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Speakers House 39 Deansgate Manchester M3 2BA

Refused Manchester 126328/FO/2020 Full Application Consent

Works: Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Erection of a 17 storey building comprising office use (Use Class B1a) and flexible ground floor commercial units (Use Classes A1 shop, A2 financial and professional services, A3 restaurant/cafe and A4 drinking establishment), new electricity sub-station, basement cycle parking and rooftop plant enclosure, together with access, servicing and associated works following demolition of the existing building

As published by the council, reference 126328/FO/2020

Application record

Reference
126328/FO/2020
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
25 Feb 2020
Validated
25 Feb 2020
Decided
28 Jan 2021
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
M3 2BA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2020

    Received by Manchester

  2. 28 Jan 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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CBRE Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1998 · London

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Documents

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

72 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Manchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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