Planning application
Pearl Assurance House 25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH
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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2021
Received by Manchester
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30 Mar 2021
Decision issued: Temporarily Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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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
Granted Conditions 9 docs -
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.
Granted Full applications Extension 107 docs -
25 Princess Street Manchester M2 4HH
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
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
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
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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