Planning application
Northdown House Northdown Park Margate Kent CT9 3TP
Works: Windows or glazing Small domestic
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Proposal
Application for approval of Conditions 5 (Parking Management Plan) and 6 (Travel Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0779 for the change of use of Northdown House to a Special Educational Needs school (Use Class F1), including replacement of Perspex glazing with toughened clear glass to all windows, erection of 2.4m high security fence with gates, resurfacing of existing gravel parking areas, reopening and use of the walled garden as an outdoor play area, use of an existing outbuilding as a first aid room and associated repairs and refurbishment works (Partly retrospective).
As published by the council, reference CON/TH/26/0155
Application record
- Reference
- CON/TH/26/0155
- Type
- Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Cliftonville East
- Parish
- No Civil Parish
- Postcode
- CT9 3TP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thanet register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CON/TH/25/1357 Granted
Northdown House Northdown Park Margate Kent CT9 3TP
Application for approval of Condition 4 (Signs and Line Strategy) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0779 for the change of use of Northdown House to a Special Educational Needs school (Use Class F1), including replacement of Perspex glazing with toughened clear glass to all windows, erection of 2.4m high security fence with gates, resurfacing of existing gravel parking areas, reopening and use of the walled garden as an outdoor play area, use of an existing outbuilding as a first aid room and associated repairs and refurbishment works (Partly retrospective).
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TCA/TH/21/0854 Granted
Northdown House Northdown Park MARGATE Kent CT9 3TP
1No Acer saccharinum - Crown reduce by 50 cm - to be carried out sympathetically.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Thanet
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20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Thanet took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Urban Surveying & Design LTD Agent, a surveying firm registered in Broadstairs
Active · incorporated 2004 · Broadstairs
62 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 80% granted
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9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Thanet for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Thanet decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Northdown Park Northdown Park Margate Kent CT9 3TP
1. No. Walnut (T1) Fell, 1. No. Hawthorn (T276) Fell, 1. No. Sycamore (T275) Fell, 5. No. English Elms (T10, T631, T630, T629, T628) Fell, 1. No. Norwegian Maple (T627) Fell, 1. No. Holly (T626) Fell, 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T2) Crown Lift to 2.5m above ground level and reduction of 2 eastern stems by up to 2m, 1 No. English Elm (265) Reduce low branch over car park by approx. 2m and prune epicormic back to achieve 3m clearance above ground level, 1 No. Sweet Chestnut (T3) Crown Lift to over footpath and car park to give 3m clearance, 6. No. Ash (T633, T634, T635, T636, T637, T632) Fell, 1 No. Bird Cherry (T4) Prune to give 1m clearance, 1. No. Common Lime (T5) Remove epicormic growth at base, Crown lift to 2.5m above ground level, 1. No. Alder (T6) Fell, 1 No. Wild Cherry (T7) Remove epicormic growth at base and prune to give 1m clearance, 1 No. Sour Cherry (T8) Prune to clear wall by 1m, 1 No. Blackthorn (T640) Fell.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Northdown Park Northdown Park Margate Kent CT9 3TP
TH/TPO/3(1985): 1No Goat Willow(T639)- Fell, 1No Sycamore(T638)- Fell, 1No Sycamore (T9)- Fell, 1No Sycamore (T11) - Reduce dead stems to a final height of approx. 6m, just above fork. Reduce live growth by up to 6m.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Northdown House Northdown Park Margate Kent CT9 3TP
Application for approval of Condition 4 (Signs and Line Strategy) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/0779 for the change of use of Northdown House to a Special Educational Needs school (Use Class F1), including replacement of Perspex glazing with toughened clear glass to all windows, erection of 2.4m high security fence with gates, resurfacing of existing gravel parking areas, reopening and use of the walled garden as an outdoor play area, use of an existing outbuilding as a first aid room and associated repairs and refurbishment works (Partly retrospective).
Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 8 docsSmall domestic -
Northdown House Northdown Park MARGATE Kent CT9 3TP
1No Acer saccharinum - Crown reduce by 50 cm - to be carried out sympathetically.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Erection of a galvanised steel frame with plastic covering to create a hot house within the existing walled garden (retrospective)
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