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36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT

Granted Manchester 109315/FO/2015/C1 Full Application Consent

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 23 Mar 2018 Amendments
  • 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

    Decided 23 Mar 2018 Amendments
  • 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)

    Decided 5 May 2017 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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)

    Decided 5 May 2017 Full applications
  • 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.

    Decided 5 May 2017 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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

    Decided 7 Apr 2017 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Decided 27 Jul 2017 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 27 Jul 2017 Conditions
  • 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.

    Decided 2 Feb 2017 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Decided 30 Dec 2015 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jul 2015

    Received by Manchester

  2. 30 Dec 2015

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

104 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 30 December 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.

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  • 36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT

    CDN/17/0027 Submitted 27 Jan 2017 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 55 docs
  • Manchester Hall 36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT

    119720/LO/2018 Submitted 8 May 2018 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for erection of roof top extension and associated external terrace areas along with creation of caretakers flat, lift housing and plant (as an amendment to the roof top extension approved under application ref no 109316) for use in association with authorised uses within the existing building

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 21 docs
  • 36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT

    115212/FO/2017 Submitted 24 Feb 2017 50 yards away

    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)

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs
  • 36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT

    118583/JO/2017 Submitted 4 Jan 2018 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Amendments 12 docs
  • Unit 1 Manchester Hall 36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT

    CDN/18/0344 Submitted 16 May 2018 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 4 (Hours of operation) attached to application ref no 109313/FO/2015/C1 (as amended by 118583/JO/2017)

    Granted Conditions 3 docs
  • 36 Bridge Street Manchester M3 3BT

    118584/JO/2017 Submitted 3 Jan 2018 50 yards away

    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

    Granted Amendments 11 docs

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