Planning application
Former Sun Life Building 42 Renfield Street/117 - 121 West George Street Glasgow
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
External alterations to listed building
As published by the council, reference 25/02200/LBA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02200/LBA
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided - Grant Subject to Condition(s)
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Subject to Condition(s)
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Parish
- Blythswood & Broomielaw
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Glasgow City register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01158/ADV Decided
Former Sun Life Building 42 Renfield Street/117 - 121 West George Street Glasgow
Display of externally illuminated banner advertisement on temporary scaffold (for a period of 8 months).
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25/02201/FUL Granted
Former Sun Life Building 42 Renfield Street/117 - 121 West George Street Glasgow
Re-roofing, fabric repairs and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Glasgow City
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10 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Grant Subject to Condition(s)
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
John Gilbert Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Glasgow
Active · incorporated 2008 · Glasgow
20 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- BGS_337247_52465 121 WEST GEORGE ST GLASGOW
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXISTI LIGHTWELL ELEVATIONS 1
- EXISTI LIGHTWELL ELEVATIONS 2
- EXIST NORTH ELEVATION- WEST GEORGE STREET
- EXIST ROOF PLAN
- EXIST SOUTH ELEVATION- WEST GEORGE LANE
- EXIST WEST ELEVATION- RENFIELD STREET
- APPLICATION FOR LISTED BUILDING CONSENT
- A LOCATION PLAN
- PROP LIGHTWELL ELEVATIONS 1
- PROP LIGHTWELL ELEVATIONS 2
- PROP NORTH ELEVATION- WEST GEORGE STREET
- PROP ROOF PLAN
- PROP SOUTH ELEVATION- WEST GEORGE LANE
- PROP WEST ELEVATION- RENFIELD STREET
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Glasgow City granted permission on 2 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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