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Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

Granted Manchester 121251/FO/2018 Full Application Consent

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

Proposal

Remodelling of entrance and associated elevational alterations

As published by the council, reference 121251/FO/2018

Application record

Reference
121251/FO/2018
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
12 Oct 2018
Validated
12 Oct 2018
Decided
6 Dec 2018
Ward
Ancoats & Beswick Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M4 5DL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 15 applications since 2018: 13 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/20/0356 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Discharge of condition 9 (Travel Plan) attached to planning permission referenced 118001/FO/2017

    Decided 26 Jun 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0161 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Discharge of Condition 11 (Light to Great Ancoats Street) associated with listed building consent 118002/LO/2017

    Decided 17 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0122 Split decision

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Discharge of conditions 3 (local labour), 6 (noise), 7 (waste management), 9 (travel plan) and 10 (cycle storage) associated with planning permission 118001/FO/2017

    Decided 20 Mar 2020 Conditions
  • 123827/AO/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Installation of on illuminated individual letter sign affixed to refurbished canopy and fascia branding to the building entrance

    Decided 4 Oct 2019 Advertising
  • 123826/FO/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Creation of ancillary storage space to the offices within the basement following removal of car parking and cafe (Class A3) to ground floor together with elevational alterations including alerations to main entrance canopy, creation of external seating area to cafe and new boundary treatment to car park

    Decided 4 Oct 2019 Full applications
  • 122969/LO/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal partitions to the lower ground, ground and first floors

    Decided 7 May 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 122791/NMC/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Non material amendment to planning permission referenced 121251/FO/2018 to allow the introduction of an additional window at first floor level to the Henry Street elevation

    Decided 25 Mar 2019 Amendments
  • 122682/LO/2019 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment of the curtain wall facade and refurbishement and repair of the roof top apartment

    Decided 9 Apr 2019 Heritage and listed buildings
  • CDN/19/0054 Split decision

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Discharge of listed building conditions 3 (materials), 4 (atrium and roof top extension), 5 (Great Ancoats Street Entrance), 6 (6th floor), 7 (staircase), 8 (M and E), 9 (concrete columns), 10 (internal plaster works) and 11 (light to Great Ancoats Street) attached to listed building consent 118002/LO/2017

    Decided 25 Apr 2019 Conditions
  • 121255/AO/2018 Granted

    Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL

    Installation of 2x externally illuminated individual letter building signs

    Decided 6 Dec 2018 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Oct 2018

    Received by Manchester

  2. 6 Dec 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 6 December 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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