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Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

Granted Manchester 109246/FO/2015/C1 Full Application Consent

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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

Proposal

Part redevelopment and part refurbishment of the site to include erection of 8 storey office building (Use Class B1) with rooftop pool and amenity space; conversion of Studios 6 and 12 to event spaces (Sui Generis); conversion of the existing Granada House building into a hotel (Use Class C1) with associated private members club (Sui Generis); Class A3 (Restaurant and Café uses) and Class A4 (Drinking Establishment Uses); Cinema (studio 2) (Use Class D2); erection of new single storey rooftop bar/restaurant associated with the private members club; replacement of Studio 8 with a pedestrian linkage between Atherton Street and the wider St Johns masterplan area and creation of covered pedestrian link between Grape Street and Quay Street (both linkages to accommodate temporary and pop-up uses (Sui Generis));creation of temporary car parking to rear of Granada House; works associated with access and servicing of wider development; and associated public realm and landscaping works; following demolition of existing buildings and structures including the Annexe Building fronting Atherton Street, Studio 8, the M1 Corridor, the Administration Block and security lodge fronting Quay Street, mechanical workshop areas and stores to the rear of Studio 8, former staff welfare suite to the rear of Studios 2 and 6, portacabins adjacent to the recycling compound and the perimeter wall to the Breeze Studio Gardens.

As published by the council, reference 109246/FO/2015/C1

Application record

Reference
109246/FO/2015/C1
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
22 Jul 2015
Validated
22 Jul 2015
Decided
21 Oct 2015
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
M3 3GS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 6 applications since 2015: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/21/0152 Granted

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Discharge of Condition 3 (External Materials) of planning permission ref:127612/FO/2020.

    Decided 18 Oct 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0482 Withdrawn

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Discharge of Conditions 12 (Wheel Washing), 30 (Construction Management Plan), 32 (Building Works Contract), 40 (Air Quality Impact Assessment), 42 (Local Labour Agreement) and partial discharge of 24a (TV Reception Survey) of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Decided 19 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0432 Withdrawn

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Discharge of Conditions 23 (Waste), 34 (Taxi and Vehicle Drop-off) and 37 (Dispersal Strategy of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Decided 19 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0303 Withdrawn

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Discharge of Conditions 15a (Contamination - Preliminary Risk Assessment), 26 (Acoustic Insulation), 27 (Acoustic Insulation - Residential) and 31 (Piling Risk Assessment) of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Decided 19 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • 118040/FO/2017 Granted

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Part redevelopment and part refurbishment of the site, following demolition of existing buildings and structures, including the Annex Building fronting Atherton Street, the Administration Block and Security Lodge fronting Quay Street, Mechanical Workshop areas and Stores to the rear of Studio 8, former Staff Welfare Suite to the rear of Studios 2 and 6, to allow the erection of 10 storey residential and office building (use Class C3 / B1) comprising 22 residential units with rooftop pool, ground floor retail units (Use Class A1, A2 or A3) and amenity space; conversion of Studios 2, 6, 8 and 12 to event spaces and filming studios (Sui Generis); conversion of the existing Granada House building into a hotel (Use Class C1) with associated private members club (Sui Generis); restaurant and cafe use (Use Class A3) and drinking establishment uses (Use Class A4); erection of a new single storey rooftop bar / restaurant associated with the hotel and private members club; erection of 4 storey modular office building the the rear of Granada House; inclusion of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Energy Centre; creation of temporary car parking to the rear of Granada House; works associated with access and servicing of the wider development, and associated public realm and landscaping works.

    Decided 16 May 2018 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jul 2015

    Received by Manchester

  2. 21 Oct 2015

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 8 Oct 2026

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Documents

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72 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 21 October 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.

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  • Old Granada Studios Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    135968/JO/2023 Submitted 16 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition 13 (opening hours) attached to planning permission ref. 130796/JO/2021

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

  • Old Granada Studios Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    127612/FO/2020 Submitted 11 Aug 2020 50 yards away

    Part redevelopment and part refurbishment including the conversion of the existing Granada House building into a 175 bed hotel (Use Class C1) with associated private members club (Sui Generis); and erection of new single storey rooftop bar and restaurant (Use Classes A3 and A4); external terrace and rooftop pool in addition to the erection of a new ten storey building for office (Use Class B1) and ground floor retail or workspaces (Use Class A1/A3 and/or B1); retention of Studios for current use as filming studios (Use Class B1) and erection of modular workspaces (Use Class B1) with associated access and servicing arrangements; public realm and other associated works

    Granted Full applications 63 docs
    Small domestic

  • Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    CDN/19/0482 Submitted 30 May 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 12 (Wheel Washing), 30 (Construction Management Plan), 32 (Building Works Contract), 40 (Air Quality Impact Assessment), 42 (Local Labour Agreement) and partial discharge of 24a (TV Reception Survey) of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Withdrawn Conditions 8 docs

  • Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    CDN/19/0303 Submitted 10 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 15a (Contamination - Preliminary Risk Assessment), 26 (Acoustic Insulation), 27 (Acoustic Insulation - Residential) and 31 (Piling Risk Assessment) of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Withdrawn Conditions 7 docs

  • Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M60 9EB

    123763/NMC/2019 Submitted 31 May 2019 50 yards away

    Non-Material Change to wording of Conditions 3 (Samples of External Materials), 5 (Hard Landscape Samples), 7 (Secure by Design), 23 (Waste), 28 (BREEAM), 34 (Taxi Areas), 35 (Design of Rooftop Extension), 36 (Design of Rooftop External Areas) and 37 (Dispersal Strategy) of planning permission ref:118040/FO/2017.

    Granted Amendments Extension 4 docs

  • Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    118040/FO/2017 Submitted 10 Nov 2017 50 yards away

    Part redevelopment and part refurbishment of the site, following demolition of existing buildings and structures, including the Annex Building fronting Atherton Street, the Administration Block and Security Lodge fronting Quay Street, Mechanical Workshop areas and Stores to the rear of Studio 8, former Staff Welfare Suite to the rear of Studios 2 and 6, to allow the erection of 10 storey residential and office building (use Class C3 / B1) comprising 22 residential units with rooftop pool, ground floor retail units (Use Class A1, A2 or A3) and amenity space; conversion of Studios 2, 6, 8 and 12 to event spaces and filming studios (Sui Generis); conversion of the existing Granada House building into a hotel (Use Class C1) with associated private members club (Sui Generis); restaurant and cafe use (Use Class A3) and drinking establishment uses (Use Class A4); erection of a new single storey rooftop bar / restaurant associated with the hotel and private members club; erection of 4 storey modular office building the the rear of Granada House; inclusion of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Energy Centre; creation of temporary car parking to the rear of Granada House; works associated with access and servicing of the wider development, and associated public realm and landscaping works.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 76 docs
    Small domestic

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