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Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

Granted Manchester 118001/FO/2017 Full Application Consent

Works: Roofing Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Refurbishment of exisiting office building (Use Class B1) including the creation of additional office space (258 sqm) (Use Class B1) in basement following removal of part of basement car park together with alteration to main entrance steps and reception, cutting back of non-original ground floor slab, insertion of mezzanine at 6th floor with associated alterations to part of roof, replacement of window film, facade refurbishment, alterations to atrium and associated works

As published by the council, reference 118001/FO/2017

Application record

Reference
118001/FO/2017
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
6 Nov 2017
Validated
6 Nov 2017
Decided
31 Jan 2018
Ward
Ancoats And Clayton Ward (2004)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M4 5DL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 17 applications since 2017: 15 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/20/0356 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Discharge of condition 9 (Travel Plan) attached to planning permission referenced 118001/FO/2017

    Decided 26 Jun 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0161 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Discharge of Condition 11 (Light to Great Ancoats Street) associated with listed building consent 118002/LO/2017

    Decided 17 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0122 Split decision

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Discharge of conditions 3 (local labour), 6 (noise), 7 (waste management), 9 (travel plan) and 10 (cycle storage) associated with planning permission 118001/FO/2017

    Decided 20 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • 123827/AO/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Installation of on illuminated individual letter sign affixed to refurbished canopy and fascia branding to the building entrance

    Decided 4 Oct 2019 Advertising
  • 123826/FO/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Creation of ancillary storage space to the offices within the basement following removal of car parking and cafe (Class A3) to ground floor together with elevational alterations including alerations to main entrance canopy, creation of external seating area to cafe and new boundary treatment to car park

    Decided 4 Oct 2019 Full applications
  • 122969/LO/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal partitions to the lower ground, ground and first floors

    Decided 7 May 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 122791/NMC/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Non material amendment to planning permission referenced 121251/FO/2018 to allow the introduction of an additional window at first floor level to the Henry Street elevation

    Decided 25 Mar 2019 Amendments
  • 122682/LO/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment of the curtain wall facade and refurbishement and repair of the roof top apartment

    Decided 9 Apr 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • CDN/19/0054 Split decision

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Discharge of listed building conditions 3 (materials), 4 (atrium and roof top extension), 5 (Great Ancoats Street Entrance), 6 (6th floor), 7 (staircase), 8 (M and E), 9 (concrete columns), 10 (internal plaster works) and 11 (light to Great Ancoats Street) attached to listed building consent 118002/LO/2017

    Decided 25 Apr 2019 Conditions
  • 121251/FO/2018 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Remodelling of entrance and associated elevational alterations

    Decided 6 Dec 2018 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2017

    Received by Manchester

  2. 31 Jan 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Zerum Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester

Active · incorporated 2010 · Manchester

240 applications on PlanIndex · across 18 councils · 95% granted

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Documents

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

158 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 31 January 2018, 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    122969/LO/2019 Submitted 12 Mar 2019 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal partitions to the lower ground, ground and first floors

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 83 docs

  • Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    CDN/20/0161 Submitted 5 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 11 (Light to Great Ancoats Street) associated with listed building consent 118002/LO/2017

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    119394/AO/2018 Submitted 23 Mar 2018 50 yards away

    Installation of internally illuminated letter sign to southern elevation and projecting internally illuminated lettering on lifting boom at roof level

    Granted Advertising 11 docs

  • 5th, 6th And 6th Floor Mezzanine Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    126505/LO/2020 Submitted 13 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal partitions and alterations including installation of mechanical and electrical works

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 35 docs

  • Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    CDN/19/0054 Submitted 22 Jan 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of listed building conditions 3 (materials), 4 (atrium and roof top extension), 5 (Great Ancoats Street Entrance), 6 (6th floor), 7 (staircase), 8 (M and E), 9 (concrete columns), 10 (internal plaster works) and 11 (light to Great Ancoats Street) attached to listed building consent 118002/LO/2017

    Split decision Conditions Extension 3 docs

  • 9 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AD

    141277/LO/2024 Submitted 18 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for internal partitions and lobby areas.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 27 docs

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