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Great Northern Complex Encompassing Great Northern Warehouse, Great Northern Square, 223-255 Deansgate And Goods Yard Entrance Manchester M3 4EN

Granted Manchester 118568/FO/2017 Full Application Consent

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
Granted As published: 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.

  • 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

    Decided 14 Mar 2018 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2017

    Received by Manchester

  2. 14 Mar 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Deloitte LLP Agent

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Documents

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

202 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 14 March 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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