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40 Sinclair Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8SU

25/01744/PPPlanning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 January 2026

Council decision: Application ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use to mixed use with short-term let artist accommodation on first and second floor, with flexible studio space for work and not-for-profit community engagement events (sui generis). Internal alterations including; new stairwell gate, reinstatement of flexible wall partition and replacement suspended ceiling at first floor and new room layouts with reconfigured kitchen and w.c. facilities on both floors to facilitate the residential accommodation.

Received
20 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Helensburgh Central
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Nov
  4. Target25 Dec
  5. Decided22 Jan

Decided in 87 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 40 Sinclair Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8SU. Argyll has handled 3,290 applications of this type. This one was decided in 94 days, 6 weeks longer than Argyll's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Helensburgh Central. We hold 1,082 applications in total for the G84 postcode area.

99% of full applications at Argyll and Bute Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
G84 8SU
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Helensburgh Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2025
Consultation expiry
27 November 2025
Consultation start
27 October 2025
Consultation end
17 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
28 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
18 November 2025
Last date for comments
27 November 2025
Target decision date
25 December 2025
Permission expires
22 January 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bruce Jamieson
Agent address
The Mackintosh Club 40 Sinclair Street Helensburgh United Kingdom G84 8SU

Planning decision

Statutory period
59 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
27 November 2025
Site notice start
28 October 2025
Site notice end
18 November 2025

Additional information

Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    20 Oct

    Change of use to mixed use with short-term let artist accommodation on first and second floor, with flexible…

    This applicationApprovedFull25/01744/PP
  2. 2025
    20 Oct

    Internal alterations including; new stairwell gate, reinstatement of flexible wall partition and replacement…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/01745/LIB

Source: Argyll

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