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Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

Granted Manchester 112666/AO/2016 Advertisement Consent

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

Proposal

Erection of 2 x low level, illuminated red box sign displaying 3D white 'Vita Student' text and erection of 4 x , illuminated 3D red letters displaying 'Vita' text. Erection of 4 x high level, illuminated 3D red letters displaying 'Vita' text.

As published by the council, reference 112666/AO/2016

Application record

Reference
112666/AO/2016
Type
Advertisement Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
5 Jul 2016
Validated
5 Jul 2016
Decided
16 Aug 2016
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M60 7HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 15 applications since 2016: 15 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/21/0573 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Discharge of condition 21 (Travel Plan) attached to application ref no 111027/FO/2016/C1 (as amended by 116418, 117610, 126165)

    Decided 15 Sep 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0016 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Block 7 and 8 -Re-Discharge of Condition 11 (c) (Landscaping - tree planting) attached to application ref no 111027/FO/2016/C1 (as amended by 116418 and 1117610)

    Decided 8 Feb 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0145 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Discharge of condition 21 (Flood Evacuation Plan) attached to application ref no 111026/FO/2016/C1 (Plot 5 and 6) as amended by 116413 and 116450

    Decided 28 May 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0146 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Discharge of condition 26 (Flood Evacuation Plan) attached to application ref no 111027/FO/2016/C1 (Plot 7 and 8) as amended by (as amended by 116418 and 117610)

    Decided 28 May 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0141 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Discharge of condition 30 (Noise) attached to application ref no 111027/FO/2016/C1 (as amended by 117610/NMC/201 as amended by 126165) (Plots 7 and 8)

    Decided 3 Apr 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0140 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Discharge of condition 25 (Noise) attached to application referefence 116450/FO/2017 as amended by 126165 (Plots 5 & 6)

    Decided 3 Apr 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0103 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Discharge of condition 21 (Travel Plan) attached to application ref no 111027/FO/2016/C1 (as amended by 116418 and 117610 (Plots 7 and 8))

    Decided 28 May 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0532 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Discharge Condition 24 (Travel Plan) attached to application ref no 110055/FO/2015/C1 (Plots 10 and 11)

    Decided 9 Sep 2019 Conditions
  • 118899/NMC/2018 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Non Material Amendment of application ref no 110055/FO/2015/C1 to include an external canopy to the ground floor social hub facing the River Medlock.

    Decided 28 Feb 2018 Amendments
  • CDN/17/0541 Granted

    Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

    Discharge of condition 20 (Vehicle Management Strategy) attached to application ref no 110055/FO/2015/C1

    Decided 19 Dec 2017 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2016

    Received by Manchester

  2. 16 Aug 2016

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

5plus Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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

18 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 16 August 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 advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

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