Planning application
Pearl Assurance House 23 Princess Street Manchester M2 4EN
Works: Extension Demolition Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendments to application referenced 123522/FO/2019 comprising an increase in the extent of demolition to the rear of the building on Bow Lane and an associated increase in new brickwork, an increase in the number of mullions to windows of the new rooftop extension and to shopfront windows at ground floor level, an increase in number of transoms to glazing of the top floor of the Princess Street elevation of the rooftop extension.
As published by the council, reference 128929/NMC/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 128929/NMC/2020
- Type
- Non-Material Change Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 12 Jan 2021
- Validated
- 12 Jan 2021
- Decided
- 1 Feb 2021
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M2 4EN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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129141/JO/2021 Granted
Pearl Assurance House 23 Princess Street Manchester M2 4EN
Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Drawings and Documents) and 8 (Local Labour) of application referenced 123522/FO/2019 to allow amendments to the design of the development and the agreement of a new Local Labour Plan.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jan 2021
Received by Manchester
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1 Feb 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Stephenson Studio Ltd Agent
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Manchester granted permission on 1 February 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.
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