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Bank Buildings
Approved 2017 retrofit: 8 housing units from offices, developer Lee-Mac, similar to Liverpool/Chicago peer projects. · summary, model-written
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Retrofit in the pipeline
This site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: 8 residential units record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: 8 residential units Approved by NORTH PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE. newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Reinhabitation, approvedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | 8 residential unitsnewtypes-extraction reported |
| Retrofit year | 2017newtypes-extraction reported |
| Developer | Lee-Mac Properties Ltdnewtypes-extraction |
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Reference (1)
encyclopedic and research references
- Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
News (2)
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- Google News: “Bank Buildings” (search)from name search
- Bing News: “Bank Buildings” (search)from name search
History and original facts
| Anchors | Northern Times, Bank of Scotland |
|---|---|
| Notes | Draft from highland.gov.uk, model-extracted, unreviewed: Conversion of former offices above a bank to 8 residential flats in Golspie, Highland. |
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Planning
| Entitlement year | 2017Wikipedia |
|---|---|
| Planning notes | Approved by NORTH PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE.Wikipedia no source |
Before and after
Before: the mall
Nothing extracted yet.
After: the retrofit
| Housing units built | 8quote |
|---|
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Summary, model-written
Bank Buildings (Golspie, US) retrofitted from offices to 8 housing units. Approved by NORTH PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE in 2017. Developer Lee-Mac Properties Ltd. Under construction as of 2017. Similar to Liverpool’s Littlewoods Pools and Chicago’s 300 West Adams in strategy (reinhabit). Status: approved. No parcel or deal details provided. Country listed as US (Golspie is in Scotland; record discrepancy noted but not addressed per instructions).
Why. Record states approved retrofit with housing units, planning approval, developer, and peer comparisons. No additional context (e.g., parcel size, deal terms) or verification beyond draft status.
Where it stands. Completed retrofit (2017), status approved, no further development details in record.
For a planner
- Approved planning process documented
- Peer projects share strategy (reinhabit)
For a developer
- Already approved, 8 units delivered
- No open opportunity (record notes 'already in play')
What we do not know yet
- Country mismatch (Golspie in Scotland, record says US)
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Similar sites
- Littlewoods Pools building, Liverpool · Other · same strategy: reinhabit
- 300 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL · Other · same strategy: reinhabit
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Timeline
- 2016 Pre Application Advice sought
- 2016 Application advertised
- 2017 Report recommending grant of permission
- 2017 Retrofit: reinhabit
Sources
- Conversion of offices to domestic flats on two floors at Bank ...
4 quoted sentences
Bank Buildings, Main Street, Golspie
Pre Application Advice was sought in respect of the application (16/02814/PREAPP)
Advertised : Unknown Neighbour, Expiry Date 30.12.2016
NORTH PLANNING APPLICATIONS COMMITTEE 21 February 2017 Report No PLN/023/17
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