53 - 55 High Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9RJ
Approved on 16 June 2026
Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent for Change of Use of existing bank (use class E(c)) to 1no 3 bed flat, 1no 2bed flat and 4no 1bed flats (Use Class C3) together with retention of commercial use (Class E) on part of ground floor
- Received
- 9 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Thanet District Council
- Ward
- Eastcliff
- Agent
- Arcvelop Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived9 Apr
- ValidatedValidated21 Apr
- Consult.Consultation20 May
- TargetTarget Date16 Jun
- DecidedDecided16 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a change of use at 53 - 55 High Street Ramsgate Kent CT11 9RJ. Thanet has handled 464 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 5 days longer than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Eastcliff. We hold 1,210 applications in total for the CT11 postcode area.
93% of heritage applications at Thanet District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CT11 9RJ
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ramsgate Civil Parish
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 5 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 29 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 20 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 29 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 5 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Arcvelop Architecture Ltd
- Architect profile
- ARCVELOP ARCHITECTURE LTD
- Agent address
- 3rd Floor 45 Albermarle Street Ramsgate Kent W16 4JL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 15 May 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 5 June 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 32
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Ramsgate Conservation Area
- Article 4 direction: Ramsgate ED
- Brownfield land register: 79-85 High Street, RamsgateRegister 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.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 20269 Apr
Variation of conditions 2 and 17 of planning permission F/TH/24/1493
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongsideF/TH/26/0365 - 20269 Apr
Application for Listed Building Consent for Change of Use of existing bank (use class E(c)) to 1no 3 bed…
This applicationApprovedListed building consentL/TH/26/0366
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202623 Apr
Application for approval of Conditions 9 (Acoustics), 10 (Transmission of Airborne Sound) and 11 (Acoustic…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/26/0429 - 202511 Aug
Application for approval of Conditions 4 (Joinery Details) and 16 (Waste Management Plan) attached to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/25/0884 - 202511 Aug
Application for approval of Conditions 2 (Joinery Details) and 3 (Privacy Screens) attached to Planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/25/0885 - 202527 May
Application for approval of Condition 8 (Noise Impact Assessment) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/24/1493
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/TH/25/0600
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