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Arches 10-15 Watson Street Manchester M3 4LP

Granted Manchester 122071/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 elevational alterations to arches, and internal works associated with use of existing vacant arches as a mixed-use comprising a gin distillery with visitor experience including gin school, bar/restaurant, and ancillary office and storage space (Sui Generis).

As published by the council, reference 122071/LO/2018

Application record

Reference
122071/LO/2018
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
22 Jan 2019
Validated
22 Jan 2019
Decided
11 Apr 2019
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M3 4LP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 122070/FO/2018 Granted

    Arches 10-15 Watson Street Manchester M3 4LP

    Use of existing vacant arches as a mixed-use comprising a gin distillery with visitor experience including gin school, bar/restaurant and ancillary office and storage space (Sui Generis), together with elevational alterations and other associated works.

    Decided 11 Apr 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jan 2019

    Received by Manchester

  2. 11 Apr 2019

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Cheadle

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Documents

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

53 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 11 April 2019, 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.

Nearby applications

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    CDN/19/0380 Submitted 3 May 2019 8m away

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    Granted Conditions 7 docs
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    CDN/19/0381 Submitted 3 May 2019 8m away

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  • Arches 10-15 Watson Street Manchester M3 4LP

    122070/FO/2018 Submitted 22 Jan 2019 11m away

    Use of existing vacant arches as a mixed-use comprising a gin distillery with visitor experience including gin school, bar/restaurant and ancillary office and storage space (Sui Generis), together with elevational alterations and other associated works.

    Granted Full applications 53 docs
  • Arch 19 Watson Street Manchester M3 4LP

    CDN/21/0232 Submitted 22 Mar 2021 61m away

    Discharge of Condition 4 (method statement for proposed works, including watching brief for any archaeological features discovered) of Listed Building Consent ref: 124383/LO/2019.

    Granted Conditions 16 docs
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    Granted Full applications 29 docs
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    124383/LO/2019 Submitted 23 Sep 2019 63m away

    Listed Building Consent for external and internal alterations, in association with the proposed theatre use.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 29 docs

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