Scarborough Theatre Trust Ltd The Stephen Joseph Theatre Westborough Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 1JW

SCAZF23/02008/LBListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 21 February 2024

Council decision: Application Permitted (with conditions)Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Internal refurbishment of existing McCarthy auditorium including installation of new platform lift, redecoration, new bar and new WCs. Together with replacement air handling system and other works at roof level and minor alterations to west and east facades

Received: 4 December 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Scarborough
Ward: Castle
Agent: Reed Watts Architects

ReceivedReceived4 Dec
ValidatedValidated4 Dec
Consult.Consultation1 Feb
TargetTarget Date29 Jan
DecidedDecided21 Feb

Decided in 79 days (council typically 91)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Scarborough Theatre Trust Ltd The Stephen Joseph Theatre Westborough Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 1JW. Scarborough has handled 354 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 12 days quicker than Scarborough's typical decision time. The site is in 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,401 applications in total for the YO11 postcode area.

83% of heritage applications at Scarborough were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: YO11 1JW
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Scarborough

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 December 2023
Last date for comments: 1 February 2024
Target decision date: 29 January 2024
Permission expires: 21 February 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Reed Watts Architects
Agent address: 21C Clerkenwell Road London EC1M 5RD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12612495
Documents: 44

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: ScarboroughPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks Outside Odeon CinemaOn this site · +1 more
Heritage at Risk Register: ScarboroughPart of the site
Brownfield land register: First Floor, 11-25 Northway, ScarboroughRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

2023
4 Dec
Works at roof level including replacement of existing air handling system, chillers and ductwork, replacement…
Application Permitted (with conditions)Regulation 4 (Council Application)Filed alongsideSCAZF23/02007/RG4
2023
4 Dec
Internal refurbishment of existing McCarthy auditorium including installation of new platform lift…
This applicationApplication Permitted (with conditions)Listed building consentSCAZF23/02008/LB

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16 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Scarborough

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