31 Ethelbert Square Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8SR
Approved on 15 October 2025
Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of 1No. rear dormer window, 2No. rooflights to the front roof slope, together with conversion of existing garage to ancillary accommodation
- Received
- 4 August 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Westgate-on-Sea
- Agent
- Symbiosis Architects
- ReceivedReceived4 Aug
- ValidatedValidated6 Aug
- Consult.Consultation9 Sep
- TargetTarget Date1 Oct
- DecidedDecided15 Oct
Decided in 70 days (council typically 70)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 31 Ethelbert Square Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8SR. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 72 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. We hold 617 applications in total for the CT8 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
- CT8 8SR
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Westgate Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 3 October 2025
- Consultation start
- 19 August 2025
- Consultation end
- 9 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 19 August 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 3 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 1 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Symbiosis Architects
- Architect profile
- SYMBIOSIS ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- 18 Leicester Ave Margate CT9 3BZ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 September 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 October 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 22
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Westgate On Sea Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
- Brownfield land register: 33 Ethelbert Square Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8SRRegister site at or near this address
- 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, 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
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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.
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Source: Thanet
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