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Theatre Royal Addington Street Margate Kent CT9 1PW

L/TH/26/0261Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 17 July 2026

Council decision: Grant PermissionPlanning committee17 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for Listed Building Consent for the demolition of existing lean-to structure and erection of two storey side extension, installation of plant equipment and solar panels to roof, refurbishment of windows, facades and features, installation of ventilation system, reconfiguration of auditorium seating, installation of new internal staircase and associated repair works.

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
4
Ward
Margate Central
Agent
Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.30 Jun
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided17 Jul

Decided in 108 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Theatre Royal Addington Street Margate Kent CT9 1PW. Thanet has handled 464 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 8 weeks longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Margate Central. We hold 1,298 applications in total for the CT9 postcode area.

92% of heritage 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 1PW
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Large
Parish
No Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
30 June 2026
Consultation start
16 June 2026
Consultation end
30 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
23 April 2026
Last date for comments
30 June 2026
Target decision date
26 May 2026
Committee meeting
15 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design
Architect profile
TIBBALDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
30 King's Bench Street London SE1 0QX

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
8 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
162

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Margate Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: 16a, Hawley SquareOn this site · +6 more
  • Article 4 direction: Margate ED
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

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© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    12 Mar

    Demolition of existing lean-to structure and erection of two storey side extension, installation of plant…

    ApprovedFull Planning PermissionFiled alongsideF/TH/26/0260
  2. 2026
    12 Mar

    Application for Listed Building Consent for the demolition of existing lean-to structure and erection of two…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consentL/TH/26/0261

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