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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
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 65 applications since 2018: 51 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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
  • PLA-2026-000026 Awaiting decision

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-000026 Granted

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 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
  • CDN/20/0722 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    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.

    Submitted 10 Nov 2020 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 3m 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 6m 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 6m 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 8m 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 9m 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 9m 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

  • OTH-2026-001368 Awaiting decision

    6 Oak Road Manchester M20 3DA

    Works to trees - proposed pruning works to T1 T2 T3 T4 - lime trees running down the side of the property, incorporating proposed crown lift lower branches to 5 metres back to previous pruning points.

    1 Sep 2026 Trees
  • NOT-2026-001470 Awaiting decision

    3-5 Bloomesbury Avenue Manchester M20 2BN

    Works to trees - proposed 25% crown reduction to 2x Lime trees

    28 Aug 2026 Trees
  • NOT-2026-001161 Granted

    1 Burlin Court 4 Dudley Road Manchester M16 8FN

    Works to trees - proposed felling of T1 Holly, T2 Holly, H3 Privet fell and R4 Poplar regen remove.

    28 Jul 2026 Trees
  • OTH-2026-001388 Awaiting decision

    Ashfield Lodge Palatine Road Manchester M20 2UD

    Works to trees - proposed pruning and felling works to various trees.

    26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • NOT-2026-001416 Awaiting decision

    26 Barlow Moor Road Manchester M20 2GJ

    Works to trees - proposed felling of a Fir tree in front garden

    21 Aug 2026 Trees