Planning application
40 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JG
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a ground plus 9-storey building to form 118 no. residential apartments (Use Class C3), including amenity areas, ground floor food and beverage/ commercial units (Sui Generis/ Use Class E), public realm and landscaping, with supporting infrastructure and associated works following demolition of existing building
As published by the council, reference 128997/FO/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 128997/FO/2020
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 8 Jan 2021
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2021
- Decided
- 22 Sep 2021
- Ward
- Piccadilly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 5JG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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128156/FO/2020 Granted
40 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JG
Creation of a mixed use comprising cafes and restaurants, takeaways and drinking establishments (Sui Generis) with associated elevational alterations to existing building including installation of awning, planters and windows, erection of single storey storage building, installation of a tipi together with the installation of single and double stacked storage containers and other associated works for a temporary period of 14 months
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CDN/20/0425 Granted
40 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JG
Discharge of condition 34 (Daytime Bat Survey and Nesting Bird Survey) attached to planning permission referenced 109840/FO/2015/N1
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126884/NMC/2020 Granted
40 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JG
Non-material amendment to planning permission 109840/FO/2015/N1 to altering the wording of conditions 2 (phasing), 4 (drainage), 5 (ground conditions), 6 (construction management plan), 7 (materials), 9 (Environmental Standards), 31 (Local Labour) and 32 (ramp to Mason Street) to allow demolition to take place.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2021
Received by Manchester
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22 Sep 2021
Decision issued: Approve
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21 Jul 2026
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Manchester granted permission on 22 September 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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