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45 Grosvenor Place Margate Kent CT9 1UW

F/TH/25/1148Full Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from nursery Use Class E (f) to a creative workspace including art studios, rehearsal space, meeting rooms and ancillary uses as space for pop-up exhibitions, performances and open days Use Classes E (g)(i)(ii)(iii), F1(b)(e), F2 (b) together with two storey extension which involves the excavation to create an extended lower ground floor and alterations to the existing building

Received
27 October 2025
Decision due
15 January 2026
Public comments
3
Ward
Margate Central
Agent
Ratliff/Landells LLP
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.29 Jul
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 29 July.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 45 Grosvenor Place Margate Kent CT9 1UW. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 1UW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2025
Consultation expiry
29 July 2026
Consultation start
8 July 2026
Consultation end
29 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
24 December 2025
Last date for comments
29 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ratliff/Landells LLP
Agent address
59 Sweyn Road Cliftonville Margate Kent CT9 2DD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 December 2025
Advertisement expiry
2 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
35

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Margate Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Margate ED
  • Brownfield land register: Shoe Express 108 High StreetRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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 and heritage coasts.

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.

Source: Thanet

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