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Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

Granted Manchester 126388/AOH/2020 Advertisement Hoardings Consent

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

Proposal

Erection of an illuminated open weave banner mesh advertisement measuring 27 metres long x 13.2 metres high mounted to temporary scaffolding including flood lighting for a temporary period of 14 months whilst the external works of the redevelopment of the host building are completed.

As published by the council, reference 126388/AOH/2020

Application record

Reference
126388/AOH/2020
Type
Advertisement Hoardings Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Temporarily Approved
Received
3 Feb 2021
Validated
3 Feb 2021
Decided
30 Mar 2021
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M2 4HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/20/0166 Granted

    Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    Discharge of Condition 3a (Materials to be Approved), Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 6 (Overhead Line Equipment), Condition 7 (Air Quality), Condition 8 (Local Labour), Condition 11a (Biodiversity Proposals) and Condition 12 (Footpath Materials) relating to application referene 123522/FO/2019.

    Decided 18 May 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0115 Granted

    Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    Discharge of Conditions 13 (Noise - Hotel Use), 22 (Hours to be Agreed) and 32 (Sustainable Energy Generation) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019

    Decided 9 Apr 2020 Conditions
  • CDN/19/0963 Granted

    Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    Discharge of Conditions 4a (Contaminated Land), 9 (Sustainable Drainage) and 11b (Biodiversity Proposals) and Condition 14 (WSI) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019

    Decided 12 Jun 2020 Conditions
  • 123522/FO/2019 Granted

    Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    Alterations to Pearl Assurance House associated with its conversion to a proposed hotel in conjunction with proposals which also include a 7 storey extension to the rear of the site and a 2 storey extension to the roof (to replace existing 6th floor) to create a hotel (Use Class C1) with 70 bedrooms, rooftop bar (Class A4), a rooftop plant enclosure and ancillary accommodation (basement and ground floor) together with access and servicing proposal, external alterations and associated works.

    Decided 20 Sep 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Feb 2021

    Received by Manchester

  2. 30 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Temporarily Approved

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 30 March 2021, 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.

About advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    CDN/20/0115 Submitted 17 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 13 (Noise - Hotel Use), 22 (Hours to be Agreed) and 32 (Sustainable Energy Generation) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019

    Granted Conditions 9 docs
  • Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    123522/FO/2019 Submitted 14 Jun 2019 50 yards away

    Alterations to Pearl Assurance House associated with its conversion to a proposed hotel in conjunction with proposals which also include a 7 storey extension to the rear of the site and a 2 storey extension to the roof (to replace existing 6th floor) to create a hotel (Use Class C1) with 70 bedrooms, rooftop bar (Class A4), a rooftop plant enclosure and ancillary accommodation (basement and ground floor) together with access and servicing proposal, external alterations and associated works.

    Granted Full applications Extension 107 docs
  • 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    CDN/20/0409 Submitted 19 Jun 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 22 (Hours to be Agreed) of application reference 123522/FO/2019

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    CDN/20/0166 Submitted 6 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3a (Materials to be Approved), Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 6 (Overhead Line Equipment), Condition 7 (Air Quality), Condition 8 (Local Labour), Condition 11a (Biodiversity Proposals) and Condition 12 (Footpath Materials) relating to application referene 123522/FO/2019.

    Granted Conditions 16 docs
  • Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH

    CDN/19/0963 Submitted 27 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditions 4a (Contaminated Land), 9 (Sustainable Drainage) and 11b (Biodiversity Proposals) and Condition 14 (WSI) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019

    Granted Conditions 53 docs
  • Pearl Assurance House 23 Princess Street Manchester M2 4EN

    128929/NMC/2020 Submitted 12 Jan 2021 50 yards away

    Non-Material Amendments to application referenced 123522/FO/2019 comprising an increase in the extent of demolition to the rear of the building on Bow Lane and an associated increase in new brickwork, an increase in the number of mullions to windows of the new rooftop extension and to shopfront windows at ground floor level, an increase in number of transoms to glazing of the top floor of the Princess Street elevation of the rooftop extension.

    Granted Amendments Extension Demolition +1 34 docs

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