Planning application
44 Princess Street Manchester M1 6DE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of listed building condition 3 (Lightning Proposals) attached to listed building consent 135619/LO/2022
As published by the council, reference CDN/23/0179
Application record
- Reference
- CDN/23/0179
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 15 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 15 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 15 May 2023
- Ward
- Piccadilly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 6DE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Mar 2023
Received by Manchester
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15 May 2023
Decision issued: Approve
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18 Sep 2026
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Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 1997 · Manchester
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Manchester granted permission on 15 May 2023, 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.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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