Planning Responses

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  • New service lift at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

    With Theatre Royal having sold its Garden Restaurant it has WCs which are redundant and a requirement for new service access into the theatre, therefore the WCs will be removed and a service platform lift installed in their place.

  • Revisions to Twentieth Century Theatre proposals

    Following re-submission of applications for planning permission and listed building consent with amended plans reducing harm to historic fabric, we have now fully supported the scheme which will see the building returned to performance use.

  • Temporary marquee at Theatr Clwyd

    A temporary 1000-capacity marquee with supporting structures to enable Theatr Clwyd to host a 2023 pantomime whilst their major development project takes place were supported.

  • Temporary show signage at Noel Coward Theatre

    Temporary listed building consent for signage associated with a forthcoming run of Ocean At The End Of The Lane was supported.

  • Additional facade works at Manchester Opera House

    Following a recent listed building consent for facade repairs, a further application has been submitted as investigations have found that some areas of rendering require replacement.

  • Permanent change of use to theatre for Slung Low in Leeds

    Planning permission was supported for permanent change of use to a theatre and community facility for Slung Low. They were given a one-year temporary permission in 2022 for highways impacts to be monitored.

  • Temporary relocation of kiosks at Edinburgh's King's Theatre

    Listed building consent for re-location of significant kiosks to the theatre's Tudor bar was supported whilst building works are undertaken, in order to protect them.

  • New link building at Lowestoft's Marina Theatre

    Planning permission was supported for a three-storey link building between the original theatre and its cafe, community room and offices in a neighbouring modern block. This also enables new lift access and additional WCs.

  • Replacement of weatherproofing at Manchester Opera House

    Listed building consent was supported for removal of defective liquid plastic weather-proofing and replacement with lead flashing to better protect rendering which has been subject to water damage.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.