Planning application
65 Whitworth Street Manchester M1 3NZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval application for change of use of first, second, third and fourth floor from offices (Use Class B1a) to 24no. appartments (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 122894/P3OPA/2019
Application record
- Reference
- 122894/P3OPA/2019
- Type
- Prior Approval- Offices to dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 5 Mar 2019
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2019
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2019
- Ward
- Piccadilly Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 3NZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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143809/FO/2025 Refused
65 Whitworth Street Manchester M1 3NZ
Installation of extraction flue to rear of building, including associated shroud.
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CDN/19/0210 Withdrawn
65 Whitworth Street Manchester M1 3NZ
Application for the discharge of condition 3 attached to previously approved planning application 119970/FO/2018
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2019
Received by Manchester
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29 Apr 2019
Decision issued: Refused
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13 Aug 2026
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9 documents on file for this application
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Manchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Application for the discharge of condition 3 attached to previously approved planning application 119970/FO/2018
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65 Whitworth Street Manchester M1 3NZ
Installation of extraction flue to rear of building, including associated shroud.
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