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Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

Granted Manchester 115975/TCA/2017 Works to trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Works to trees - proposed pruning works to 7 Lime tree (T1 - T7)

As published by the council, reference 115975/TCA/2017

Application record

Reference
115975/TCA/2017
Type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
No Objection
Received
12 Apr 2017
Validated
12 Apr 2017
Decided
25 Apr 2017
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M2 5DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 66 applications since 2017: 52 approved, 0 refused.

  • OTH-2026-001396 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Discharge of Condition 11J (Kitchen Details) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Submitted 19 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • PLA-2026-000026 Awaiting decision

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-000026 Granted

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 141103/TCA/2024 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Works to trees - proposed pruning works to 4 London trees.

    Decided 3 Dec 2024 Trees
  • CDN/21/0170 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of condition 5a (Storage and Reuse) attached to planning permission 125553/LO/2019 to agree the Retention and Disposal Policy.

    Decided 19 Apr 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0253 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    The partial discharge of conditions 4 (Protection) Part a), 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structure Works) Part a), and 10 (Repairs) Part a) of application referenced: 125553/LO/2019 in relation to mosaics works comprising lower ground floor structural works and temporary ground floor works.

    Decided 14 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0157 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Application for the partial discharge of conditions 4a (Protection), 5a (Storage and Reuse), 7a (Method Statements), 8a (Structural Works) and 10a (Repairs) attached to Listed Building Consent Ref. 125553/LO/2019 in relation to the re-location of the Dalton and Joule statues within the building.

    Decided 13 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0097 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Partial discharge of condition 8 (Structural Works) attached to application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in relation to structural works to the Lower Ground Floor of the building

    Submitted 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0734 Withdrawn

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of Condition 6 (Full and Final Details) Part P and 11 (Full and Final Details) Part O attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, relating to construction of the lift pit on the Lower Ground Floor

    Decided 13 May 2022 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0722 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of Conditions 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structural Works) Part a) and 11 (Full and Final Details Part 2) Part q) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, in relation to works associated with alterations to building fabric on the Lower Ground Floor of the Town Hall building, including the removal of the Princess Street core staircase and the creation of new openings within the listed fabric to form new rooms.

    Submitted 10 Nov 2020 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Apr 2017

    Received by Manchester

  2. 25 Apr 2017

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 25 April 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 tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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In Manchester

  • OTH-2026-001094 Granted

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    20 Jul 2026 Trees
  • NOT-2026-001205 Granted

    23 Brookfield Grove Manchester M18 7FD

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  • OTH-2026-001169 Granted

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  • NOT-2026-001259 Granted

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    Works to trees - proposed removal of 4 self seeded Sycamore trees in the rear garden.

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