Planning application
17-19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG
Works: Extension Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor of Merchant Exchange from hairdresser academy (Use Class A1) to office (Use Class B1), external alterations including the replacement of main entrance doors, removal of door on front elevation and replacement with window, installation of louvre vent to rear and removal of louvre vents on eastern elevation and infill with brickwork to match existing.
As published by the council, reference 123216/FO/2019
Application record
- Reference
- 123216/FO/2019
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 3 Apr 2019
- Validated
- 3 Apr 2019
- Decided
- 29 May 2019
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 5WG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/19/0771 Granted
17-19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG
Discharge of Condition 3 (Samples of Materials) of planning permission ref:123216/FO/2019
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124747/AO/2019 Granted
17-19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG
1 x illuminated projecting, hanging sign, 2 x brass plate fascia signs and 1 x vinyl logo manifestation sign
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Apr 2019
Received by Manchester
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29 May 2019
Decision issued: Approved
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13 Aug 2026
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Indigo Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Dissolved · incorporated 1986 · London
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Manchester granted permission on 29 May 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.
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