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The Oval Bandstand Eastern Esplanade MARGATE Kent CT9 2HL

F/TH/23/1614Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Part retrospective application for a part change of use of the toilet block & store room (The Oval Pavilion) to an events bar and a cafe together with external alterations; use of amphitheatre for outdoor cinema/market/concert/sports/dance or theatre; external terrace for seating and access ramps, hand-rails within the bandstand amphitheatre; part demolition of sections of external wall to facilitate step-free access; installation of a timber fence and gates within the bandstand amphitheatre; installation of shipping containers to provide mulitple retail/commercial/storage spaces and associated equipment and works; installation of a demountable perimeter fence, gates to amphitheatre auditorium for a temporary time period (31 December 2026); installation of street furniture; creation of a wellness garden with outdoor gym and associated equipment and works, erection of a greenhouse, perimeter fence and gate within the existing garden maintenance area.

Received
6 December 2023
Decision due
7 March 2024
Public comments
5
Ward
Cliftonville West
  1. Received6 Dec
  2. Validated7 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Mar
  4. Target7 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 5 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (53)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Oval Bandstand Eastern Esplanade MARGATE Kent CT9 2HL. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 December 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Cliftonville West. We hold 1,298 applications in total for the CT9 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
CT9 2HL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
No Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 December 2023
Consultation expiry
14 March 2024
Consultation start
13 February 2024
Consultation end
5 March 2024
Neighbour consultation start
22 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
14 March 2024
Last date for comments
14 March 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 February 2024
Advertisement expiry
1 March 2024

Additional information

Documents
53

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Clifftop Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Cliftonville ED
  • Brownfield land register: 7 First Avenue And 2 Eastern Esplanade MARGATE KentRegister 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.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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