125 Canterbury Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8NL
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of parts of the former St Augustine's College buildings to provide 24no 1-bed, 13no 2-bed and 3no 3-bed self-contained flats, and erection of 4no 3-bed dwellings, continued use of the remainder of the buildings as wedding venue, restaurant and associated hospitality uses and retention of 2no. existing dwellings, removal of the single-storey western extension and external metal fire escape staircases, installation of air source heat pumps, together with associated access, landscaping and parking
- Received (week of)
- 10 August 2026
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Westgate-on-Sea
- ReceivedReceived (week of)10 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at 125 Canterbury Road, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8NL. Thanet has handled 76 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 77 days. The site is in the Westgate-on-Sea South conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. We hold 607 applications in total for the CT8 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202610 Aug
Change of use and conversion of parts of the former St Augustine's College buildings to provide 24no 1-bed…
This applicationPendingFull Planning PermissionF/TH/26/0778 - 202610 Aug
Application for listed building consent for the internal and external alterations associated with the…
PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideL/TH/26/0779
Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202112 Jan
Application for approval of conditions 9 (Cycle Storage Facilities) , 10 (Refuse and Clothes Drying…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/21/0036 - 201923 May
Application for the variation of condition 2 of planning permission F/TH/16/0412
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)F/TH/19/0701 - 201921 May
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission listed building consent L/TH/16/0413
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)L/TH/19/0693
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Westgate On Sea South Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site · +5 more
- Brownfield land register: Flat 1 Tower House 125 Canterbury RoadRegister 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.
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A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 3.9 miRamsgateRICS Regulated
- 4.5 miBroadstairs
- 6.5 miSandwichRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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