Planning application
Plot 7 & 8 Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation on 1no. roof mounted, internally illuminated, individual letter sign.
As published by the council, reference 126162/AO/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 126162/AO/2020
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 10 Feb 2020
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2020
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2020
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M60 7HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/20/0582 Granted
Plot 7 & 8 Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB
Discharge of Condition 30 (Noise validation) - attached to application ref no 111027/FO/2016/C1, Amended as: 117610/NMC/2017 and 126165/NMC/2020
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126165/NMC/2020 Granted
Plot 7 & 8 Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB
Non Material Amendment to application ref no 111027 comprising revised door locations and swings, revised louvre locations at ground and mezzanine levels, revised facade set-out to level 15, revised sedum roof quantity, balustrade height at level 15 perimeter reduced, revised flue location, amended roof openings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2020
Received by Manchester
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1 Apr 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, registered in Bath
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Manchester granted permission on 1 April 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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