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Gloucestershire County Council Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TG

20/00735/DCCDeemed Consent County Council REG3Approved

Approved on 18 November 2020

Council decision: Observations to County CouncilDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Various proposed external alterations and installations, including replacement of glazed and flat roofs; installation of new gull/bird proofing measures, removal of two chimneys and installation of photovoltaics to existing flat roof.

Received
29 July 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Westgate
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.1 Dec
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided18 Nov

Decided in 107 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Gloucestershire County Council Shire Hall Westgate Street Gloucester GL1 2TG. Gloucester has handled 18 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 9 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.

86% of all 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
Deemed Consent County Council REG3
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2020
Consultation expiry
1 December 2020
Consultation start
17 November 2020
Consultation end
1 December 2020
Last date for comments
1 December 2020
Target decision date
28 September 2020
Permission expires
18 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
34

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: City Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: Shire HallOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2020
    30 Jul

    The replacement of 1960's windows and curtain walling, and the installation of a new lift.

    ApprovedDeemed Consent County Council REG3Filed alongside20/00742/DCC
  2. 2020
    29 Jul

    Various proposed external alterations and installations, including replacement of glazed and flat roofs…

    This applicationObservations to County CouncilOther20/00735/DCC

Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    11 Aug

    Installation of 3 air source heat pump compounds at Shire Hall

    PendingListed building consent26/00472/LBC
  2. 2026
    8 Apr

    Discharge of Condition 3 (fixing details,) of application 26/00011/LBC

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00309/CONDIT
  3. 2026
    29 Jan

    Trees in Conservation Areas

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Areas26/00101/TRECON
  4. 2026
    6 Jan

    The proposed works involve installation of an additional flagpole to the roof of Block 2, located to the…

    ApprovedListed building consent26/00011/LBC
  5. 2025
    18 Nov

    Internal alterations/minor works to reception area of Shire Hall. Existing front desk, internal 'folding…

    ApprovedListed building consent25/01005/LBC
  6. 2020
    14 Jul

    The external refurbishment of Shire Hall Blocks 1 & 2 to include: 1. Repair of sash windows, 2. Repairs to…

    ApprovedListed building consent20/00651/LBC

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