Planning application
Faraday Tower The University Of Manchester Sackville Street Manchester
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by Manchester
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21 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 1997 · Manchester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
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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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