CD/TH/23/0478

1. 3 Apr 2023

   Received by Thanet

2. 5 Apr 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 May 2023

   Decision issued: Grant Certificate

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• F/TH/03/1438 Granted

  29 Yew Tree Gardens, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9AJ

  Erection of 2 metre high wooden fence to side boundary, adjoining the highway

  18 Dec 2003 0m away Full applications
• F/TH/26/0657 Awaiting decision

  Nationwide 32 The Square Birchington Kent CT7 9AB

  Installation of defibrillator and bleed kit cabinets to the front elevation

  23 Jun 2026 139m away Full applications
• F/TH/04/0554 Granted

  1A Crescent Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9DP

  Change of use from retail (Use Class A1) to tea shop (Use Class A3) as an extension to the existing bakery at 59 Station Road

  7 May 2004 180m away Full applications
• CON/TH/21/1526 Granted

  42 Crescent Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9DP

  Application for approval of condition 6 (Landscaping) of planning permission F/TH/17/0253 for the change of use and conversion from single dwelling house to 1no. 2 bed dwelling and 1no. 1bed dwelling, erection of single storey rear and two storey side extensions and canopies over proposed front doors. Alterations to fenestration and replacement of flat roof with pitched to side elevation.

  28 Sep 2021 180m away Conditions
• CD/TH/21/0989 Granted

  34 Park Lane BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0AW

  Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed loft conversion, rear dormer roof extension and front rooflight.

  21 Jun 2021 270m away Lawful development
• F/TH/24/0983 Granted

  46 Station Road Birchington Kent CT7 9DQ

  Change of use from shop (Use Class E) to restaurant and hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) together with installation of extractor to rear

  20 Aug 2024 271m away Full applications

• CD/TH/26/0254 Refused

  Garden Cottage Preston Road Ramsgate Kent CT12 5AS

  Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed siting of a twin-unit caravan within the residential curtilage to be used as ancillary accommodation to the main dwelling (creating no separate dwelling and having no separate services)

  11 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• CD/TH/26/0561 Granted

  1 Lonsdale Avenue Margate Kent CT9 3BA

  Certificate of Lawful development for the erection of a rear dormer

  25 May 2026 Lawful development
• CD/TH/26/0638 Withdrawn

  Unit 15 - 19 Hedge End Industrial Estate St Nicholas At Wade Birchington Kent CT7 0NB

  Application for a certificate of lawful development to install solar panels to the roof of each unit

  15 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• CD/TH/26/0710 Awaiting decision

  54 Alpha Road Birchington Kent CT7 9EA

  Application for cerificate of Lawful Development for the proposed erction of single storey side extension

  6 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• CD/TH/26/0219 Granted

  64 Park Avenue Birchington Kent CT7 0DL

  Application for a certificate of lawful development for the removal of part of kitchen wall to install new window

  3 Mar 2026 Lawful development