Gloucestershire County Council Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TG

20/00651/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 12 February 2021

Council decision: Grant Listed Building ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

The external refurbishment of Shire Hall Blocks 1 & 2 to include: 1. Repair of sash windows, 2. Repairs to external timber doors, 3. Repair/replacement of existing down pipes and gutters, 4. Replacement to glazed and flat roof within courtyards 5. Replacement of concrete tiled roof with natural slate, 6. New PV's to existing flat roof including new parapet, 7. New gull/bird proofing measures, 8. Removal of 2 chimneys, 9. Repair/replacement of eaves and fascias.

Received: 14 July 2020
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Gloucester City Council
Ward: Westgate
Agent: Quattro Design Architects Ltd

ReceivedReceived14 Jul
ValidatedValidated15 Jul
Consult.Consultation1 Dec
TargetTarget Date9 Sep
DecidedDecided12 Feb

Decided in 212 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Gloucestershire County Council Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TG. Gloucester has handled 87 applications of this type. This one was decided in 213 days, 23 weeks longer than Gloucester's typical decision time. The site is in the City Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 27 applications across Westgate. We hold 773 applications in total for the GL1 postcode area.

88% of heritage applications at Gloucester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: GL1 2TG
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 15 July 2020
Consultation expiry: 1 December 2020
Consultation start: 17 November 2020
Consultation end: 1 December 2020
Neighbour consultation start: 5 August 2020
Neighbour consultation end: 26 August 2020
Last date for comments: 1 December 2020
Target decision date: 9 September 2020
Permission expires: 12 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Quattro Design Architects Ltd
Architect profile: QUATTRO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: Matthews Warehouse High Orchard Street Gloucester Quays, Glos GL2 5QY

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 13 August 2020
Advertisement expiry: 3 September 2020
Site notice start: 28 July 2020
Site notice end: 18 August 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08878826
Documents: 79

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: City Centre
Listed building: Grade II: Crown CourtsOn this site · +9 more

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

2020
14 Jul
The external refurbishment of Shire Hall Blocks 1 & 2 to include: 1. Repair of sash windows, 2. Repairs to…
This applicationApprovedListed building consent20/00651/LBC
2020
14 Jul
The replacement of 1960's windows and curtain walling, and the installation of a new lift
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside20/00652/LBC

Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Gloucester

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