Planning application
Lower Ground Floor and Ground Floor Broadhurst House 56 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use from Class F1 (Education) to Class E (Office) with installation of 4no louvres to Rochdale Canal elevation.
As published by the council, reference 145409/FO/2026
Application record
- Reference
- 145409/FO/2026
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Deansgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 6EU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Manchester
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
41 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 6 August 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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