The Old Post Office Canterbury Road Sarre Kent CT7 0JY
Approved on 31 March 2022
Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Alterations to fenestration and replacement front and alleyway door together with erection of dwarf wall with picket fence to front yard
- Received
- 8 February 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Thanet Villages
- Agent
- DesignIT Architecture
- ReceivedReceived8 Feb
- ValidatedValidated9 Feb
- Consult.Consultation11 Mar
- TargetTarget Date6 Apr
- DecidedDecided31 Mar
Decided in 50 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application at The Old Post Office Canterbury Road Sarre Kent CT7 0JY. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 3 weeks quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Thanet Villages. We hold 723 applications in total for the CT7 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
- CT7 0JY
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sarre Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 February 2022
- Consultation expiry
- 18 March 2022
- Consultation start
- 18 February 2022
- Consultation end
- 11 March 2022
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 February 2022
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 March 2022
- Last date for comments
- 25 March 2022
- Target decision date
- 6 April 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DesignIT Architecture
- Agent address
- 14 Southwood Gardens Ramsgate Kent CT11 0BQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 25 February 2022
- Advertisement expiry
- 18 March 2022
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 1
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Sarre Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- 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, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201328 Jan
Change of use from retail (A1) to residential (C3) together with the erection of pitched roofs at ground and…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/13/0048 - 20129 Oct
Change of use from retail (A1) to residential (C3) together with a two storey rear extension
WithdrawnFull Planning PermissionF/TH/12/0810 - 200610 May
Change of use from part shop/office to a lounge and dining room to form part of the existing residential…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionF/TH/06/0589
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