Planning Responses
We are a statutory consultee in the planning system. Keep up-to-date with our planning responses.
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Listed building consent at Chesil Theatre
Listed building consent for new openings into the existing theatre from a new extension and internal alteration to provide an additional WC cubicle was supported.
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Wireless access points at Manchester's Opera House
Listed building consent for the installation of new and replacement wireless access points was supported.
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Wireless access points at Manchester's Palace Theatre
Listed building consent for the installation of new and replacement wireless access points was supported.
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External and foyer alterations at Park and Dare Theatre
Planning permission and listed building consent at Treorchy's Park and Dare Theatre was supported. It will see refurbishment and alteration of its foyer providing new access into its studio, a new central doorway, canopy, and improved bin store.
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Storage shed for Worksop's Acorn Community Theatre
A shed to the rear of the theatre for the store of props was supported.
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Temporary advertisement consent at The Vaults Theatre
Advertisement consent for signage associated with The Vaults' forthcoming Christmas programme was supported.
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Alterations at Shaftesbury Arts Centre
Planning permission and listed building consent for alterations to better integrate the venue's foyer and gallery, and works to its first floor, were supported.
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Amended plans for development adjacent to Lighthouse Poole
The Trust supports revisions to plans for a mixed use development adjacent to the theatre. There are now no homes which directly overlook the Lighthouse’s servicing bay and there is much greater separation between residential units and the Lighthouse.
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Bury Met to install disabled lift in auditorium
The Trust is supportive of this application, which would improve disabled accessibility within the main auditorium through the installation of a lift to the raised platform.
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Live performance use proposed for Chichester Feather & Black
Theatres Trust does not object in principle to the location of the site for live shows and music covering all aspects of performance and celebrity acts, but greater consideration needs to be given to how the building will function.
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Demolition proposal for former Theatre Royal in Deal
Although the Trust did not object to the demolition of the former Royal, which was also a cinema and then split into a snooker hall and amusement arcade, we urged options for retention to be explored and evidence its social function is no longer required.
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Fresh proposal for Bournemouth's former Odeon/Regent Theatre
Following two previous refused applications for demolition and replacement high-density housing scheme, the Trust again objected to a new partial façade-retaining proposal on the basis of continued lack of evidence cultural use is no longer required.