Ardencaple Hotel Gareloch Road Rhu Argyll And Bute G84 8LA Data via plota.co.uk

25/02101/LIB - Application for Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing hotel entrance and erection of new replacement hotel entrance glazed extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Dec 2025
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Consultation
18 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Mar 2026

Approved on 16 Mar 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Ardencaple Hotel Premises licence · in force · elsewhere in the building Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 3

Grade A listed: Ardencaple Hotel Including Former Stables, Rhu Road Lower, Rhu
List entry LB19525 · 2 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade B)
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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Also on the record
Conservation area 28 m away: RHU; Local nature reserve 473 m away: Duchess Wood.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
G84 8LA
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Lomond North
Parish
Rhu And Shandon Community Council
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
Application Approved
Decision date
16 Mar 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gordon Aitken

How this decision compares

Decided in 89 days from validation, 30 days slower than Argyll's median of 59 for listed building works. Approved, as 100% of listed building works here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
83decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Argyll in the last twelve months, from validation. Argyll decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
100736477-003
Consultation
18 Dec 2025
Comments by
29 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
24 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No