40 Sinclair Street Helensburgh Argyll And Bute G84 8SU
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
- Council
- Argyll and Bute Council
- Ward
- Helensburgh Central
- ReceivedReceived20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated27 Oct
- Consult.Consultation17 Nov
- TargetTarget Date25 Dec
- DecidedDecided22 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
Associated applications
- 202520 Oct
Change of use to mixed use with short-term let artist accommodation on first and second floor, with flexible…
This applicationApprovedFull25/01744/PP - 202520 Oct
Internal alterations including; new stairwell gate, reinstatement of flexible wall partition and replacement…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside25/01745/LIB
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