Radford House 18 - 20 Effingham Street RAMSGATE Kent CT11 9AT
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Proposal
Change of use from Fire Station to Community Facility including offices and events space together with erection of metal fence and gates to side car park, insertion of door to side elevation replacement of roof together with alterations to fenestration and landscaping and parking
- Received
- 19 December 2023
- Decision due
- 7 May 2024
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Central Harbour
- Agent
- Neat Studio
- ReceivedReceived19 Dec
- ValidatedValidated12 Mar
- Consult.Consultation3 May
- TargetTarget Date7 May
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Radford House 18 - 20 Effingham Street RAMSGATE Kent CT11 9AT. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 December 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Central Harbour. We hold 1,207 applications in total for the CT11 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
- CT11 9AT
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ramsgate Civil Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 March 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 3 May 2024
- Consultation start
- 12 April 2024
- Consultation end
- 3 May 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 19 March 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 April 2024
- Last date for comments
- 3 May 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Neat Studio
- Agent address
- 21 Springfield House 5 Tyssen Street London E8 2LY United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 28 March 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 18 April 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 39
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Ramsgate Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Ramsgate ED
- Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site
- Brownfield land register: Land Adjacent 1 To 5 Effingham StreetRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, 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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Associated applications
- 202319 Dec
Change of use from Fire Station to Community Facility including offices and events space together with…
This applicationPendingFullF/TH/23/1666 - 202319 Dec
Application for listed building consent for replacement of fire bay doors, erection of metal fence and gates…
PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideL/TH/23/1667
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202622 Jun
Application for listed building consent for the installation of timber bi-fold doors with glazed fan light…
ApprovedListed building consentL/TH/26/0652 - 202626 May
Installation of 2No portable cabins stacked two storeys in height, relocation of 1no existing shipping…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/26/0565 - 202626 May
Application for Listed Building Consent for the installation of solar panels and the demolition of 3No…
ApprovedListed building consentL/TH/26/0566 - 202621 Apr
Application for approval of Condition 3 (Joinery Details) attached to Planning Permission L/TH/23/1667
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/26/0421
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Nearby applications
- Radford House 18 - 20 Effingham Street RAMSGATE Kent CT11 9ATL/TH/23/1667 · HeritageAwaiting decision0.0 mi
- Community Centre 18 - 20 Effingham Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9ATF/TH/26/0565 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- Community Centre 18 - 20 Effingham Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9ATL/TH/26/0566 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- Community Centre 18 - 20 Effingham Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9ATL/TH/26/0652 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 24 Effingham Street RAMSGATE Kent CT11 9ATTCA/TH/22/1482 · TreesApproved0.0 mi
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Before the decision
You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.9 miRamsgateRICS Regulated
- 1.7 miBroadstairs
- 4.6 miSandwichRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for new builds near this site- JLC InstallationsSolid Fuel Heating0.2 mi
- APE Property LtdElectrician0.3 mi
- Thanet CablingElectrician0.4 mi
- Lifetime Driveways LtdRamsgate0.4 mi
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