Planning application
44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed building consent for the replacement of existing roof finishes with welsh slate, together with the replacement of skylights and repointing and brickwork repairs of the rear elevation.
As published by the council, reference 141454/LO/2024
Application record
- Reference
- 141454/LO/2024
- Type
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 22 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 22 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 17 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Deansgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 4GS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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127275/AO/2020 Granted
44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS
Installation of signage
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127274/FO/2020 Refused
44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS
Change of use from betting shop (Sui Generis) use to adult gaming centre (Sui Generis) with external works
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127270/LO/2020 Refused
44 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GS
Listed building consent for internal alterations and external works including signage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Nov 2024
Received by Manchester
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17 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 1997 · Manchester
635 applications on PlanIndex · across 19 councils · 95% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 17 January 2025, 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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