Planning application
Great Northern Complex Encompassing Great Northern Warehouse, Great Northern Square, 223-255 Deansgate And Goods Yard Entrance Manchester M3 4EN
Works: New dwelling Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment, restoration and re-use of Great Northern Warehouse building as mixed-use development including retail units (Use Classes A1 shop, A3 restaurant/cafe and A4 drinking establishment), gym (Use Class D2), casino (sui generis) and 118 no. residential apartments (Use Class C3), refurbishment, restoration and extension of 223-255 Deansgate Terrace and Goods Yard Entrance to accommodate ground floor retail units (Use Classes A1 shop, A3 restaurant/cafe and A4 drinking establishment) and 24 no. residential apartments (Use Class C3) on upper floors, reconfiguration of Great Northern Square to allow for redeveloped and additional public realm, to include hard and soft landscaping, and formation of Dean Street parallel to Deansgate, together with associated highway works, access, car parking, servicing, rooftop plant, removal of non-original modern installations and making good and associated works
As published by the council, reference 118568/FO/2017
Application record
- Reference
- 118568/FO/2017
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 18 Dec 2017
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2017
- Decided
- 14 Mar 2018
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- M3 4EN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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118569/LO/2017 Granted
Great Northern Complex Encompassing Great Northern Warehouse, Great Northern Square, 223-255 Deansgate And Goods Yard Entrance Manchester M3 4EN
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for internal and external alterations in association with refurbishment, restoration and re-use of Great Northern Warehouse building as mixed-use development to include retail units, gym, casino and 118 no. residential apartments, and refurbishment, restoration and extension of 223-255 Deansgate Terrace and Goods Yard Entrance to accommodate ground floor retail units and 24 no. residential apartments on upper floors and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2017
Received by Manchester
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14 Mar 2018
Decision issued: Approved
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30 Aug 2026
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