Planning application
Floors 1-6 121 Princess Street Manchester M1 7AG
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification of change of use from offices (Class B1) for change of use to 126 apartments (use class C3) comprising 100 studios, 25x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed
As published by the council, reference 114023/P3OPA/2016
Application record
- Reference
- 114023/P3OPA/2016
- Type
- Prior Approval- Offices to dwelling
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 28 Sep 2016
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2016
- Decided
- 22 Nov 2016
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 7AG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2016
Received by Manchester
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22 Nov 2016
Decision issued: Approved
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28 Sep 2026
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Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 22 November 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Final discharge of condition 3 (Acoustic Verification Report) attached to application ref no 114023/P3OPA/2016: The approved mitigation measures have all been installed in accordance with the recommended specification. The condition should now be varied so as to ensure that the approved measures remain in situ for the lifetime of the residential development.
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S73 (a) application to vary condition 3 attached to application ref no 114023/P3OPA/2016: The approved mitigation measures have all been installed in accordance with the recommended specification. The condition should now be varied so as to ensure that the approved measures remain in situ for the lifetime of the residential development.
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