Planning application
Great Marlborough Street Car Park Great Marlborough Street Manchester M1 5NJ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Partial reconfiguration of existing Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP), including temporary access off Great Marlborough Street, construction of 5 storey external ramps, closure of vehicular access to top level; and construction of new facade; and partial demolition of the surplus part of existing MSCP and erection of a part 55, part 11 storey, part 4 storey mixed-use building comprising 853 Purpose Built Student Accommodation units (sui generis), ancillary amenity space and support facilities, and 786sqm (GIA) SME incubator workspace (Use Class B1), including public realm improvements and other associated work
As published by the council, reference 121252/FO/2018
Application record
- Reference
- 121252/FO/2018
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 13 Sep 2018
- Validated
- 13 Sep 2018
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- M1 5NJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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121250/FO/2018 Withdrawn
Great Marlborough Street Car Park Great Marlborough Street Manchester M1 5NJ
Reconfiguration of existing Multi-Storey Car Park (MSCP), including provision of temporary access off Hulme Street, construction of 5 levels of staggered external ramps, reduction of parking provision by 55 spaces and re-cladding of facade and other associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Sep 2018
Received by Manchester
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23 Jul 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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30 Aug 2026
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