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Community Centre 18 - 20 Effingham Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9AT

F/TH/26/0565Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 27 July 2026

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of 2No portable cabins stacked two storeys in height, relocation of 1no existing shipping container, installation of raised arm access barrier, together with installation of solar panels and demolition of 3No. outbuilding.

Received
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Central Harbour
Agent
Urban Surveying & Design LTD
  1. Received26 May
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.2 Jul
  4. Target30 Jul
  5. Decided27 Jul

Decided in 53 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Community Centre 18 - 20 Effingham Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9AT. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 8 days quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Central Harbour. We hold 1,207 applications in total for the CT11 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
CT11 9AT
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ramsgate Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2026
Consultation expiry
17 July 2026
Consultation start
11 June 2026
Consultation end
2 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
11 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
2 July 2026
Last date for comments
17 July 2026
Target decision date
30 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Urban Surveying & Design LTD
Agent address
22 Church Street St. Peters Broadstairs Kent CT10 2TT United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 June 2026
Advertisement expiry
17 July 2026

Additional information

Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Ramsgate Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Ramsgate Fire StationOn this site · +2 more
  • Article 4 direction: Ramsgate ED
  • Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Land Adjacent 1 To 5 Effingham StreetRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, 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.

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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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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    26 May

    Installation of 2No portable cabins stacked two storeys in height, relocation of 1no existing shipping…

    This applicationApprovedFullF/TH/26/0565
  2. 2026
    26 May

    Application for Listed Building Consent for the installation of solar panels and the demolition of 3No…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideL/TH/26/0566

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