Planning application
Acresfield Exchange Street Manchester M2 7HA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for use of the ground and mezzanine floors as shops (A1) and use of the six upper floors as offices (B1).
As published by the council, reference 110889/LE/2015/C1
Application record
- Reference
- 110889/LE/2015/C1
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Development Existing
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 5 Jan 2016
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2016
- Decided
- 14 Mar 2016
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M2 7HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2016
Received by Manchester
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14 Mar 2016
Decision issued: Approved
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4 Oct 2026
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Who's behind it
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Indigo Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Dissolved · incorporated 1986 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 14 March 2016, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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