38 - 40 High Street Margate Kent CT9 1DS
Approved on 12 October 2026
Council decision: Grant Permission
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Proposal
Erection of third floor extension to accommodate 2no 3-bed self-contained flats across second and third floors, including roof terrace with 1.8m high glass screen, together with alterations to fenestration
- Received
- 17 February 2026
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Margate Central
- Agent
- SIFA Architecture
- ReceivedReceived17 Feb
- ValidatedValidated18 Mar
- Consult.Consultation21 Jul
- TargetTarget Date13 May
- DecidedDecided12 Oct
Decided in 208 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 38 - 40 High Street Margate Kent CT9 1DS. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 237 days, 24 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 15 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 1DS
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- No Civil Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 21 July 2026
- Consultation start
- 30 June 2026
- Consultation end
- 21 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 26 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 16 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 21 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- SIFA Architecture
- Agent address
- 3 St James Avenue Ramsgate CT12 6DG United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 10 April 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 1 May 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 43
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Margate Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Margate ED
- Brownfield land register: 38 - 40 High Street MARGATE Kent CT9 1DSRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, 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
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Source: Thanet
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