Planning application
Powell Cotton Museum Quex Park Birchington Kent CT7 0BH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of existing building for continued use of tearoom and educational resources for a further 12 months
As published by the council, reference F/TH/25/1001
Application record
- Reference
- F/TH/25/1001
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Received
- 15 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 27 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Birchington South
- Parish
- Birchington Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Planning Officer
- Postcode
- CT7 0BH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thanet register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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TPO/TH/26/0539 Granted
Powell Cotton Museum Quex Park Birchington Kent CT7 0BH
M/TPO/4(1952)A1 - 2 No. Ash (T1, T2) - Fell M/TPO/4(1952)A1 - 1 No. Ash (T3) - Fell
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L/TH/26/0310 Granted
Powell Cotton Museum Quex Park Birchington Kent CT7 0BH
Application for Listed Building Consent for the installation of galvanised steel freestanding rails to roof
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F/TH/26/0309 Granted
Powell Cotton Museum Quex Park Birchington Kent CT7 0BH
Installation of galvanised steel freestanding rails to roof
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F/TH/23/0171 Granted
Powell Cotton Museum Quex Park Birchington Kent CT7 0BH
Retention of existing building for continued use of tearoom and educational resources for a further three years
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by Thanet
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16 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Oct 2025
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 planning consultancy registered in Stanford
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Thanet granted permission on 27 October 2025, 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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