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Westgate College St Gabriels 44 Elm Grove Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8LB

F/TH/23/0916Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 7 December 2023

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of existing residential care facility (Use Class C2) to 12No flats, comprising of 4No 1-beds and 8No 2-beds, removal of a single storey glazed link to the rear along with the removal of external ramps, together with associated access and parking

Received
5 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Agent
Studio Southeast
  1. Received5 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.13 Oct
  4. Target26 Oct
  5. Decided7 Dec

Decided in 133 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Westgate College St Gabriels 44 Elm Grove Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8LB. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 155 days, 12 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 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 8LB
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
12
Parish
Westgate Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2023
Consultation expiry
13 October 2023
Consultation start
29 September 2023
Consultation end
13 October 2023
Neighbour consultation start
1 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
22 August 2023
Last date for comments
13 October 2023
Target decision date
26 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Studio Southeast
Agent address
The Studio Windmill Cottage 88 Mill Lane Herne Bay Kent CT67DR

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 August 2023
Advertisement expiry
1 September 2023

Additional information

Documents
47

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site · +4 more
  • Brownfield land register: Westgate College St Gabriels 44 Elm GroveRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Thanet

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