Planning application
Basement 20 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of basement level of the Swan Building from vacant basement storage area to multi-purpose event space (sui generis) together with an additional fire escape up to ground floor with an associated new external door opening out into the external courtyard to the rear of the building and additional ventilation extract/intake to courtyard elevation
As published by the council, reference 117063/FO/2017
Application record
- Reference
- 117063/FO/2017
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 2 Jan 2018
- Validated
- 2 Jan 2018
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2018
- Ward
- Ancoats And Clayton Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 5JW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jan 2018
Received by Manchester
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13 Feb 2018
Decision issued: Refused
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30 Aug 2026
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