 days (council typically 70)

10 weeks typical decision time in Thanet87% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 39 - 43 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 138 days, 10 weeks longer than Thanet's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. We hold 607 applications in total for the CT8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
F/TH/19/0980
Address
39 - 43 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW
Postcode
CT8 8QW
Local Authority
Thanet
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Parish
Westgate Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
DCM Architectural Consultants Ltd
Agent Address
25 Pigeon Lane Herne Bay Kent CT6 7EH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
14 July 2019
Consultation Expiry
3 November 2019
Target Decision Date
9 September 2019
Date Decided
29 November 2019
Date Validated
15 July 2019
Date Submitted
14 July 2019
Consultation Start
16 July 2019
Consultation End
6 August 2019
Neighbour Consultation Start
24 October 2019
Neighbour Consultation End
3 November 2019
Last Date for Comments
3 November 2019

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Permission
Decided By
Delegated Planning Officer
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
26 July 2019
Advertisement Expiry
16 August 2019

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
1
Coordinates
51.385190, 1.335067
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Thanet

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Westgate On Sea Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Brownfield land register: 39 - 43 Sea Road And Land Rear Of 37 Westgate On SeaRegister site at or near this address
  • 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, 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 and heritage coasts.

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