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Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

Granted Manchester 119106/LO/2018 Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for Internal and external intrusive surveys to the Grade I Listed Old Town Hall in order to inform the Our Town Hall Project to include intrusive survey works within Albert Square adjacent to the Grade II Listed Frasers Statue, the Grade II Listed Jubilee Fountain, the Grade II Listed Brights Statue, the Grade I Listed Albert Memorial, the Grade II Listed Heywoods Statue and the Grade II Listed Gladstones statue.

As published by the council, reference 119106/LO/2018

Application record

Reference
119106/LO/2018
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
14 Feb 2018
Validated
14 Feb 2018
Decided
18 Apr 2018
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M2 5DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 69 applications since 2014: 54 approved, 0 refused.

  • PLA-2026-000026 Awaiting decision

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-000026 Granted

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-001620 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Discharge of Conditions 6T (Finishes) and 11R (Internal Fit Out Works) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-001396 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Discharge of Condition 11J (Kitchen Details) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Submitted 19 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 141103/TCA/2024 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Works to trees - proposed pruning works to 4 London trees.

    Decided 3 Dec 2024 Trees
  • CDN/21/0170 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of condition 5a (Storage and Reuse) attached to planning permission 125553/LO/2019 to agree the Retention and Disposal Policy.

    Decided 19 Apr 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0253 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    The partial discharge of conditions 4 (Protection) Part a), 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structure Works) Part a), and 10 (Repairs) Part a) of application referenced: 125553/LO/2019 in relation to mosaics works comprising lower ground floor structural works and temporary ground floor works.

    Decided 14 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0157 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Application for the partial discharge of conditions 4a (Protection), 5a (Storage and Reuse), 7a (Method Statements), 8a (Structural Works) and 10a (Repairs) attached to Listed Building Consent Ref. 125553/LO/2019 in relation to the re-location of the Dalton and Joule statues within the building.

    Decided 13 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0097 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Partial discharge of condition 8 (Structural Works) attached to application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in relation to structural works to the Lower Ground Floor of the building

    Submitted 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0734 Withdrawn

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of Condition 6 (Full and Final Details) Part P and 11 (Full and Final Details) Part O attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, relating to construction of the lift pit on the Lower Ground Floor

    Decided 13 May 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2018

    Received by Manchester

  2. 18 Apr 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Purcell LLP Agent, registered in Thames Ditton

Dissolved · incorporated 2001 · Thames Ditton

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Documents

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

105 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 18 April 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 heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0721 Submitted 10 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Part discharge of Condition 11 (Full and Final Details Part 2) Part a) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019 in relation to refurbishment details of the internal heritage light fittings.

    Granted Conditions 5 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0359 Submitted 2 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jul

    Part discharge of Condition 13 Part d (Full and final details - External alterations to Link Bridges) of application referenced 125552/VO/2019 in order to enable the demolition of elements of the link bridge and allow a further structural investigation on completion of the demolition works

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 11 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    123036/LO/2019 Submitted 18 Mar 2019 50 yards away

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  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0199 Submitted 16 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~11 May

    Application to discharge Condition 4 (Final Decorative Scheme) attached to listed building consent reference 123626/LO/2019 .

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    123631/VO/2019 Submitted 17 May 2019 50 yards away

    City Council Development - Works to facilitate the future drainage system, including repair and re-use of elements of existing pipework, replacement of pipework that is beyond repair, installation of attenuation tanks and creation of connections into the building facade, lifting of existing hard finishes, storage and relaying following completion of the refurbishment works, installation of a temporary surface and scaffolding to the courtyard elevations, including creation of new fixings, during the refurbishment of works.

    Granted Other 66 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    123632/LO/2019 Submitted 17 May 2019 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for works to facilitate the future drainage system, including repair and re-use of elements of existing pipework, replacement of pipework that is beyond repair, installation of attenuation tanks and creation of connections into the building facade, lifting of existing hard finishes, storage and relaying following completion of the refurbishment works, installation of a temporary surface and scaffolding to the courtyard elevations, including creation of new fixings, during the refurbishment of works.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 66 docs

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