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Exchange Square Manchester

Granted Manchester 121364/VO/2018 Regulation 3 Consent

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

Proposal

City Council Development for the temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market from 9 November 2018 to 21 December 2018

As published by the council, reference 121364/VO/2018

Application record

Reference
121364/VO/2018
Type
Regulation 3 Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Temporarily Approved
Received
24 Sep 2018
Validated
24 Sep 2018
Decided
14 Nov 2018
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 125150/VO/2019 Granted

    Exchange Square Manchester

    CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT for temporary change of use of public square for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 43 days.

    Decided 19 Dec 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Sep 2018

    Received by Manchester

  2. 14 Nov 2018

    Decision issued: Temporarily Approved

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 14 November 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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  • Exchange Square Manchester

    125150/VO/2019 Submitted 28 Oct 2019 10m away

    CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT for temporary change of use of public square for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 43 days.

    Granted Full applications 11 docs

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