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15 - 16 Hawley Square MARGATE Kent CT9 1PF

F/TH/23/1658Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Change of use from office space (Class E) and 2No 2 bed flats to 5No 2-bed self-contained flats together with erection of balconies to rear elevation, installation of ground floor bay windows and provision of railings at ground and first floor on the front elevation and alterations to roof to facilitate rear roof terrace, installation of windows to replace existing with internal alterations

Received
15 December 2023
Decision due
29 March 2024
Public comments
3
Ward
Margate Central
Agent
FDR Architects
  1. Received15 Dec
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target29 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 26 February.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 15 - 16 Hawley Square MARGATE Kent CT9 1PF. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 15 December 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Margate Central. 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 1PF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2024
Consultation expiry
8 March 2024
Consultation start
5 February 2024
Consultation end
26 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
5 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
26 February 2024
Last date for comments
8 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
FDR Architects
Agent address
London Field Studios 11-17 Exmouth Place Unit 20 London E8 3RW United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
16 February 2024
Advertisement expiry
8 March 2024

Additional information

Documents
35

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Margate Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 15 and 16, Hawley SquareOn this site · +4 more
  • Article 4 direction: Margate ED
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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

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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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Source: Thanet

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