Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

This site has had 69 applications since 2014: 54 approved, 0 refused.

• PLA-2026-000026 Awaiting decision

  TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

  Test Application

  Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
• OTH-2026-000026 Granted

  TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

  Test Application

  Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
• OTH-2026-001620 Awaiting decision

  Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  Discharge of Conditions 6T (Finishes) and 11R (Internal Fit Out Works) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

  Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
• OTH-2026-001396 Awaiting decision

  Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  Discharge of Condition 11J (Kitchen Details) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

  Submitted 19 Aug 2026 Conditions
• 141103/TCA/2024 Granted

  Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  Works to trees - proposed pruning works to 4 London trees.

  Decided 3 Dec 2024 Trees
• CDN/21/0170 Granted

  Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  Part discharge of condition 5a (Storage and Reuse) attached to planning permission 125553/LO/2019 to agree the Retention and Disposal Policy.

  Decided 19 Apr 2024 Conditions
• CDN/21/0253 Granted

  Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  The partial discharge of conditions 4 (Protection) Part a), 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structure Works) Part a), and 10 (Repairs) Part a) of application referenced: 125553/LO/2019 in relation to mosaics works comprising lower ground floor structural works and temporary ground floor works.

  Decided 14 Mar 2024 Conditions
• CDN/21/0157 Granted

  Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  Application for the partial discharge of conditions 4a (Protection), 5a (Storage and Reuse), 7a (Method Statements), 8a (Structural Works) and 10a (Repairs) attached to Listed Building Consent Ref. 125553/LO/2019 in relation to the re-location of the Dalton and Joule statues within the building.

  Decided 13 Mar 2024 Conditions
• CDN/21/0097 Awaiting decision

  Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  Partial discharge of condition 8 (Structural Works) attached to application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in relation to structural works to the Lower Ground Floor of the building

  Submitted 28 Jan 2021 Conditions
• CDN/20/0734 Withdrawn

  Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  Part discharge of Condition 6 (Full and Final Details) Part P and 11 (Full and Final Details) Part O attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, relating to construction of the lift pit on the Lower Ground Floor

  Decided 13 May 2022 Conditions

1. 30 Mar 2020

   Received by Manchester

2. 17 May 2024

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Manchester granted permission on 17 May 2024, 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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• Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  125552/VO/2019 Submitted 25 Nov 2019 50 yards away

  CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Restoration and refurbishment of Manchester Town Hall to facilitate its continued use as the primary civic building in Manchester, incorporating Council offices, civic spaces, Coroner's Courts and accommodation, state rooms and back-of-house support functions, together with ancillary functions, including events, visitor tours, cafe, visitor space and retail area (Sui Generis Use); works to include: revised entrance arrangements including new slopes to Albert Square and Cooper Street entrances; upgrade of catering facilities; roof works; new services, plant and equipment; installation of new building lighting; and associated works.

  Granted Other 898 docs

• Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  123627/LO/2019 Submitted 17 May 2019 50 yards away

  LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the erection of temporary scaffolding to the Albert Square and Cooper Street elevations of the Town Hall for a period of five years to facilitate refurbishment works, including installation of new fixings within the listed fabric to tie the scaffolding.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 26 docs

• Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  CDN/20/0365 Submitted 2 Jun 2020 50 yards away

  Part discharge of Conditions 11 Part f (Full and Final Details Part 2 - The Design of the New Link Bridges) of application referenced 125553/LO/2019 in order to enable the demolition of elements of the link bridge and allow a further structural investigation on completion of the demolition works

  Granted Conditions Demolition 12 docs

• Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  123626/LO/2019 Submitted 17 May 2019 50 yards away

  LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for a series of early works to prepare the Town Hall building for future refurbishment, including: a soft strip of modern additions, installation of temporary protection measures for items of significance that will remain in situ during refurbishment works, the removal of one number fire door and re-location to an appropriate testing facility for fire testing, the installation of secondary glazing to one number window to facilitate acoustic testing and works to facilitate the creation of three mock-up rooms that will be used as a quality control measure for the main refurbishment.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 89 docs

• Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  123628/LO/2019 Submitted 17 May 2019 50 yards away

  LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for works to facilitate targeted due diligence surveys within the Town Hall Building.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 21 docs

• Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

  CDN/20/0082 Submitted 6 Feb 2020 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 3 (Archaeology) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• OTH-2026-001533 Granted

  35 King Street Manchester M2 7AT

  Discharge of Condition 5 (Exposed Bulkhead Concealment) attached to Listed Building Consent PLA-2026-000699.

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Conditions
• OTH-2026-001106 Refused

  Land At Hinchley Road Manchester M9 7FG

  Discharge of Conditions 10a and 10b (Contaminated land) attached to Planning Permission referenced 143085/FO/2025.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Conditions
• OTH-2026-000151 Granted

  50 Murrays Mills Bengal Street Manchester M4 6LR

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Scaffold), 4 (Making good methodology) and 5 (Materials) pursuant to Listed Building Consent 144574/LO/2025

  Received 30 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• OTH-2026-001028 Granted

  Former Apollo Pub Varley Street Manchester M40 7NH

  Discharge of conditions 3 (construction management plan), 10b (contaminated land), 12 (coal activity risks), 20 (surface water drainage) and 34 (local labour agreement) attached to planning permission 143295/FO/2025

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
• OTH-2026-001502 Granted

  Riverpark Trading Estate Riverpark Road Manchester M40 2XR

  Discharge of Condition 41 (Solar Panels) attached to Planning Permission 142464/FO/2025.

  Received 2 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Conditions