Planning application
Margate Language Centre 38 Hawley Square Margate Kent CT9 1PH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Listed Building Consent for internal works at ground floor level including installation of spiral staircase and log burning stove, alterations to internal layout, replacement of flooring, structural support beams and lathe and plaster, installation of cornices and mouldings, and alterations to garage roof (part-retrospective)
As published by the council, reference L/TH/26/0579
Application record
- Reference
- L/TH/26/0579
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Margate Central
- Parish
- No Civil Parish
- Postcode
- CT9 1PH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by Thanet
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22 Jul 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 16 September 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
Fabric Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Stroud
Dissolved · incorporated 2000 · Stroud
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 81 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
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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