Planning application
Spear Building 53 Spear Street Manchester M1 1DF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of 1no. duplex 2 bed apartment into 1no. 1bed apartment and 1no. office space.
As published by the council, reference 126554/FU/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 126554/FU/2020
- Type
- Change of use Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 20 Mar 2020
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2020
- Decided
- 15 May 2020
- Ward
- Piccadilly Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 1DF
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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126960/JO/2020 Granted
Spear Building 53 Spear Street Manchester M1 1DF
Variation of Condition 13 (Acoustics) attached to application ref no 120878/FO/2018 as amended by 124836
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2020
Received by Manchester
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15 May 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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LIND Studio Agent, registered in Ulverston
Active · incorporated 2018 · Ulverston
16 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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