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44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS

Refused Manchester 127274/FO/2020 Full Application Consent

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from betting shop (Sui Generis) use to adult gaming centre (Sui Generis) with external works

As published by the council, reference 127274/FO/2020

Application record

Reference
127274/FO/2020
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused
Received
12 Nov 2020
Validated
12 Nov 2020
Decided
9 Aug 2021
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M1 4GS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • 127275/AO/2020 Granted

    44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS

    Installation of signage

    Decided 9 Aug 2021 Advertising
  • 127270/LO/2020 Refused

    44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS

    Listed building consent for internal alterations and external works including signage.

    Decided 9 Aug 2021 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Nov 2020

    Received by Manchester

  2. 9 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Planning Potential Ltd. Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London

Active · incorporated 2005 · London

832 applications on PlanIndex · across 143 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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

43 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Manchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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Within 0.3 miles

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  • 44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS

    127270/LO/2020 Submitted 12 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for internal alterations and external works including signage.

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings 45 docs

  • 44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS

    127275/AO/2020 Submitted 12 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Installation of signage

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    140445/AOH/2024 Submitted 25 Sep 2024 50 yards away

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    Withdrawn Advertising 19 docs

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