Planning application
3 - 5 St John Street Manchester M3 4DN
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) pursuant to Planning Permission 120062/FO/2018, comprising of amendments to the two-storey extension, and the inclusion of storage provision, cycle store and bin store at basement level
As published by the council, reference 144345/JO/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144345/JO/2025
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- Deansgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M3 4DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 6 applications since 2018: 5 approved, 1 refused.
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124631/LE/2019 Granted
3 - 5 St John Street Manchester M3 4DN
Confirmation that development works in relation to parapet wall are lawful, in accordance with planning permission ref:120062/FO/2018.
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CDN/19/0237 Granted
3-5 St John Street Manchester M3 4DN
Discharge of Conditions 6 (External Plant) and 7 (Waste) of planning permission ref: 120062/FO/2018.
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CDN/19/0178 Granted
3-5 St John Street Manchester M3 4DN
Discharge of Condition 8 (Construction Management Plan) of planning permission Ref:120062/FO/2018
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CDN/19/0146 Granted
3-5 St John Street Manchester M3 4DN
Discharge of Condition 4 (Samples of Materials) of planning permission ref:120062/FO/2018
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CDN/18/0948 Refused
3-5 St John Street Manchester M3 4DN
Discharge of Condition 11 (Air Quality Assessment) of planning permission ref 120062/FO/2018.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Manchester
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 14 May 2026, 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
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3 St John Street Manchester M3 4DN
Change of use of the existing ground plus two-storey building (but excluding the ground floor A1 retail unit and D1 Clinic) and development of an additional two storey roof level extension, and external improvements, to create no.11 residential apartments (Class C3), with storage provision at basement level.
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Confirmation that development works in relation to parapet wall are lawful, in accordance with planning permission ref:120062/FO/2018.
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Discharge of Condition 11 (Air Quality Assessment) of planning permission ref 120062/FO/2018.
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Discharge of Condition 4 (Samples of Materials) of planning permission ref:120062/FO/2018
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