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Marine Gardens, Margate, Kent, CT9

Key Features

  • Development Site
  • Planning Permission Granted
  • Unique Development of 9 Apartments
  • Located Off Margate Promenade
  • Vacant Plot
  • Opportunity for Sales, Rentals or Short-term Holiday Lets

Description

**LAND WITH PLANNING** An exciting opportunity to develop this vacant plot into a standout and unique development of 9 apartments. Located just off the promenade of the bustling seaside town of Margate. Making this an opportunity for sales, rentals or short-term holiday lets.

The Property
Currently surplus land for properties on Marine Gardens the plot fronts onto Eaton Hill. The land is currently vacant but used for parking, which is to be replaced within the consented scheme.

Proposal
Planning has been approved, under reference Thanet - F/TH/25/0002, to construct 9 stylish and well-designed apartments over four floors. With the apartments comprising of 5 x 2 bed units and 4 x 1 bed units, all with a mixture of terraces, second bathrooms and sea views.

Full plans and the planning decision are available on request along with a schedule of units and predicted values.

We would ask all potential purchasers to read the planning permission conditions which include a number of minor pre and post commencement conditions including a SAMM contribution of £2,400.

Location
Margate is a thriving seaside town in East Kent easily accessible via the Thanet Highway with its connections to London, Kent and the surrounding areas. The site is located off Eaton Hill in the centre of town and can be easily accessed by car.

Access
The site is vacant but used for parking therefore site visits do not need to be organised. However, we would ask that any site visits are conducted with respect for those users of the car park.

Contact
Please contact Miles & Barr Land & New Homes for further details or speak to the local branch to discuss the general market conditions and values.

Identification checks
If an offer is accepted on a property marketed by Miles & Barr, all purchasers are required to complete ID verification checks. This is a legal obligation under Anti-Money Laundering Regulations. We use a specialist third-party company to carry out these checks. The fee is £60 (including VAT) per person or £120 (including VAT) if purchasing under a company name, payable once the offer is agreed and before the sales memorandum is issued. Please note that this charge is non-refundable.

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Property details

Tenure
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Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-05-14

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 71% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School407 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    397
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Salmestone Primary School954 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    216
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate0.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    284
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Drapers Mills Primary Academy0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    246
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Garlinge Primary School and Nursery1 mileOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    726
    Type
    Foundation school

Secondary

  • Hartsdown Academy0.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    868
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St George's Church of England Foundation School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    1,590
    Type
    Foundation school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ursuline College2.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    949
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Dane Court Grammar School2.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,152
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King Ethelbert School2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    845
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Margate, Margate351 metres
Aldi Cliftonville Margate, Margate707 metres
Tesco Margate Canterbury Rd Express, Westgate-on-Sea0.6 miles

GP surgery

The Limes Medical Centre603 metres

Pharmacy

Boots117 metres

Hospital

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital0.8 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden23 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Margate Rail Station551 metres

Nearest bus stop

Eaton Hill59 metres

Typical drive times

Margate1 min · 0.1 miles
Ramsgate12 min · 4.6 miles
Sandwich19 min · 11 miles
Broadstairs8 min · 3.5 miles
Canterbury (city)30 min · 19 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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