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39 - 43 Sea Road And Land Rear Of 37 Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW

F/TH/22/1447Full Planning PermissionPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use and extension of existing care home buildings to provide 10No. 1-bed, 26No. 2-bed self contained flats (following demolition of part of the existing buildings) together with the erection of 5No. 3-bed 2 storey dwellings to the rear of the site, accessed off St Clement's Road with associated parking, access and landscaping works.

Received
27 October 2022
Decided
2 February 2024 · Grant Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
13
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated15 Dec
  3. Consult.25 Dec
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 414 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 demolition at 39 - 43 Sea Road And Land Rear Of 37 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 463 days, 56 weeks longer than Thanet's median. 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 42 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. We hold 607 applications in total for the CT8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
F/TH/22/1447
Address
39 - 43 Sea Road And Land Rear Of 37 Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW
Postcode
CT8 8QW
Local Authority
Thanet
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Parish
Westgate Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
DHA Planning Ltd
Architect ProfileDHA PLANNING LIMITED
Agent Address
Eclipse House Eclipse Park Sittingbourne Road Maidstone ME14 3EN

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 October 2022
Consultation Expiry
25 December 2023
Target Decision Date
16 March 2023
Date Decided
2 February 2024
Date Validated
15 December 2022
Date Submitted
27 October 2022
Consultation Start
4 December 2023
Consultation End
25 December 2023
Neighbour Consultation Start
28 June 2023
Neighbour Consultation End
12 July 2023
Last Date for Comments
25 December 2023

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Last Advertised
13 January 2023
Advertisement Expiry
3 February 2023

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
13
Documents
150
Coordinates
51.385216, 1.335704
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Thanet

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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