Planning application
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference CDN/20/0122
Application record
- Reference
- CDN/20/0122
- Type
- Approval of condition application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Approved and Refused
- Received
- 19 Feb 2020
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2020
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2020
- 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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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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CDN/19/0054 Split decision
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
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
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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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19 Feb 2020
Received by Manchester
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20 Mar 2020
Decision issued: Approved and Refused
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6 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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About condition discharge and variation applications
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Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment of exisiting office building (Use Class B1) including the creation of additional office space (258 sqm) (Use Class B1) in basement following removal of part of basement car park together with alteration to main entrance steps and reception, cutting back of non-original ground floor slab, insertion of mezzanine at 6th floor with associated alterations to part of roof, replacement of window film, facade refurbishment, alterations to atrium and associated works
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Roofing Windows or glazing 158 docs -
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of back-lit individual letter fascia sign
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs -
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Listed Building Consent to display Internally illuminated lettering to southern elevation and projecting internally illuminated lettering on lifting boom at roof level
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs -
5th, 6th And 6th Floor Mezzanine Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal partitions and alterations including installation of mechanical and electrical works
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 35 docs -
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Refurbishment of exisiting office building (Use Class B1) including the creation of additional office space (258 sqm) (Use Class B1) in basement following removal of part of basement car park together with alteration to main entrance steps and reception, cutting back of non-original ground floor slab, insertion of mezzanine at 6th floor with associated alterations to part of roof, replacement of window film, facade refurbishment, alterations to atrium and associated works
Granted Full applications Roofing Windows or glazing 158 docs -
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
Granted Conditions 3 docs
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