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Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

Granted Manchester 126801/VO/2020 Regulation 3 Consent

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

Proposal

CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Planning permission and Listed building consent for minor internal and external alterations to the basement level of the Town Hall associated with connections to the Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network.

As published by the council, reference 126801/VO/2020

Application record

Reference
126801/VO/2020
Type
Regulation 3 Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
27 Apr 2020
Validated
27 Apr 2020
Decided
22 Jun 2020
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M2 5DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 69 applications since 2014: 54 approved, 0 refused.

  • PLA-2026-000026 Awaiting decision

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-000026 Granted

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-001620 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Discharge of Conditions 6T (Finishes) and 11R (Internal Fit Out Works) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-001396 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Discharge of Condition 11J (Kitchen Details) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Submitted 19 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 141103/TCA/2024 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Works to trees - proposed pruning works to 4 London trees.

    Decided 3 Dec 2024 Trees
  • CDN/21/0170 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of condition 5a (Storage and Reuse) attached to planning permission 125553/LO/2019 to agree the Retention and Disposal Policy.

    Decided 19 Apr 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0253 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    The partial discharge of conditions 4 (Protection) Part a), 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structure Works) Part a), and 10 (Repairs) Part a) of application referenced: 125553/LO/2019 in relation to mosaics works comprising lower ground floor structural works and temporary ground floor works.

    Decided 14 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0157 Granted

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Application for the partial discharge of conditions 4a (Protection), 5a (Storage and Reuse), 7a (Method Statements), 8a (Structural Works) and 10a (Repairs) attached to Listed Building Consent Ref. 125553/LO/2019 in relation to the re-location of the Dalton and Joule statues within the building.

    Decided 13 Mar 2024 Conditions
  • CDN/21/0097 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Partial discharge of condition 8 (Structural Works) attached to application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in relation to structural works to the Lower Ground Floor of the building

    Submitted 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
  • CDN/20/0734 Withdrawn

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of Condition 6 (Full and Final Details) Part P and 11 (Full and Final Details) Part O attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, relating to construction of the lift pit on the Lower Ground Floor

    Decided 13 May 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Apr 2020

    Received by Manchester

  2. 22 Jun 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 22 June 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.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    141103/TCA/2024 Submitted 25 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Works to trees - proposed pruning works to 4 London trees.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0192 Submitted 13 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Application to discharge Condition 3 (Tiered Approach Strategy) attached to listed building consent reference 123036/LO/2019.

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  • TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    PLA-2026-000026 Submitted 18 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    88% historically approved · decision due ~13 Nov

    Test Application

    Awaiting decision Amendments
  • TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    OTH-2026-000026 Submitted 18 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    Test Application

    Granted Amendments
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    OTH-2026-001396 Submitted 19 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    Discharge of Condition 11J (Kitchen Details) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 100 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    OTH-2026-001620 Submitted 8 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

    Discharge of Conditions 6T (Finishes) and 11R (Internal Fit Out Works) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 136 docs

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