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Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8JX

Granted Inverclyde 20/0026/LB Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

An existing timber floor will be strengthened using a steel beam to allow the room to be used as storage

As published by the council, reference 20/0026/LB

Application record

Reference
20/0026/LB
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Granted Subject To Conditions
Decision
granted subject to conditions
Received
23 Jun 2020
Validated
5 Aug 2020
Decided
22 Sep 2020
Ward
Ward 4 - Inverclyde North
Parish
Greenock Central Community Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
PA16 8JX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Inverclyde register

This site has had 8 applications since 2020: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • 24/0009/LB Granted

    Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8JX

    Replacement of the existing high bay and track lighting in the James Watt Hall with new LED energy efficient light fittings (Listed Building Consent)

    Decided 3 Jun 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 24/0008/LB Granted

    Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8JX

    Installation of wheelchair refuge point at upper floor level including removal of internal wall (Listed Building Consent)

    Decided 28 May 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 23/0110/IC Granted

    Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8JX

    Remove existing stain-glass window and replace with plain leaded glass to match the surrounding windows.

    Decided 21 Aug 2023 Full applications
  • 23/0003/LB Granted

    Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8JX

    Remove existing stain-glass window and replace with plain leaded glass to match the surrounding windows.

    Decided 14 May 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 22/0004/LB Granted

    Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8JX

    Installation of accessible lift between ground floor and gallery in museum (listed building consent)

    Decided 28 Jun 2022 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 20/0039/IC Granted

    Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8JX

    Installation of a sculpture

    Decided 9 Jun 2020 Full applications
  • 20/0016/IC Granted

    Watt Institution 15 Kelly Street Greenock PA16 8JX

    Erection of two heritage plaques

    Decided 6 Apr 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jun 2020

    Received by Inverclyde

  2. 5 Aug 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: granted subject to conditions

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Inverclyde granted permission on 22 September 2020, 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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