Planning application
Heron House 11-12 Albert Square Manchester M2 5HD
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 an indian bean (T2), 5 turkish hazels (T2 - T6), 3 sycamores (T7, T8), and removal of a false acacia (T11)
As published by the council, reference 116511/TCA/2017
Application record
- Reference
- 116511/TCA/2017
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 16 Jun 2017
- Validated
- 16 Jun 2017
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2017
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M2 5HD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 5 applications since 2017: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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119707/JO/2018 Granted
Heron House 11 - 12 Albert Square Manchester M2 5HD
Variation of conditions 2, 5, 6, 8 and 9 attached to previously approved planning application 114867/VO/2016 to allow for minor changes to approved elevational changes and wording of detailed conditions
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CDN/17/0812 Granted
Heron House 11-12 Albert Square Manchester M2 5HD
Discharge of conditions 5 (highways construction arrangements), 7 (car park entrance fretwork), 8 (materials - partial discharge only) and 9 (ground contamination - partial discharge only) attached to previously approved planning application 114867/VO/2016
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CDN/17/0661 Withdrawn
Heron House 11-12 Albert Square Manchester M2 5HD
Partial discharge of condition 8 attached to planning approval 114867/VO/2016 to allow for approval of certain materials
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114867/VO/2016 Granted
Heron House 11-12 Albert Square Manchester M2 5HD
CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Elevational alterations to existing office building to include replacement and expansion of windows on upper floors, extension of existing low level commercial units and reception areas into existing ground floor colonnade (including installation of glazing in between colonnade columns), provision of new cycle store and refuse store at lower ground level and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2017
Received by Manchester
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27 Jul 2017
Decision issued: No Objection
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12 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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Urban Green Space ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 2010 · Manchester
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 27 July 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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