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Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

Granted Manchester 123654/AO/2019 Advertisement Consent

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

Proposal

Display of advertising on site hoarding

As published by the council, reference 123654/AO/2019

Application record

Reference
123654/AO/2019
Type
Advertisement Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
20 May 2019
Validated
20 May 2019
Decided
9 Aug 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. 20 May 2019

    Received by Manchester

  2. 9 Aug 2019

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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

21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 9 August 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 advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    123629/LO/2019 Submitted 17 May 2019 1m away

    Listed Building Consent works to temporarily demount, dismantle, repair and store the organ of the Great Hall of the Grade I Listed Town Hall prior to re-installation on completion of the construction works.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    123036/LO/2019 Submitted 18 Mar 2019 1m away

    Listed building consent works to facilitate an Asbestos Survey.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 24 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0359 Submitted 2 Jun 2020 4m away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jul

    Part discharge of Condition 13 Part d (Full and final details - External alterations to Link Bridges) of application referenced 125552/VO/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

    Awaiting decision Conditions Demolition 11 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0080 Submitted 6 Feb 2020 4m away

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Archaeology) of application referenced 125552/VO/2019.

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/21/0170 Submitted 2 Mar 2021 5m away

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

    Granted Conditions 9 docs

  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    125553/LO/2019 Submitted 25 Nov 2019 5m away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT External and internal restoration, refurbishment and alteration works to the Grade I Listed Town Hall building, together with installation of new building lighting.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 898 docs

In Manchester

  • PLA-2026-001009 Refused

    Site 3 - adjacent to No. 2 Circle Square along Symphony Park Circle Square Oxford Road Manchester M1 7ED

    Erection of double-sided internally illuminated freestanding digital advertisement totem.

    13 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • PLA-2026-000710 Granted

    Ground Floor Alliance House 30 Cross Street Manchester M2 7AQ

    Installation of 2no. externally illuminated hanging signs.

    8 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • PLA-2026-000946 Refused

    Corner of Oxford Road and Symphony Park Circle Square Oxford Road Manchester M1 7ED

    Erection of double-sided internally illuminated freestanding digital advertisement totem.

    7 Jul 2026 Advertising
  • PLA-2026-001327 Awaiting decision

    Parrswood Entertainment Centre Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 5PG

    Advertisement consent for the display of a 7m-high internally illuminated Totem sign and 12no. internally illuminated double-sided signage panels.

    28 Aug 2026 Advertising
  • PLA-2026-000929 Granted

    St Peter's Square Tram Stop Manchester M2 5PD

    Installation of 3No. digital advert display for a temporary period of five years.

    6 Jul 2026 Advertising