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Starlight Theatre Water Street Manchester

Granted Manchester 119890/VO/2018 Regulation 3 Consent

Works: Demolition Trees

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

Proposal

City Council Development of a new flexible arts and events space comprising a range of activities including theatre, music, dance, art, other performance and non-performance related events, exhibitions and conferences (Sui Generis) with ancillary facilities including retail exhibitions and conferences (Sui Generis) with ancillary facilities including retail and bar uses (Use Classes A1 and A3), offices, administrative and back of house functions (Use Class B1), training and educational facilities (Use Class D1), servicing and access arrangements, highways works, creation of new public realm, removal of 4 trees, cycle parking and provision of new plant and associated works. Demolition of the Starlight Theatre, existing workshop and other structures and perimeter wall and alterations to the Grade II listed Colonnaded Railway Viaduct. (Amendment of application ref no 114294/VO/2016 approved in January 2017)

As published by the council, reference 119890/VO/2018

Application record

Reference
119890/VO/2018
Type
Regulation 3 Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
30 Apr 2018
Validated
30 Apr 2018
Decided
26 Jul 2018
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 4 applications since 2016: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/17/0624 Withdrawn

    Starlight Theatre Water Street Manchester

    Discharge of conditions 22 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) & 23 (Sustainable Drainage Management Plan) attached to planning permision 114294/VO/2016.

    Decided 31 May 2022 Conditions
  • CDN/17/0423 Granted

    Starlight Theatre Water Street Manchester

    Discharge of conditions 10 (CMP), 11 (Wheels), 12 (Local Labour Agreement), 13 (Archaeology) and 15 (Travel Plan) attached to planning permission 114294/VO/2016

    Decided 27 Jun 2018 Conditions
  • 114294/VO/2016 Granted

    Starlight Theatre Water Street Manchester

    City Council Development of a new flexible arts and events space comprising a range of activities including theatre, music, dance, art, other performance and non-performance related events, exhibitions and conferences (Sui Generis) with ancillary facilities including retail exhibitions and conferences (Sui Generis) with ancillary facilities including retail and bar uses (Use Classes A1 and A3), offices, administrative and back of house functions (Use Class B1), training and educational facilities (Use Class D1), servicing and access arrangements, highways works, creation of new public realm, cycle parking and provision of new plant and associated works. Demolition of the Starlight Theatre, existing workshop and other structures and perimeter wall, removal of four existing trees and alterations to the Grade II listed Colonnaded Railway Viaduct.

    Decided 16 Jan 2017 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Apr 2018

    Received by Manchester

  2. 26 Jul 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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

54 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 26 July 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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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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