Planning application
Former Gardener's Bothy, North Of Walled Garden Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House & Gardens Quex Park Estate Birchington Park Lane CT7 0BH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for listed building consent for internal and external works to facilitate the installation of kitchen, toilet, and shower facilities, replacement of rainwater goods and installation of associated utilities, together with replacement of external materials.
As published by the council, reference L/TH/26/0098
Application record
- Reference
- L/TH/26/0098
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 27 May 2026
- 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 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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F/TH/26/0097 Granted
Former Gardener's Bothy, North Of Walled Garden Powell-Cotton Museum, Quex House & Gardens Quex Park Estate Birchington Park Lane CT7 0BH
Change of use of existing outbuilding to provide an accessible kitchen and WC/shower facilities to support existing visitor and community uses, together with installation of associated utilities and underground pump.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Thanet
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 May 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 May 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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Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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