Planning application
The Department Store 5 Oak Street Manchester M4 5JD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of 1st floor from Offices to Sui Generis (Tattoo Studio)
As published by the council, reference 129295/FO/2021
Application record
- Reference
- 129295/FO/2021
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 16 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2021
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2021
- Ward
- Piccadilly Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 5JD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2021
Received by Manchester
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23 Apr 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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NTJ Design Agent, a design practice registered in Warrington
Dissolved · incorporated 2019 · Warrington
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13 documents on file for this application
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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.
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