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Barclay House 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

Granted Manchester 118033/P3OPA/2017 Prior Approval- Offices to dwelling

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use of building (excluding basement) from Office Use (Class B1 (a)) to a provide 90 no. residential apartments (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 118033/P3OPA/2017

Application record

Reference
118033/P3OPA/2017
Type
Prior Approval- Offices to dwelling
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 Oct 2017
Validated
26 Oct 2017
Decided
31 Jan 2018
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M1 5NG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 8 applications since 2017: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • 145018/FO/2026 Granted

    Barclay House 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    Conversion of under croft car park to form 3no. apartments with associated external alterations, installation of windows and louvres to lower ground level and erection of substation.

    Decided 23 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 144492/NMC/2025 Withdrawn

    Barclay House 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    Non material amendment to planning permission 133770/JO/2022 to relocate substation.

    Decided 5 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • CDN/25/0916 Granted

    Barclay House 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    Discharge of condition 5a (Materials) attached to planning permission 128804/FO/2020 as amended by 143096/NMC/2025

    Decided 18 Nov 2025 Conditions
  • CDN/24/0923 Granted

    Barclay House 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Local Labour Plan), 5 (Material Schedule) and 12 (Acoustic Insulation Scheme) attached to application ref no 128804/FO/2020.

    Decided 5 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 125928/JO/2020 Granted

    Barclay House 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    Variation of condition 2 (specified plans) attached to previously approved planning application 121381/FO/2018 to allow for integral louvres within new window frames

    Decided 15 Apr 2020 Amendments
  • 121381/FO/2018 Granted

    Barclay House 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    Installation of replacement aluminium windows following removal of existing steel-framed windows to all elevations of building

    Decided 19 Jul 2019 Full applications
  • CDN/18/0370 Granted

    Barclay House 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    Discharge of Condition 2a (Travel Plan) attached to previously approved planning application 118033/P3OPA/2017

    Decided 27 Jul 2018 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Oct 2017

    Received by Manchester

  2. 31 Jan 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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GVA Ltd Agent

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Documents

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

13 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.

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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