Planning application
Former Royal Sea Bathing Chapel Canterbury Road Margate Kent CT9 5BG
Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for approval of Conditions 3 (Foul and Surface Drainage), 4 (Landscaping), 7 (Cycle Parking), 10 (Ventilation System) and 12 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/24/0380 for the change of use from chapel to 6No self-contained flats, comprising of 4No 2-bed and 2No 3-bed, installation of rooflights to side elevations, together with associated access, parking, bin store and landscaping
As published by the council, reference CON/TH/26/0236
Application record
- Reference
- CON/TH/26/0236
- Type
- Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Postcode
- CT9 5BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thanet register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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CON/TH/26/0234 Awaiting decision
Former Royal Sea Bathing Chapel Canterbury Road Margate Kent CT9 5BG
Application for approval of Conditions 2 (Building Record), 4 (Fixings and Junctions with Windows), 6 (Mechanical Ventilation System) and 7 (Joinery Details) attached to Planning Permission L/TH/24/0381 for an application for Listed Building Consent for the installation of rooflights to side elevations, together with internal works including partial removal of organ to facilitate change of use to 6No self-contained flats
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Thanet
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9 Mar 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 4 May 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
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MJB Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sittingbourne
Active · incorporated 2022 · Sittingbourne
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 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.
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