Planning application
1 Colchester Square And Flat 0 Right, 4 Poltalloch Street Lochgilphead Argyll And Bute
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of shop and flat to cafe/restaurant/bar, replacement of windows and doors and formation of outdoor seating area
As published by the council, reference 25/02136/PP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02136/PP
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Mid Argyll
- Parish
- Lochgilphead Community Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Argyll and Bute
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19 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Argyll and Bute took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Kathryn Macdonald Agent, registered in Beccles
Active · incorporated 2003 · Beccles
43 applications on PlanIndex · 96% granted
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