Planning application
First Floor Offices 1-5 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JJ
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification of change of use of part 1st floor from offices (Class B1) to 2 x studio apartments (use class C3).
As published by the council, reference 118866/P3OPA/2018
Application record
- Reference
- 118866/P3OPA/2018
- Type
- Prior Approval- Offices to dwelling
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 29 Jan 2018
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2018
- Decided
- 28 Mar 2018
- Ward
- Ancoats And Clayton Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 5JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2018
Received by Manchester
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28 Mar 2018
Decision issued: Approved
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30 Aug 2026
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Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 1997 · Manchester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 28 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.
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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