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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
Approved
Received
27 Apr 2020
Validated
27 Apr 2020
Decided
22 Jun 2020
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M2 5DB

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

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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How this application type works

This application sits outside the common categories, which can include county matters such as minerals and waste, works by statutory undertakers, demolition notifications and other less frequent procedures. The council record linked below sets out the specific procedure that applies, and the description above is taken directly from the published register.

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