39 - 41 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 for planning permission F/TH/22/1447 for the "Change of use and extension of existing care home buildings to provide 10No. 1-bed, 26No. 2-bed self contained flats (following demolition of part of the existing buildings) together with the erection of 5No. 3-bed 2 storey dwellings to the rear of the site, accessed off St Clement's Road with associated parking, access and landscaping works" to allow alterations to window materials and positioning, installation of fire exit door to side, alterations to external materials from brick to weatherboarding brick and tile hanging, together with changes to vehicular access, changes to the basements, installation of roof-mounted Solar PV panels and changes to internal layout.
- Received
- 5 March 2025
- Decided
- 31 July 2025 · Grant Permission
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 7
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Westgate-on-Sea
- ReceivedReceived5 Mar
- ValidatedValidated6 Mar
- Consult.Consultation8 Apr
- TargetTarget Date5 Jun
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 147 days (council typically 70)
This is a full planning application for demolition at 39 - 41 Sea Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8QW. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 148 days, 11 weeks longer than Thanet's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. We hold 607 applications in total for the CT8 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Westgate On Sea Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Brownfield land register: 39 - 43 Sea Road And Land Rear Of 37 Westgate On SeaRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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