Planning application
143769/FO/2025
Faraday Tower The University Of Manchester Sackville Street Manchester
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
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
Added to PlanIndex
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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