Planning application
Hawk Place Plum Pudding Island Birchington Kent CT7 9QS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing dwellinghouse without conditions imposed by Planning Permission F/TH/98/0484, on the grounds that the building operations to erect the dwelling were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application and are now immune from enforcement under section 171B(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
As published by the council, reference CU/TH/26/0022
Application record
- Reference
- CU/TH/26/0022
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Devpt - Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse Certificate
- Received
- 9 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Birchington North
- Parish
- Birchington Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Planning Officer
- Postcode
- CT7 9QS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thanet register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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CU/TH/26/0318 Granted
Hawk Place Plum Pudding Island Birchington Kent CT7 9QS
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for an existing dwellinghouse without conditions imposed by Planning Permission F/TH/98/0484, on the grounds that the building operations to erect the dwelling were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application and are now immune from enforcement under section 171B(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
Received by Thanet
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15 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Certificate
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11 Aug 2026
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Thanet refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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