Planning application
53 - 57 High Street Margate Kent CT9 1DX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for approval of Condition 6 (Acoustic Assessment ) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/22/0732 for the change of use from retail (Use Class E(a)) to a digital technology and education campus (Use Class F1a) with ancillary cafe facilities and co-working / studio space, cycle storage, refuse storage together with installation of plant at roof level, and elevational refurbishments
As published by the council, reference CON/TH/26/0027
Application record
- Reference
- CON/TH/26/0027
- Type
- Conditions
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Margate Central
- Parish
- No Civil Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Planning Officer
- Postcode
- CT9 1DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
Received by Thanet
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12 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a construction firm registered in Folkestone
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Thanet granted permission on 18 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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