Planning application
3 Universal Square Devonshire Street North Manchester M12 6JH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of block 4, third floor from offices (Class B1) to education facility (Class D1)
As published by the council, reference 126193/FO/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 126193/FO/2020
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 3 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2020
- Ward
- Ardwick Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M12 6JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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128064/FO/2020 Granted
3 Universal Square Devonshire Street North Manchester M12 6JH
Change of use of part of first floor from offices (Class E) to education facility (Class F.1)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2020
Received by Manchester
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20 Aug 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Aug 2026
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Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, registered in Sheffield
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22 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 20 August 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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