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Brooksend Service Station Canterbury Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0JW

F/TH/24/0110Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from vehicle repair workshop (Use Class B2) to restaurant (Class E) together with alterations to windows and doors

Received
1 February 2024
Decision due
4 April 2024
Public comments
2
Ward
Thanet Villages
Agent
Angus Brown Architects
  1. Received1 Feb
  2. Validated8 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target4 Apr
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 4 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (15)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Brooksend Service Station Canterbury Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0JW. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 February 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Thanet Villages. We hold 723 applications in total for the CT7 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
CT7 0JW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Monkton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 February 2024
Consultation expiry
4 March 2024
Consultation start
12 February 2024
Consultation end
4 March 2024
Neighbour consultation start
12 February 2024
Neighbour consultation end
4 March 2024
Last date for comments
15 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Angus Brown Architects
Agent address
59 Plains of Waterloo Ramsgate CT11 8JE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    10 Sep

    Installation of an above ground diesel tank to the front of the site

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/24/1067
  2. 2020
    6 Feb

    Change of use from petrol station, car sales and workshops to hand car wash and valeting station with coffee…

    PendingFull Planning PermissionF/TH/20/0165
  3. 2019
    27 Nov

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed use as hand car wash

    RefusedCertificate of Lawful Devpt - ProposedCD/TH/19/1629
  4. 2018
    19 May

    Installation of 2No. underground fuel tanks

    WithdrawnFull Planning PermissionF/TH/18/0726
  5. 2018
    18 May

    Installation of new shopfronts, access slope and steps, part change of use of workshop to retail to…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/18/0725
  6. 2018
    12 Apr

    Erection and display of 5No. internally illuminated fascia signs to canopy and 1No. internally illuminated…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentA/TH/18/0523

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