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Chatelaine Epple Bay Avenue BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9HR

FH/TH/23/1363Householder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 13 March 2024

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of condition 2 of planning permission FH/TH/22/1632 for the "Erection of single storey side and rear extensions with 4 no. rooflights, together with dormer to rear, the addition of 2 no. roof lights to the front elevation to facilitate a loft conversion and the replacement of 1 no. existing side window serving the stairwell with 2no. windows." to allow reduced works including removal of side extension, infilling of side entrance, retention of stairwell window and introduction of 1 no. window on side elevation at second floor level, retention of existing openings to front and rear elevations and altered positioning and size of roof light to front elevation, whilst increasing the height of the approved rear dormer and depth of the approved rear extension.

Received
15 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Birchington North
Agent
MJB Architectural Services Ltd
  1. Received15 Oct
  2. Validated24 Oct
  3. Consult.16 Nov
  4. Target19 Dec
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 141 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at Chatelaine Epple Bay Avenue BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9HR. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 150 days, 11 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Birchington North. 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 9HR
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Birchington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 October 2023
Consultation expiry
16 November 2023
Consultation start
26 October 2023
Consultation end
16 November 2023
Neighbour consultation start
26 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
16 November 2023
Last date for comments
6 December 2023
Target decision date
19 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
MJB Architectural Services Ltd
Agent address
9 Stanley Road Cliftonville Margate CT9 2DL

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site · +3 more
  • SSSI: Thanet Coast SSSIPart of the site
  • Special Area of Conservation: Thanet CoastPart of the site
  • Special Protection Area: Thanet Coast & Sandwich BayPart of the site
  • Ramsar wetland: Thanet Coast & Sandwich BayPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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

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© 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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