Planning application
Equitable Building St Ann Street Manchester M2 7LG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use to confirm that the building has been in Class E use for a minimum of 10 years continuously
As published by the council, reference 129290/LE/2021
Application record
- Reference
- 129290/LE/2021
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Development Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 17 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2021
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2021
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M2 7LG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Mar 2021
Received by Manchester
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24 Mar 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Iceni Projects Ltd. Agent, registered in London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 24 March 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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