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Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

Granted Manchester 118040/FO/2017 Full Application Consent

Works: Demolition Small domestic

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

Proposal

Part redevelopment and part refurbishment of the site, following demolition of existing buildings and structures, including the Annex Building fronting Atherton Street, the Administration Block and Security Lodge fronting Quay Street, Mechanical Workshop areas and Stores to the rear of Studio 8, former Staff Welfare Suite to the rear of Studios 2 and 6, to allow the erection of 10 storey residential and office building (use Class C3 / B1) comprising 22 residential units with rooftop pool, ground floor retail units (Use Class A1, A2 or A3) and amenity space; conversion of Studios 2, 6, 8 and 12 to event spaces and filming studios (Sui Generis); conversion of the existing Granada House building into a hotel (Use Class C1) with associated private members club (Sui Generis); restaurant and cafe use (Use Class A3) and drinking establishment uses (Use Class A4); erection of a new single storey rooftop bar / restaurant associated with the hotel and private members club; erection of 4 storey modular office building the the rear of Granada House; inclusion of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Energy Centre; creation of temporary car parking to the rear of Granada House; works associated with access and servicing of the wider development, and associated public realm and landscaping works.

As published by the council, reference 118040/FO/2017

Application record

Reference
118040/FO/2017
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
10 Nov 2017
Validated
10 Nov 2017
Decided
16 May 2018
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M3 3GS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 6 applications since 2015: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/21/0152 Granted

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Discharge of Condition 3 (External Materials) of planning permission ref:127612/FO/2020.

    Decided 18 Oct 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0482 Withdrawn

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Discharge of Conditions 12 (Wheel Washing), 30 (Construction Management Plan), 32 (Building Works Contract), 40 (Air Quality Impact Assessment), 42 (Local Labour Agreement) and partial discharge of 24a (TV Reception Survey) of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Decided 19 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0432 Withdrawn

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Discharge of Conditions 23 (Waste), 34 (Taxi and Vehicle Drop-off) and 37 (Dispersal Strategy of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Decided 19 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0303 Withdrawn

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Discharge of Conditions 15a (Contamination - Preliminary Risk Assessment), 26 (Acoustic Insulation), 27 (Acoustic Insulation - Residential) and 31 (Piling Risk Assessment) of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Decided 19 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • 109246/FO/2015/C1 Granted

    Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    Part redevelopment and part refurbishment of the site to include erection of 8 storey office building (Use Class B1) with rooftop pool and amenity space; conversion of Studios 6 and 12 to event spaces (Sui Generis); conversion of the existing Granada House building into a hotel (Use Class C1) with associated private members club (Sui Generis); Class A3 (Restaurant and Café uses) and Class A4 (Drinking Establishment Uses); Cinema (studio 2) (Use Class D2); erection of new single storey rooftop bar/restaurant associated with the private members club; replacement of Studio 8 with a pedestrian linkage between Atherton Street and the wider St Johns masterplan area and creation of covered pedestrian link between Grape Street and Quay Street (both linkages to accommodate temporary and pop-up uses (Sui Generis));creation of temporary car parking to rear of Granada House; works associated with access and servicing of wider development; and associated public realm and landscaping works; following demolition of existing buildings and structures including the Annexe Building fronting Atherton Street, Studio 8, the M1 Corridor, the Administration Block and security lodge fronting Quay Street, mechanical workshop areas and stores to the rear of Studio 8, former staff welfare suite to the rear of Studios 2 and 6, portacabins adjacent to the recycling compound and the perimeter wall to the Breeze Studio Gardens.

    Decided 21 Oct 2015 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Nov 2017

    Received by Manchester

  2. 16 May 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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

76 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 16 May 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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Nearby applications

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  • Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M60 9EB

    123763/NMC/2019 Submitted 31 May 2019 50 yards away

    Non-Material Change to wording of Conditions 3 (Samples of External Materials), 5 (Hard Landscape Samples), 7 (Secure by Design), 23 (Waste), 28 (BREEAM), 34 (Taxi Areas), 35 (Design of Rooftop Extension), 36 (Design of Rooftop External Areas) and 37 (Dispersal Strategy) of planning permission ref:118040/FO/2017.

    Granted Amendments Extension 4 docs

  • Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    CDN/19/0482 Submitted 30 May 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 12 (Wheel Washing), 30 (Construction Management Plan), 32 (Building Works Contract), 40 (Air Quality Impact Assessment), 42 (Local Labour Agreement) and partial discharge of 24a (TV Reception Survey) of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Withdrawn Conditions 8 docs

  • Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    CDN/19/0303 Submitted 10 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 15a (Contamination - Preliminary Risk Assessment), 26 (Acoustic Insulation), 27 (Acoustic Insulation - Residential) and 31 (Piling Risk Assessment) of planning permission ref: 118040/FO/2017.

    Withdrawn Conditions 7 docs

  • Former Granada Television Ltd Atherton Street Manchester M60 9EB

    CHR/0032 Submitted 23 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    Temporary change of construction working hours relating to planning permission 118040/FO/2017.

    Granted 2 docs

  • Granada House Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    109246/FO/2015/C1 Submitted 22 Jul 2015 50 yards away

    Part redevelopment and part refurbishment of the site to include erection of 8 storey office building (Use Class B1) with rooftop pool and amenity space; conversion of Studios 6 and 12 to event spaces (Sui Generis); conversion of the existing Granada House building into a hotel (Use Class C1) with associated private members club (Sui Generis); Class A3 (Restaurant and Café uses) and Class A4 (Drinking Establishment Uses); Cinema (studio 2) (Use Class D2); erection of new single storey rooftop bar/restaurant associated with the private members club; replacement of Studio 8 with a pedestrian linkage between Atherton Street and the wider St Johns masterplan area and creation of covered pedestrian link between Grape Street and Quay Street (both linkages to accommodate temporary and pop-up uses (Sui Generis));creation of temporary car parking to rear of Granada House; works associated with access and servicing of wider development; and associated public realm and landscaping works; following demolition of existing buildings and structures including the Annexe Building fronting Atherton Street, Studio 8, the M1 Corridor, the Administration Block and security lodge fronting Quay Street, mechanical workshop areas and stores to the rear of Studio 8, former staff welfare suite to the rear of Studios 2 and 6, portacabins adjacent to the recycling compound and the perimeter wall to the Breeze Studio Gardens.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 72 docs
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  • Old Granada Studios Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

    135968/JO/2023 Submitted 16 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Variation of Condition 13 (opening hours) attached to planning permission ref. 130796/JO/2021

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

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