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Faraday Tower The University Of Manchester Sackville Street Manchester

Granted Manchester 143769/FO/2025 Full Application Consent

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of Faraday Tower to ground floor slab level and works to remediate/make safe the retained structure (including the erection of a perimeter hoarding) to prepare site for future development.

As published by the council, reference 143769/FO/2025

Application record

Reference
143769/FO/2025
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
19 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Aug 2025
Decided
21 Nov 2025
Ward
Piccadilly Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • OTH-2026-000935 Awaiting decision

    Faraday Tower The University Of Manchester Sackville Street Manchester

    Discharge of condition 4 (Demolition Management Plan) attached to planning permission 143769/FO/2025

    Submitted 7 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2025

    Received by Manchester

  2. 21 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 20 Jul 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

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Documents

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

53 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 21 November 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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