Planning application
3 Universal Square Devonshire Street North Manchester M12 6JH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of first floor from offices (Class E) to education facility (Class F.1)
As published by the council, reference 128064/FO/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 128064/FO/2020
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 23 Nov 2020
- Validated
- 23 Nov 2020
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2020
- Ward
- Ardwick Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M12 6JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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126193/FO/2020 Granted
3 Universal Square Devonshire Street North Manchester M12 6JH
Change of use of part of block 4, third floor from offices (Class B1) to education facility (Class D1)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Nov 2020
Received by Manchester
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18 Dec 2020
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Holborow & Ormesher Ltd Agent, registered in Altrincham
Active · incorporated 2002 · Altrincham
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10 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 18 December 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.
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