Planning application
Unit G5 Smithfield Building (Formerly Black Sheep) 59 Church Street Manchester M4 1PD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification for the prior approval of a change of use from A1 shop to A3 cafe
As published by the council, reference 114270/P3CPA/2016
Application record
- Reference
- 114270/P3CPA/2016
- Type
- Prior approval - A1, A2, sui gen to A3
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 2 Feb 2017
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2017
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2017
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 1PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2017
Received by Manchester
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30 Mar 2017
Decision issued: Approved
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22 Sep 2026
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A F Architectuiral Designs Agent, a design practice
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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 30 March 2017, 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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