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Tower Guest House 32 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN

25/00046/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 3 December 2025

Council decision: Application Permitted with conditionsPlanning committee8 conditions

Proposal

Removal of non-original rear porch (retrospective). Partial demolition of boundary wall and creation of carparking area in curtilage. Alteration to ground levels and new retaining structure to rear of house. Partial stopping up of existing door opening to create window opening in west elevation. Slapping through of external wall to create door opening from existing window opening in north elevation. Installation of new rooflights. Works to remove lathe and plaster; reline walls with plasterboard and internal insultation, in part; creation of concrete slab to ground floor; alterations, removals and additions of non-original partition walls; and installation of replacement UPVC windows.

Received
17 February 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Steòrnabhagh A Deas
Agent
MJC Inspection & Design Ltd
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.13 May
  4. Target30 May
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 247 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Tower Guest House 32 James Street Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2QN. Western Isles has handled 31 applications of this type. This one was decided in 289 days, 32 weeks longer than Western Isles's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Steòrnabhagh A Deas. We hold 39 applications in total for the HS1 postcode area.

99% of all applications at Na h-Eileanan Siar (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar) were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
HS1 2QN
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Stornoway

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2025
Consultation expiry
22 April 2025
Last date for comments
13 May 2025
Target decision date
30 May 2025
Committee meeting
2 December 2025
Permission expires
2 December 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
MJC Inspection & Design Ltd
Agent address
Per Malcolm Crate 9 Millar Road Stornoway Isle Of Lewis HS1 2RX

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Publicity

Last advertised
22 April 2025

Additional information

Documents
31
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    17 Feb

    Change of use from guest house to house, demolition of boundary wall and creation of parking area. Create…

    Application Permitted with conditionsPlanning Permission (Detailed)Filed alongside25/00044/PPD
  2. 2025
    17 Feb

    Removal of non-original rear porch (retrospective). Partial demolition of boundary wall and creation of…

    This applicationApplication Permitted with conditionsListed building consent25/00046/LBC

Source: Western Isles

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