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Unit 2 Royal Exchange Arcade Manchester M2 7EA

Granted Manchester 126951/FO/2020 Full Application Consent

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Replacement of existing shop frontage with fully glazed unit

As published by the council, reference 126951/FO/2020

Application record

Reference
126951/FO/2020
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 Nov 2020
Validated
26 Nov 2020
Decided
21 Jan 2021
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
M2 7EA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 126953/AO/2020 Granted

    Unit 2 Royal Exchange Arcade Manchester M2 7EA

    Installation of Signage

    Decided 21 Jan 2021 Advertising
  • 126952/LO/2020 Granted

    Unit 2 Royal Exchange Arcade Manchester M2 7EA

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the replacement of existing shop frontage with fully glazed unit along with associated internal alterations to form Flower Shop and display of signage.

    Decided 21 Jan 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Nov 2020

    Received by Manchester

  2. 21 Jan 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Smashbox Architecture Agent, an architecture practice registered in Wilmslow

Active · incorporated 2014 · Wilmslow

74 applications on PlanIndex · across 13 councils · 86% granted

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Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 21 January 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 full applications

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Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Unit 2 Royal Exchange Arcade Manchester M2 7EA

    126952/LO/2020 Submitted 26 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the replacement of existing shop frontage with fully glazed unit along with associated internal alterations to form Flower Shop and display of signage.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 35 docs

  • Unit 2 Royal Exchange Arcade Manchester M2 7EA

    126953/AO/2020 Submitted 26 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Installation of Signage

    Granted Advertising 20 docs

  • 6 Cross Street Manchester M2 7AE

    119953/FO/2018 Submitted 3 Jul 2018 50 yards away

    Change of use from a Bank (Use Class A2) to a Therapy Clinic (Sui Generis), in addition to internal strip out works and external modifications to the unit.

    Granted Full applications 14 docs

  • 6 Cross Street Manchester M2 7AE

    CDN/19/0636 Submitted 25 Jul 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Photographic Schedule) of application reference 119954/LO/2019

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • Unit 6 Royal Exchange Cross Street Manchester M2 7AE

    CDN/19/0075 Submitted 30 Jan 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Method Statement) of application reference 119954/LO/2018

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

  • Unit 6 Royal Exchange Cross Street Manchester M2 7AE

    CDN/18/0722 Submitted 26 Sep 2018 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Method Statement) of listed building consent reference: 119954/LO/2018.

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

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