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Portland Hotel 3-5 Portland Street Manchester M1 6DP

Granted Manchester 114196/FO/2016 Full Application Consent

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

Proposal

Installation of sunglasses structure on top of existing projecting entrance canopy. Front face of sunglasses to be maximum of 1995mm x 660mm.

As published by the council, reference 114196/FO/2016

Application record

Reference
114196/FO/2016
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
27 Oct 2016
Validated
27 Oct 2016
Decided
20 Dec 2016
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M1 6DP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 114221/LO/2016 Granted

    Portland Hotel 3-5 Portland Street Manchester M1 6DP

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Installation of sunglasses structure on top of existing projecting entrance canopy. Front face of sunglasses to be maximum of 1995mm x 660mm.

    Decided 20 Dec 2016 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2016

    Received by Manchester

  2. 20 Dec 2016

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Watts Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Stockport

Active · incorporated 2012 · Stockport

40 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 91% granted

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 20 December 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 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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  • Portland Hotel 3-5 Portland Street Manchester M1 6DP

    114221/LO/2016 Submitted 27 Oct 2016 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Installation of sunglasses structure on top of existing projecting entrance canopy. Front face of sunglasses to be maximum of 1995mm x 660mm.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
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    CDN/19/0517 Submitted 10 Jun 2019 50 yards away

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