Planning application
Land Adjacent To John Garside Building 131 Princess Street Manchester M1 7DN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a new above ground Energy Centre and associated below ground plant, landscaping, revised access road, boundary treatments and building illumination.
As published by the council, reference 141496/FO/2024
Application record
- Reference
- 141496/FO/2024
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 25 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 25 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Piccadilly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 7DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2024
Received by Manchester
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20 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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4 Oct 2026
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Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
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49 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 20 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.
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