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
Re-roofing, fabric repairs and associated works
As published by the council, reference 25/02201/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02201/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- 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
- 29 Jan 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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25/02200/LBA Granted
Former Sun Life Building 42 Renfield Street/117 - 121 West George Street Glasgow
External alterations to listed building
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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29 Jan 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
17 documents on file for this application
- BGS_337247_52465 121 WEST GEORGE ST GLASGOW
- NOTIFICATION LIST - NEIGHBOURS
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXIST LIGHTWELL ELEVATIONS 1
- EXIST LIGHTWELL ELEVATIONS 2
- EXIST NORTH ELEVATION- WEST GEORGE STREET
- EXIST LIGHTWELL ELEVATIONS 2
- EXIST SOUTH ELEVATION- WEST GEORGE LANE
- EXIST WEST ELEVATION- RENFIELD STREET
- A LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION FOR FULL PLANNING PERMISSION
- PROP LIGHTWELL ELEVATIONS 1
- PROPOSED 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 29 January 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.
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