Planning application
Lowry House 550 Mauldeth Road West Manchester M21 7AA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from offices (Use Class B1) to a school (Use Class D1) for a temporary period (until 30th September 2021) and external alterations to provide a new staircase to Lowry House (to enable the continued use as a temporary school).
As published by the council, reference 126023/FO/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 126023/FO/2020
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 27 Jan 2020
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2020
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2020
- Ward
- Chorlton Park Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M21 7AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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127685/NMC/2020 Granted
Lowry House 550 Mauldeth Road West Manchester M21 7AA
Non-Material Change to alteration of cladding materials and introduction of louvres to windows approved under planning permission 126023/FO/2020
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120366/P4C/2018 Granted
Lowry House 550 Mauldeth Road West Manchester M21 7AA
Use as a state-funded school for the purposes of Class C.2 (a) Part 4 of Schedule 2 of the Order commencing 10 September 2018 until the permanent proposed premises at the Hough End Centre is ready for occupation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2020
Received by Manchester
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27 Mar 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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