Planning application
Merchants Warehouse Castle Street Manchester M3 4LZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed building consent internal fitout to first and second floors with removal of partitions
As published by the council, reference 143965/LO/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 143965/LO/2025
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 5 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M3 4LZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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145087/JO/2026 Granted
Merchants Warehouse Castle Street Manchester M3 4LZ
Variation of Condition 2 (Specified Plans) pursuant to Listed Building Consent 143965/LO/2025 to allow for internal reconfiguration.
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CDN/26/0048 Granted
Merchants Warehouse Castle Street Manchester M3 4LZ
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Strip Out Methodology) and 4 (Repair Samples and Methodology) of Listed Building Consent 143965/LO/2025.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Manchester
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5 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Tim Groom Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 2005 · Manchester
35 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
59 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 5 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.
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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