Planning application
New Cathedral Street Manchester
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
City Council Development for the temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market from 10 November 2017 to 21 December 2017.
As published by the council, reference 117678/VO/2017
Application record
- Reference
- 117678/VO/2017
- Type
- Regulation 3 Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 Sep 2017
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2017
- Decided
- 17 Nov 2017
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 5 applications since 2017: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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143906/VO/2025 Granted
New Cathedral Street Manchester
City Council Development for temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 46 days.
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140952/VO/2024 Granted
New Cathedral Street Manchester
City Council Development - Temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 45 days.
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125161/VO/2019 Granted
New Cathedral Street Manchester
CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT for temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 43 days.
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121369/VO/2018 Granted
New Cathedral Street Manchester
City Council Development for the temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market from 9 November 2018 to 21 December 2018.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2017
Received by Manchester
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17 Nov 2017
Decision issued: Approved
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12 Sep 2026
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Manchester City Council Agent
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Manchester granted permission on 17 November 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.
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