Planning application
City Tower Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4BT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of new internally illuminated signage to New York Street and Parker Street entrance canopies.
As published by the council, reference 127924/AO/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 127924/AO/2020
- Type
- Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 7 Sep 2020
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2020
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2020
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 4BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 5 applications since 2018: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/21/0267 Granted
City Tower Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4BT
Discharge of conditions 4 (i) (samples and/or specifications of all externally visible materials) and 4 (ii) (detailed cross sections with clear annotation including any associated wiring and junction box details) attached to advertisement consent referenced 127924/AO/2020
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CDN/21/0241 Granted
City Tower Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4BT
Discharge of condition 4 (iii) (methodology of installation) attached to advertisement consent referenced 127924/AO/2020
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123564/AO/2019 Granted
City Tower Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4BT
Installation of signage.
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120443/FO/2018 Granted
City Tower Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4BT
Erection of enclosed single storey multi-purpose function/event space (sui generis) at existing pavilion (2nd floor) level, together with inclusion of external terrace with retractable canopy, relocation of existing generators and loss of 21 no. car parking spaces
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2020
Received by Manchester
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30 Oct 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Sheppard Robson Architects LLP Agent, an architecture practice registered in London
Active · incorporated 2014 · London
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 30 October 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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