Planning application
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Works: Extension
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
Discharge of listed building conditions 3 (materials), 4 (atrium and roof top extension), 5 (Great Ancoats Street Entrance), 6 (6th floor), 7 (staircase), 8 (M and E), 9 (concrete columns), 10 (internal plaster works) and 11 (light to Great Ancoats Street) attached to listed building consent 118002/LO/2017
As published by the council, reference CDN/19/0054
Application record
- Reference
- CDN/19/0054
- Type
- Approval of condition application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Approved and Refused
- Received
- 22 Jan 2019
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2019
- Decided
- 25 Apr 2019
- Ward
- Ancoats & Beswick Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 5DL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 17 applications since 2017: 15 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/20/0356 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Discharge of condition 9 (Travel Plan) attached to planning permission referenced 118001/FO/2017
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CDN/20/0161 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Discharge of Condition 11 (Light to Great Ancoats Street) associated with listed building consent 118002/LO/2017
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CDN/20/0122 Split decision
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Discharge of conditions 3 (local labour), 6 (noise), 7 (waste management), 9 (travel plan) and 10 (cycle storage) associated with planning permission 118001/FO/2017
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123827/AO/2019 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Installation of on illuminated individual letter sign affixed to refurbished canopy and fascia branding to the building entrance
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123826/FO/2019 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Creation of ancillary storage space to the offices within the basement following removal of car parking and cafe (Class A3) to ground floor together with elevational alterations including alerations to main entrance canopy, creation of external seating area to cafe and new boundary treatment to car park
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122969/LO/2019 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal partitions to the lower ground, ground and first floors
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122791/NMC/2019 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Non material amendment to planning permission referenced 121251/FO/2018 to allow the introduction of an additional window at first floor level to the Henry Street elevation
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122682/LO/2019 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment of the curtain wall facade and refurbishement and repair of the roof top apartment
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121251/FO/2018 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Remodelling of entrance and associated elevational alterations
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121255/AO/2018 Granted
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Installation of 2x externally illuminated individual letter building signs
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2019
Received by Manchester
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25 Apr 2019
Decision issued: Approved and Refused
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13 Aug 2026
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OBI Property Listed Agent
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About condition discharge and variation applications
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