Planning application
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of existing Freemason's Hall to allow the building to be used for a mix of independently operated uses, being a mix of Class A3 (Restaurants and Cafe) Use, A4 (Drinking Establishment) Use, D1 (Conferencing) Use and D2 (Banqueting including ancillary accommodation including bedroom suites)and continued Masonic use together with ancillary offices, storage and kitchen facilities together with the erection of a roof top extension to form a roof terrace with outside seating areas.
As published by the council, reference 109315/FO/2015/C1
Application record
- Reference
- 109315/FO/2015/C1
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Jul 2015
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2015
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2015
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M3 3BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 14 applications since 2014: 13 approved, 0 refused.
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118583/JO/2017 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Minor material amendment to application ref no 109315/FO/2015/C1 (variation of condition 2) to allow for relocation of electricity sub-station, creation of mezzanine floor within basement and re-modelling of fire escape.
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118584/JO/2017 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Minor material amendment to application ref no 109316/LO/2015/C1 (variation of condition 2) to allow for relocation of electricity sub-station, creation of mezzanine floor within basement and re-modelling of fire escape. Condition Number(s): Condition 2Conditions(s) Removal:To provide minor amendments to approved schemeCondition 2 to be revised to list revised plan numbers
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115213/LO/2017 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Insertion of 2x 900 x 500 louvres to bricked up windows left of new entrance (basement level) and 1x 750 x 350 louvre to bricked up window right of new entrance (first floor level). 1x flue terminal (approx. 250 diameter) to eastern most window (first floor level)
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115212/FO/2017 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Insertion of 2x 900 x 500 louvres to bricked up windows left of new entrance (basement level) and 1x 750 x 350 louvre to bricked up window right of new entrance (first floor level), x1 flue terminal (approx. 250 diameter) to eastern most window (first floor level)
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115210/LO/2017 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
LISTED BUIDING CONSENT Internal works associated with fit out to central ground floor and basement unit (Unit 2) for use as a restaurant. Works include installation of screens to divide space from other parts of the Freemasons Building, new toilets, kitchen facilities, bar, and other interventions associated with fit out of restaurant space.
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115307/LO/2017 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for internal works to allow the relocation of the existing War Memorial and Plaques, and relocation of existing light fittings in the main hall
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CDN/17/0027 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Discharge of conditions 4 (Hours), 5 (Fumes), 6 (Refuse), 7 (glazing), 8 (Servicing), 10 (Construction Management Plan), 11 (Materials),12 (Acoustics - Plant), 14 (Work elements), 16 (Signage), 17 (Method Statement), 18 (Finishes), 19 (M&E), 20 (Acoustics) & 21 (Tenants Guide) attached to planning permission 109315/FO/2015/C1.
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CDN/17/0033 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9 attached to application number 109316/LO/2015/C1
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114148/LO/2016 Withdrawn
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Internal works to allow the relocation of existing Memorial and Plaques from ground to first floor.
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109316/LO/2015/C1 Granted
36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT
Listed building consent for internal and external alterations associated with a change of use of existing Freemason's Hall to allow the building to be used for a mix of independently operated uses, being a mix of Class A3 (Restaurants and Cafe) Use, A4 (Drinking Establishment) Use, D1 (Conferencing) Use and D2 (Banqueting including ancillary accommodation including bedroom suites)and continued Masonic use together with ancillary offices, storage and kitchen facilities together with the erection of a roof top extension to form a roof terrace with outside seating areas.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2015
Received by Manchester
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30 Dec 2015
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
104 documents on file for this application
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