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The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

Granted Thanet F/TH/25/1036 Full Planning Permission

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

As published by the council, reference F/TH/25/1036

Application record

Reference
F/TH/25/1036
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant Permission
Received
24 Sep 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Decided
13 Feb 2026
Ward
Birchington South
Parish
Birchington Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Planning Officer
Postcode
CT7 9BL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Thanet register

This site has had 7 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • CON/TH/26/0434 Awaiting decision

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    Application for approval of Condition 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Submitted 24 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • CON/TH/26/0327 Awaiting decision

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    Application for approval of Conditions 4 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage) and 14 (Surface Water) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Submitted 30 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • CON/TH/26/0225 Granted

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    Application for approval of Condition 6 (Remediation Scheme) and 9 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • BNG/TH/26/0229 Awaiting decision

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to application F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Submitted 4 Mar 2026
  • TPO/TH/21/1138 Granted

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9BL

    M/TPO/3(1952)G15 - 1No Sycamore (T 0052)- Coppice to 0.5m, 1No Bay Laurel (T0055)- Fell, 1No Common Hawthorn (T0057) - Fell

    Decided 1 Sep 2021 Trees
  • TPO/TH/21/0942 Granted

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9BL

    M/TPO/3(1952)G15 - 2 No Sycamore (0048) - Fell

    Decided 2 Aug 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Sep 2025

    Received by Thanet

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Permission

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • CON/TH/26/0434 Awaiting decision

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    Application for approval of Condition 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Submitted 24 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • CON/TH/26/0327 Awaiting decision

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    Application for approval of Conditions 4 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage) and 14 (Surface Water) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Submitted 30 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • BNG/TH/26/0229 Awaiting decision

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to application F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Submitted 4 Mar 2026
  • CON/TH/26/0225 Granted

    The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    Application for approval of Condition 6 (Remediation Scheme) and 9 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Decided 21 Apr 2026 Conditions

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Documents

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101 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Thanet granted permission on 13 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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  • The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    CON/TH/26/0225 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 0m away

    Application for approval of Condition 6 (Remediation Scheme) and 9 (Archaeology) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Granted Conditions Demolition 9 docs

  • The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    CON/TH/26/0434 Submitted 24 Apr 2026 0m away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jun

    Application for approval of Condition 8 (Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 2 docs

  • The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    CON/TH/26/0327 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 0m away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~26 May

    Application for approval of Conditions 4 (Sustainable Surface Water Drainage) and 14 (Surface Water) attached to Planning Permission F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 19 docs

  • The King Ethelbert School Canterbury Road Birchington Kent CT7 9BL

    BNG/TH/26/0229 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 0m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~30 Apr

    Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to application F/TH/25/1036 for the erection of a 2 storey classroom building with plant room to roof with hard and soft landscaping, erection of canopies with external seating and bike storage following demolition of existing temporary buildings, reflection rooms and science block

    Awaiting decision Demolition 3 docs

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    CD/TH/21/1052 Submitted 30 Jun 2021 139m away

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    Small domestic

  • 43 Queen Berthas Avenue BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9BH

    CD/TH/19/1547 Submitted 13 Nov 2019 158m away

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