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38 - 40 Grosvenor Place Margate Kent CT9 1UW

F/TH/26/0628Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 October 2026

Council decision: Grant Permission

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from office (Use Class E) to 11no. 1-bed self-contained flats (Use Class C3) to provide temporary accommodation and 1no. office (Use Class E), together with installation of solar panels, re-building of rear alleyway wall, creation of rear courtyard, installation of 3no air source heat pumps, alterations to fenestration, reinstatement of canopy to front elevation and erection of bin and cycle stores following demolition of outbuilding

Received
11 June 2026
Public comments
4
Ward
Margate Central
Agent
Town Planning Consulting
  1. Received11 Jun
  2. Validated22 Jun
  3. Consult.7 Aug
  4. Target21 Sep
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 126 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 38 - 40 Grosvenor Place Margate Kent CT9 1UW. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 137 days, 10 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications 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
Medium
Parish
No Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 June 2026
Consultation expiry
7 August 2026
Consultation start
17 July 2026
Consultation end
7 August 2026
Neighbour consultation start
25 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 July 2026
Last date for comments
7 August 2026
Target decision date
21 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Town Planning Consulting
Agent address
3 Upton Grange Broadstairs CT10 2NS

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
10 July 2026
Advertisement expiry
31 July 2026

Additional information

Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Margate Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 48-54, Grosvenor PlaceOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Margate ED
  • Brownfield land register: Shoe Express 108 High StreetRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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

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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