Planning application
Former Co-Operative Building The Birtles Civic Centre Manchester M22 5RF
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 (specified plans) attached to planning permission 142287/VO/2025 to allow: alterations to internal floor layout; inclusion of lift enclosure extension to roof; roof walkway alterations; amendments to the siting of external plant and equipment; and inclusion of secondary means of escape.
As published by the council, reference 144260/JO/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144260/JO/2025
- Type
- Variation or Removal of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Woodhouse Park Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M22 5RF
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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OTH-2026-000673 Granted
Former Co-Operative Building, The Birtles, Civic Centre, Manchester, M22 5RF
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to planning permission 142287/VO/2025.
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145422/NMC/2026 Granted
Former Co-Operative Building The Birtles Civic Centre Manchester M22 5RF
Non-material amendment to planning permission 144260/JO/2025 to revise the wording of Condition 3 in order to amend the trigger point for the submission of external materials.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by Manchester
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 9 December 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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