The Guildhall Royal Parade Plymouth PL1 2EL
Withdrawn on 2 December 2025
Council decision: Closed Development EnquiryDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Pre-application for (1) Replacement Copper Roof, (2) Replacement covered fire escape from the Great Hall, (3) Improved access to the loft space - External staircase (4) Mahogany infill panel in Great Hall following the removal of a tapestry and its frame (5) Replacement doors and windows in the 'apartment' (6) Various external repairs recommended in Quadrennial Building Condition Survey
- Received
- 4 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Plymouth City Council
- Ward
- ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT
- ReceivedReceived4 Sep
- ValidatedValidated4 Sep
- Consult.Consultation26 Sep
- TargetTarget Date3 Sep
- DecidedDecided2 Dec
Decided in 89 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for window replacement at The Guildhall Royal Parade Plymouth PL1 2EL. Plymouth has handled 203 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 89 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 224 applications across ST PETER AND THE WATERFRONT. We hold 469 applications in total for the PL1 postcode area.
95% of outline applications at Plymouth City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- PL1 2EL
- Application type
- Minor Pre Application Enquiry
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 September 2025
- Last date for comments
- 26 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 3 September 2026
- Permission expires
- 2 December 2030
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Plymouth City Council
- Agent address
- Second Floor, Ballard House West Hoe Road Plymouth PL1 3BJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 364 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: BarbicanPart of the site · +1 more
- Listed building: Grade II: Guildhall Including Great Hall, Assize Courts and Former City TreasuryOn this site · +1 more
- Article 4 direction: HMOs Mutley, Greenbank, City Centre and surrounding areas
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20264 Aug
Condition Discharge: Condition 14 (Internal Doors), 15 (Ceiling Works), 16 (Mechanical Extraction Plumbing…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/01023/CDMLB - 202617 Jul
Advertisement hoardings in association with work to The Guildhall.
ApprovedAdvertisement consent26/00982/ADV - 202622 Apr
Installation of demountable boards beneath hexagonal rooflights and associated works
PendingListed building consent26/00537/LBC - 202517 Oct
Condition Discharge: Condition 6 (Great hall Acoustic Works) of Listed Building Consent 23/00311/LBC
Condition Discharge AgreedDischarge of conditions25/01376/CDMLB - 20251 Apr
Condition Discharge: Condition 24 (Stage Recording and Design) of Listed Building Consent 23/00311/LBC
Condition Discharge AgreedDischarge of conditions25/00542/CDMLB
Source: Plymouth
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