Planning application
Former School Buildings Barrass Street Manchester M11 1WP
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Proposal
Variation of Condition No. 12 attached to planning approval 115685/FO/2017 to allow the overspill car parking area to not be formally demarcated
As published by the council, reference 118074/JO/2017
Application record
- Reference
- 118074/JO/2017
- Type
- Variation or Removal of Condition
- Received
- 6 Nov 2017
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2017
- Ward
- Clayton & Openshaw Ward
- Postcode
- M11 1WP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 4 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/17/0693 Status unknown
Former School Buildings Barrass Street Manchester M11 1WP
Discharge of conditions 4 (building and site management), 14 (waste management) and 18 (bin storage) relating to planning application 115685/FO/2017.
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115686/LO/2017 Granted
Former School Buildings Barrass Street Manchester M11 1WP
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT relating to works in connection with change of use of former school (Class D1) to a mixed use facility involving: the formation of artists studios, exhibition and performance space, dance studios and creative workshops following the partitioning of internal rooms (Sui Generis use); laying out of external car parking area and retained residential use of former caretakers house (Class C3)
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115685/FO/2017 Granted
Former School Buildings Barrass Street Manchester M11 1WP
Change of use of former school (Class D1) to a mixed use facility involving: the formation of artists studios, exhibition and performance space, dance studios and creative workshops following the partitioning of internal rooms (Sui Generis use); laying out of external car parking area and retained residential use of former caretakers house (Class C3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2017
Received by Manchester
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12 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
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Leighton Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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