Planning application
Fourth Floor Bridgewater House 58 - 60 Whitworth Street Manchester M1 6LT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of the fourth floor to educational use (Class F1).
As published by the council, reference 144958/FO/2026
Application record
- Reference
- 144958/FO/2026
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Piccadilly Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 6LT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by Manchester
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2 Apr 2026
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
The Friday Project Agent, registered in London
Dissolved · incorporated 2005 · London
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Manchester granted permission on 2 April 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.
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