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Land Adjacent To 55 Bridge Street Manchester M3 2PB

Granted Manchester 108116/FO/2015/C1 Full Application Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Use of an area of Motor Square for the siting of tables, chairs and barriers to form an external seating area associated with and ancillary to the cafe/bar (sui generis use) within the ground floor of 55 Bridge Street

As published by the council, reference 108116/FO/2015/C1

Application record

Reference
108116/FO/2015/C1
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
10 Mar 2015
Validated
10 Mar 2015
Decided
5 May 2015
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M3 2PB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2015: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 127416/FO/2020 Granted

    Land Adjacent To 55 Bridge Street Manchester M3 2PB

    Use of an area of Motor Square for the siting of tables, chairs and barriers to form an external seating area associated with and ancillary to the cafe/bar (sui generis use) within the ground floor and basement of 55 Bridge Street for a temporary period of 12 months.

    Decided 23 Sep 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2015

    Received by Manchester

  2. 5 May 2015

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester

Active · incorporated 1997 · Manchester

635 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 95% granted

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Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 5 May 2015, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land Adjacent To 55 Bridge Street Manchester M3 2PB

    127416/FO/2020 Submitted 14 Jul 2020 50 yards away

    Use of an area of Motor Square for the siting of tables, chairs and barriers to form an external seating area associated with and ancillary to the cafe/bar (sui generis use) within the ground floor and basement of 55 Bridge Street for a temporary period of 12 months.

    Granted Full applications 14 docs

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    107265/FO/2014/C1 Submitted 25 Feb 2015 50 yards away

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    Awaiting decision Advertising 6 docs

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  • Basement 65 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BQ

    108643/FO/2015/C1 Submitted 28 Jul 2015 50 yards away

    Use of the basement of the property as a bar (Use Class A4) and works to the main entrance.

    Granted Full applications 19 docs

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