Planning application
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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 126802/LO/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 126802/LO/2020
- Type
- Listed Building 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
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 65 applications since 2018: 51 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
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PLA-2026-000026 Awaiting decision
TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB
Test Application
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OTH-2026-000026 Granted
TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB
Test Application
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141103/TCA/2024 Granted
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Works to trees - proposed pruning works to 4 London trees.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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CDN/20/0722 Awaiting decision
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Part discharge of Conditions 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structural Works) Part a) and 11 (Full and Final Details Part 2) Part q) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, in relation to works associated with alterations to building fabric on the Lower Ground Floor of the Town Hall building, including the removal of the Princess Street core staircase and the creation of new openings within the listed fabric to form new rooms.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2020
Received by Manchester
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22 Jun 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Temporary amendment to construction activity working hours in relation to planning permission 125552/VO/2019 comprising: Monday to Friday 0700 - 2000; Saturday 0700 - 1700; No work on Sunday / Bank holidays.
Granted 2 docs -
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Discharge of Condition 5 (Storage and Reuse) Part a) sections (ii) original electrification and gas supply, (v) heating infrastructure, (vi) bomb shelter, (viii) temporarily removed portable historical items; attached to application referenced: 125553/LO/2019.
Granted Conditions 20 docs -
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Partial discharge of Condition 4 (Protection) attached to application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in relation to the wrap that will be used around the external scaffolding on each elevation of the building during the construction programme
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Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
90% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul
Discharge of Condition 13 Part (a) - Materials - attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.
Awaiting decision Conditions 6 docs -
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Partial discharge of Condition 6 (Full and Final Details) Part a) attached to application Referenced 125553/LO/2019 in relation to the temporary removal of the existing heritage doors and replacement with doors which have the fire stopping integrated; during the construction works to limit the spread of fire and for associated works to the building fabric.
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Part discharge of Condition 4 (Protection) of application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in order to agree protection measures for all works.
Granted Conditions 5 docs
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