Planning application
Birchwood Plumbing And Heating Limited 20 High Street Garlinge Margate Kent CT9 5LN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of a proposed change of use from retail (Class E) to 1no. 1-bed flat (Class C3) at ground floor level
As published by the council, reference PAE/TH/25/1178
Application record
- Reference
- PAE/TH/25/1178
- Type
- Prior App from Use Class E to Use Class
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 18 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Garlinge
- Parish
- No Civil Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Planning Officer
- Postcode
- CT9 5LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by Thanet
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18 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Thanet granted permission on 5 March 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.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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