Planning application
Unit G3 Smithfield Buildings 55 Church Street Manchester M4 1PD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for a change of use of ground floor from shop (Use Class A1) to restaurant (Use Class A3)
As published by the council, reference 117194/P3CPA/2017
Application record
- Reference
- 117194/P3CPA/2017
- Type
- Prior approval - A1, A2, sui gen to A3
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 9 Aug 2017
- Validated
- 9 Aug 2017
- Decided
- 4 Oct 2017
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 1PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2017
Received by Manchester
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4 Oct 2017
Decision issued: Approved
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12 Sep 2026
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Indigo Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Dissolved · incorporated 1986 · London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 4 October 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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