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35 Grotto Hill Margate Kent CT9 2BU

FH/TH/25/0882Householder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 19 November 2025

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Erection of single storey extension to rear, replacement of UPVC windows and doors with timber, alterations to fenestration, creation of terrace to front, removal of chimney breast, and re-rendering

Received
11 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Cliftonville West
  1. Received11 Aug
  2. Validated24 Sep
  3. Consult.31 Oct
  4. Target19 Nov
  5. Decided19 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 35 Grotto Hill Margate Kent CT9 2BU. Thanet has handled 2,752 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 4 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Cliftonville West. 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 2BU
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 September 2025
Consultation expiry
14 November 2025
Consultation start
10 October 2025
Consultation end
31 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
10 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
31 October 2025
Last date for comments
14 November 2025
Target decision date
19 November 2025
Decision issued
20 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 October 2025
Advertisement expiry
14 November 2025

Additional information

Documents
11
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: Clifton Place and Grotto Gardens Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Margate ED
  • Brownfield land register: Furniture Mart, Booth Place, Grotto HillRegister 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

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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