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The Royal Highland Hotel Academy Street Inverness IV1 1LG

Granted Highland 16/02202/LBC Listed Building Consent

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Partial infill of rear courtyard to provide 18 bedrooms over 3 levels, conversion at ground-level to library and 3 bedrooms; re-organisation of existing layout to provide 12 additional bedrooms.

As published by the council, reference 16/02202/LBC

Application record

Reference
16/02202/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Listed Building Consent
Received
16 May 2016
Validated
16 May 2016
Decided
29 Nov 2017
Ward
Inverness Ness-Side
Parish
Crown And City Centre Community Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
IV1 1LG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Highland register

This site has had 3 applications since 2015: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 16/02199/FUL Granted

    The Royal Highland Hotel Academy Street Inverness IV1 1LG

    Partial infill of rear courtyard to provide 18 bedrooms over 3 levels, conversion at ground-level to library and 3 bedrooms; re-organisation of existing layout to provide 12 additional bedrooms.

    Decided 29 Nov 2017 Full applications
  • 15/02201/LBC Withdrawn

    The Royal Highland Hotel Academy Street Inverness IV1 1LG

    Replace existing kitchen service spaces in the courtyard with an enlarged function room and 15 bedrooms above on 3 floors

    Decided 14 Jul 2015 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 May 2016

    Received by Highland

  2. 29 Nov 2017

    Decision issued: Listed Building Consent

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Highland granted permission on 29 November 2017, 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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