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Pearl Assurance House 23 Princess Street Manchester M2 4EN

Granted Manchester 128929/NMC/2020 Non-Material Change Application

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 21 Apr 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2021

    Received by Manchester

  2. 1 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Stephenson Studio Ltd Agent

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Documents

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34 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

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.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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