Planning Responses
We are a statutory consultee in the planning system. Keep up-to-date with our planning responses.
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Signage for new Elite venue in Ashbourne
Following supporting change of use for return of the Elite in Ashbourne to cinema and theatre use in 2020, the Trust supported applications for signage for the venue.
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Hotel conversion for former Theatre Royal Halifax
The Trust has raised no objections to alterations and change of use of the former Theatre Royal as a hotel, following previous applications over the last few years.
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Facade repairs at Manchester Opera House
The Trust supported listed building consent for repairs and like-for-like replacements to damaged areas of the Opera House's front elevation.
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Facade works and upgrades at Theatre Royal Brighton
The Trust supported planning permission and listed building consent for important structural repairs, refurbishment and new lighting to the theatre's colonnade along with internal electrical and ventilation improvements.
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Complete demolition of remaining former New Victoria/Odeon, Preston
The Trust has objected to plans to demolish the remaining foyer block of the former New Victoria Theatre, later the Odeon, in Preston. The auditorium was demolished in May 2022 following a fire.
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Trust objects to holiday lets underneath Stratford's Attic Theatre
The Trust has strongly objected to a proposal for change of use from theatre use, having previously been storage and workshop, to holiday accommodation due to the risk of noise transfer to and from the Attic Theatre and no evidence for loss of use.
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Alterations to long dock and paint room at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The Trust supported in principle works to the painting room subject to submission of further evidence and justification, as few of these facilities remain.
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Hotel extension at London's Trocadero
The Trust raised no objections to further extension of a hotel at the Trocadero in London's West End, which was previously a dance hall and theatre from the early 1800s until the 1960s but for which little fabric remains.
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New rooftop plant and ventilation improvements at Manchester's Palace
The Trust supported planning permission and listed building consent at the Palace to facilitate replacement ventilation and circulation.
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Additional WCs for Shanklin Theatre
The Trust has supported in principle listed building consent for refurbishment of redundant public toilets which will be brought into the theatre through a new opening to provide four additional cubicles.
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Proposed immersive theatre within Fulham Regeneration Area
The Trust supported change of use of a vacant former factory near West Kensington for an immersive theatre with bar and restaurant for a temporary period of up to five years ahead of longer-term redevelopment of the area.
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Replacement glazing and repairs at Swansea's Grand Theatre
The Trust supported permission for works to the theatre's atrium above its front colonnade and like-for-like replacement of its sign.