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Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

Granted Manchester 123523/TCA/2019 Works to trees in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

Proposed pruning works to 7 lime trees within Albert Square, incorporating a crown lift to 3.5m, removing small twiggy growth only and retaining all larger structural branches

As published by the council, reference 123523/TCA/2019

Application record

Reference
123523/TCA/2019
Type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection
Received
7 May 2019
Validated
7 May 2019
Decided
22 May 2019
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M2 5DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 69 applications since 2014: 54 approved, 0 refused.

  • PLA-2026-000026 Awaiting decision

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-000026 Granted

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-001620 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Discharge of Conditions 6T (Finishes) and 11R (Internal Fit Out Works) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-001396 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Discharge of Condition 11J (Kitchen Details) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Submitted 19 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 141103/TCA/2024 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Works to trees - proposed pruning works to 4 London trees.

    Decided 3 Dec 2024 Trees
  • CDN/21/0170 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of condition 5a (Storage and Reuse) attached to planning permission 125553/LO/2019 to agree the Retention and Disposal Policy.

    Decided 19 Apr 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0253 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    The partial discharge of conditions 4 (Protection) Part a), 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structure Works) Part a), and 10 (Repairs) Part a) of application referenced: 125553/LO/2019 in relation to mosaics works comprising lower ground floor structural works and temporary ground floor works.

    Decided 14 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0157 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Application for the partial discharge of conditions 4a (Protection), 5a (Storage and Reuse), 7a (Method Statements), 8a (Structural Works) and 10a (Repairs) attached to Listed Building Consent Ref. 125553/LO/2019 in relation to the re-location of the Dalton and Joule statues within the building.

    Decided 13 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0097 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Partial discharge of condition 8 (Structural Works) attached to application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in relation to structural works to the Lower Ground Floor of the building

    Submitted 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0734 Withdrawn

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of Condition 6 (Full and Final Details) Part P and 11 (Full and Final Details) Part O attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, relating to construction of the lift pit on the Lower Ground Floor

    Decided 13 May 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 May 2019

    Received by Manchester

  2. 22 May 2019

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 22 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.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0362 Submitted 2 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    Part discharge of Condition 7 Parts a and b (Method Statements) of application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in order to enable the demolition of elements of the link bridge and allow a further structural investigation on completion of the demolition works

    Granted Conditions Demolition 7 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0722 Submitted 10 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~5 Jan

    Part discharge of Conditions 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structural Works) Part a) and 11 (Full and Final Details Part 2) Part q) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, in relation to works associated with alterations to building fabric on the Lower Ground Floor of the Town Hall building, including the removal of the Princess Street core staircase and the creation of new openings within the listed fabric to form new rooms.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 59 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0418 Submitted 24 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    Part discharge of Condition 5 (Storage and Reuse) Part a) (i) of application referenced 125553/LO/2019 relating to the removal of fireplaces

    Granted Conditions 15 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0721 Submitted 10 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Part discharge of Condition 11 (Full and Final Details Part 2) Part a) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019 in relation to refurbishment details of the internal heritage light fittings.

    Granted Conditions 5 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    119106/LO/2018 Submitted 14 Feb 2018 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for Internal and external intrusive surveys to the Grade I Listed Old Town Hall in order to inform the Our Town Hall Project to include intrusive survey works within Albert Square adjacent to the Grade II Listed Frasers Statue, the Grade II Listed Jubilee Fountain, the Grade II Listed Brights Statue, the Grade I Listed Albert Memorial, the Grade II Listed Heywoods Statue and the Grade II Listed Gladstones statue.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 105 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0199 Submitted 16 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~11 May

    Application to discharge Condition 4 (Final Decorative Scheme) attached to listed building consent reference 123626/LO/2019 .

    Awaiting decision Conditions 4 docs

In Manchester

  • NOT-2026-001856 Awaiting decision

    1 Churchfield 8 Edge Lane Chorlton Manchester M21 9Jf

    Works to T24 Copper Beech - tree appears to be dead; fell to ground.

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
  • OTH-2026-001832 Awaiting decision

    Tintern Court Tintern Avenue Manchester M20 2ND

    Works to trees - T1 Fell Eucalyptus; G1 2x Cherry trees and 1x Conifer - Crown lift trees to 5.2m;G2 - 4x conifers Reduce down to below gutter height approx 3m and additional prune back from building to provide 2m clearance

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
  • NOT-2026-001814 Awaiting decision

    Flat 1 619 Wilbraham Road Manchester M21 9AT

    Works to trees - proposed pruning to T1 sycamore; T2 - crown reduction; T3 - remove sycamore tree; T4 - remove sycamore tree; T5 - remove sycamore tree; G1 - remove sycamore trees.

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
  • OTH-2026-001809 Awaiting decision

    59 Northumberland Way Manchester M22 4UG

    Works to trees - proposed pruning works to to oak tree on adjacent land.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees
  • NOT-2026-001791 Awaiting decision

    St Clements Church St Clements Road Manchester M21 9AE

    Works to trees - proposed felling T1 - Mature sycamore.

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Trees