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Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

Granted Manchester 123522/FO/2019 Full Application Consent

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Alterations to Pearl Assurance House associated with its conversion to a proposed hotel in conjunction with proposals which also include a 7 storey extension to the rear of the site and a 2 storey extension to the roof (to replace existing 6th floor) to create a hotel (Use Class C1) with 70 bedrooms, rooftop bar (Class A4), a rooftop plant enclosure and ancillary accommodation (basement and ground floor) together with access and servicing proposal, external alterations and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 123522/FO/2019

Application record

Reference
123522/FO/2019
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
14 Jun 2019
Validated
14 Jun 2019
Decided
20 Sep 2019
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
M2 4HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 126388/AOH/2020 Granted

    Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    Erection of an illuminated open weave banner mesh advertisement measuring 27 metres long x 13.2 metres high mounted to temporary scaffolding including flood lighting for a temporary period of 14 months whilst the external works of the redevelopment of the host building are completed.

    Decided 30 Mar 2021 Advertising
  • CDN/20/0166 Granted

    Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    Discharge of Condition 3a (Materials to be Approved), Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 6 (Overhead Line Equipment), Condition 7 (Air Quality), Condition 8 (Local Labour), Condition 11a (Biodiversity Proposals) and Condition 12 (Footpath Materials) relating to application referene 123522/FO/2019.

    Decided 18 May 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0115 Granted

    Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    Discharge of Conditions 13 (Noise - Hotel Use), 22 (Hours to be Agreed) and 32 (Sustainable Energy Generation) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019

    Decided 9 Apr 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0963 Granted

    Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    Discharge of Conditions 4a (Contaminated Land), 9 (Sustainable Drainage) and 11b (Biodiversity Proposals) and Condition 14 (WSI) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019

    Decided 12 Jun 2020 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jun 2019

    Received by Manchester

  2. 20 Sep 2019

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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107 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 20 September 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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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    CDN/20/0115 Submitted 17 Feb 2020 1m away

    Discharge of Conditions 13 (Noise - Hotel Use), 22 (Hours to be Agreed) and 32 (Sustainable Energy Generation) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

  • Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    CDN/20/0166 Submitted 6 Mar 2020 1m away

    Discharge of Condition 3a (Materials to be Approved), Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 6 (Overhead Line Equipment), Condition 7 (Air Quality), Condition 8 (Local Labour), Condition 11a (Biodiversity Proposals) and Condition 12 (Footpath Materials) relating to application referene 123522/FO/2019.

    Granted Conditions 16 docs

  • Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    126388/AOH/2020 Submitted 3 Feb 2021 2m away

    Erection of an illuminated open weave banner mesh advertisement measuring 27 metres long x 13.2 metres high mounted to temporary scaffolding including flood lighting for a temporary period of 14 months whilst the external works of the redevelopment of the host building are completed.

    Granted Advertising 15 docs

  • 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    CDN/20/0409 Submitted 19 Jun 2020 3m away

    Discharge of Condition 22 (Hours to be Agreed) of application reference 123522/FO/2019

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

  • Pearl Assurance House 23 Princess Street Manchester M2 4EN

    128929/NMC/2020 Submitted 12 Jan 2021 4m away

    Non-Material Amendments to application referenced 123522/FO/2019 comprising an increase in the extent of demolition to the rear of the building on Bow Lane and an associated increase in new brickwork, an increase in the number of mullions to windows of the new rooftop extension and to shopfront windows at ground floor level, an increase in number of transoms to glazing of the top floor of the Princess Street elevation of the rooftop extension.

    Granted Amendments Extension Demolition +1 34 docs

  • Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    CDN/19/0963 Submitted 27 Nov 2019 5m away

    Discharge of Conditions 4a (Contaminated Land), 9 (Sustainable Drainage) and 11b (Biodiversity Proposals) and Condition 14 (WSI) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019

    Granted Conditions 53 docs

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