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70 Great Bridgewater Street Manchester M1 5ES

Granted Manchester 129081/FO/2021 Full Application Consent

Works: Extension Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Partial demolition and reconfiguration of 70 Great Bridgewater Street to create a new office building (Use Class E), including the replacement of building facades, a 2-storey rooftop extension and alterations to the internal layout including the infilling of the central atrium, servicing and cycle parking, access and associated works.

As published by the council, reference 129081/FO/2021

Application record

Reference
129081/FO/2021
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
12 Jan 2021
Validated
12 Jan 2021
Decided
23 Apr 2021
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M1 5ES

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • PLA-2026-000950 Granted

    70 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5ES

    Elevational alterations including new fire escape doors, vehicle doors, glazing manifestation film and louvres.

    Decided 20 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 143705/LO/2025 Granted

    70 Great Bridgewater Street Manchester M1 5ES

    Listed Building Consent for retention guardrails.

    Decided 2 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jan 2021

    Received by Manchester

  2. 23 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Savills Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1987 · London

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

65 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 23 April 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 70 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5ES

    PLA-2026-000950 Submitted 20 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Elevational alterations including new fire escape doors, vehicle doors, glazing manifestation film and louvres.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 24 docs

  • Lock 89 Rochdale Canal Manchester

    116250/LO/2017 Submitted 12 May 2017 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for works to lock gates, including installation of horizontal oak fendering to bottom or tail timber lock gates.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs

  • Lock 89 Rochdale Canal Manchester

    122377/LO/2019 Submitted 14 Jan 2019 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for installation of a safety fence for both sides of the canal lock, to direct the public to the existing footbridge at the tail of the lock.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs
    Small domestic

  • 70 Great Bridgewater Street Manchester M1 5ES

    143705/LO/2025 Submitted 10 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for retention guardrails.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs

  • Lock 89 Rochdale Canal Off Whitworth Street Manchester

    125447/LO/2019 Submitted 11 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for the installation of 1no. Reach and Rescue safety equipment to the offside of the lock.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs

  • Merchant Exchange 17 - 19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG

    126980/LE/2020 Submitted 22 May 2020 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawful Existing Use - Use of the ground and first floor unit for non-residential educational and training institution (Class D1)

    Granted Lawful development 15 docs

In Manchester

  • PLA-2026-001148 Refused

    420 Wilbraham Road Manchester M21 0AS

    Installation of louvered pergola.

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-000940 Granted

    Second Floor 101-103 Oldham Street Manchester M4 1LW

    Erection of a second-floor extension.

    Received 7 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-000925 Granted

    Block D Citipeak 870 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 5AB

    Replacement cladding of 5 balustrade panels to escape walkway of upper storey apartments.

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-000357 Granted

    Arch 103 Temperance Street Manchester M12 6HR

    Retention of the premises as an arts and crafts centre (Class E(d) and retention and modification of 2no grilles and entrance.

    Received 24 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • 143659/FO/2025 Granted

    717 Stockport Road Manchester M19 3AG

    Change of use to first floor from shop storage to residential flats and addition of new floors with rear dormer and fume extraction flue.

    Received 17 Dec, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications