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Westgate On Sea Investments Units 1 - 4 Elm Grove Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8LB

F/TH/23/1677Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Erection of 4No commercial units for use as artist studios together with cycle store/bin store and storage unit

Received
20 December 2023
Decision due
7 March 2024
Public comments
2
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Agent
DesignIT Architecture
  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated11 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target7 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 26 February.

About this application

This is a full planning application at Westgate On Sea Investments Units 1 - 4 Elm Grove Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8LB. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 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 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
Small
Parish
Westgate Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 January 2024
Consultation expiry
26 February 2024
Consultation start
5 February 2024
Consultation end
26 February 2024
Neighbour consultation start
1 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
22 February 2024
Last date for comments
1 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
DesignIT Architecture
Agent address
14 Southwood Gardens Ramsgate ct11 0bq United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
20

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
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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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