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Ocean Chambers 54 Lowgate Kingston Upon Hull HU1 1JF

Awaiting decision Kingston upon Hull, City of 26/00144/LBC Listed Building Consent - alteration

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent application for:- Conversion of existing Grade II Listed office building into 17 apartments No alterations to external fabric. All alterations are internal utilizing all load-bearing walls.

As published by the council, reference 26/00144/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/00144/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent - alteration
Status
Pending Consideration
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
St Andrews And Dockland
Postcode
HU1 1JF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Kingston upon Hull, City of register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/00143/COU Awaiting decision

    Ocean Chambers 54 Lowgate Kingston Upon Hull HU1 1JF

    Change of use of existing office building into 17 apartments.

    Submitted 16 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by Kingston upon Hull, City of

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Kingston upon Hull, City of took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 26/00143/COU (Pending Consideration)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Benchmark Architecture Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Worksop

Active · incorporated 2020 · Worksop

20 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 70% granted

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Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

  • RECYCLING OFFICER COMMENTS Correspondence · 23 Mar 2026
  • CONSERVATION HOLDING COMMENTS Correspondence · 16 Mar 2026
  • CAAC COMMENTS Correspondence · 11 Mar 2026
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTS Correspondence · 09 Mar 2026
  • PRESS NOTICE Other · 05 Mar 2026
  • PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment · 24 Feb 2026
  • CONSERVATION COMMENTS Correspondence · 24 Feb 2026
  • CHECKSHEET Other · 18 Feb 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 14 Feb 2026
  • A SUMMARY OF THE ATTACHMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL BackGround Papers · 14 Feb 2026
  • BLOCK PLAN OF THE SITE Drawing · 14 Feb 2026
  • ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing · 14 Feb 2026
  • ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing · 14 Feb 2026
  • ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing · 14 Feb 2026
  • ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing · 14 Feb 2026
  • ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing · 14 Feb 2026
  • ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing · 14 Feb 2026
  • ADDITIONAL PLANS Drawing · 14 Feb 2026
  • DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Other · 14 Feb 2026
  • HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 14 Feb 2026
  • PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Other · 14 Feb 2026
  • THE LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 14 Feb 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Kingston upon Hull, City of for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Kingston upon Hull, City of decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 119 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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