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9 Wishing Towers 18 Eastern Esplanade MARGATE Kent CT9 3BG

FH/TH/22/0433Householder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 19 January 2023

Council decision: Refuse PermissionPlanning committee

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of third floor rear extension

Received
24 March 2022
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
1
Ward
Cliftonville East
Agent
Charles Baxter Ltd
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated21 Apr
  3. Consult.16 Jan
  4. Target16 Jun
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 273 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 9 Wishing Towers 18 Eastern Esplanade MARGATE Kent CT9 3BG. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 301 days, 33 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Cliftonville East. 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 3BG
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 April 2022
Consultation expiry
16 January 2023
Consultation start
9 January 2023
Consultation end
16 January 2023
Neighbour consultation start
9 January 2023
Neighbour consultation end
16 January 2023
Last date for comments
16 January 2023
Target decision date
16 June 2022
Committee meeting
18 January 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Charles Baxter Ltd
Agent address
2 Mammery Court Painters Forstal Faversham Kent ME13 0ES

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
13 May 2022
Advertisement expiry
3 June 2022

Additional information

Documents
37
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Clifftop Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Cliftonville ED
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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, 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.

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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