1 Colchester Square And Flat 0 Right, 4 Poltalloch Street Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute PA31 8LH Data via plota.co.uk

25/02135/LIB - Application for Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Alterations to shop and flat to form cafe/restaurant/bar, including new windows and doors Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Validated
19 Jan 2026
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Consultation
21 Jan 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade C listed: 1 Colchester Square and Portalloch Street, Lochgilphead
List entry LB37519 · 8 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade B, 3 Grade C)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Lochgilphead conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 3 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Argyll
Application type
Application for Listed Building Consent
Postcode
PA31 8LH
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Mid Argyll
Parish
Lochgilphead Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Kathryn Macdonald

How this decision compares

Decided in 269 days from validation, 210 days slower than Argyll's median of 59 for changes of use. Approved, as 100% of changes of use here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
66decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Argyll in the last twelve months, from validation. Argyll decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100738172-002
Comments by
20 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No