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John Dalton West / John Dalton Tower Chester Street Manchester M1 5GD

Granted Manchester 125799/FO/2019 Full Application Consent

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing John Dalton West Building and associated structures, and erection of a new 7 storey education building (Use Class D1) for the Faculty of Science and Engineering (comprising teaching and research spaces, academic offices, social learning areas, catering/kitchen facilities and an energy centre), physical connections to and external refurbishment of the John Dalton Tower, hard and soft landscaping works, car and cycle parking and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 125799/FO/2019

Application record

Reference
125799/FO/2019
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
20 Dec 2019
Validated
20 Dec 2019
Decided
12 Mar 2020
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
M1 5GD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/20/0798 Granted

    John Dalton West / John Dalton Tower Chester Street Manchester M1 5GD

    Discharge of conditions 6 (part a), 8 (part a), 9, 10 and 11 attached to planning permission 125799/FO/2019

    Decided 3 Feb 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0668 Granted

    John Dalton West / John Dalton Tower Chester Street Manchester M1 5GD

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Demolition), 4 (Archaeology), 5 (CMP), and 7 (Drainage Strategy) attached to planning permission referenced 125799/FO/2019.

    Decided 7 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • 125813/FO/2019 Granted

    John Dalton West / John Dalton Tower Chester Street Manchester M1 5GD

    Temporary siting of 5no. storage containers, and temporary relocation of 2no. existing storage containers and 6no. existing greenhouses and associated works in association with redevelopment of the site under application ref. 125799/FO/2019

    Decided 18 Mar 2020 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2019

    Received by Manchester

  2. 12 Mar 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

78 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 12 March 2020, 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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