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Swan Buildings 20 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JW

Granted Manchester 127610/FO/2020 Full Application Consent

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

Proposal

Change of use of part of third floor from single unit office use (Class B1) to a tattoo shop (sui generis use).

As published by the council, reference 127610/FO/2020

Application record

Reference
127610/FO/2020
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
4 Aug 2020
Validated
4 Aug 2020
Decided
17 Sep 2020
Ward
Piccadilly Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M4 5JW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 123006/FO/2019 Granted

    Swan Buildings 20 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JW

    Change of use of basement from storage and distribution (Class B8) to offices (Class B1)

    Decided 17 May 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2020

    Received by Manchester

  2. 17 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Architecture Unknown Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice registered in Cheadle

Active · incorporated 2016 · Cheadle

21 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 90% granted

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Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 17 September 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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Basement 20 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JW

    117063/FO/2017 Submitted 2 Jan 2018 50 yards away

    Change of use of basement level of the Swan Building from vacant basement storage area to multi-purpose event space (sui generis) together with an additional fire escape up to ground floor with an associated new external door opening out into the external courtyard to the rear of the building and additional ventilation extract/intake to courtyard elevation

    Refused Full applications 28 docs

  • Swan Buildings 20 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JW

    123006/FO/2019 Submitted 10 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Change of use of basement from storage and distribution (Class B8) to offices (Class B1)

    Granted Full applications 12 docs

  • 14-16 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JN

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    Change of use of ground floor to restaurant and bar use (sui generis) together with installation of extraction flue to rear elevation

    Granted Full applications 10 docs

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