Planning application
Former Co-Operative Building, The Birtles, Civic Centre, Manchester, M22 5RF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to planning permission 142287/VO/2025.
As published by the council, reference OTH-2026-000673
Application record
- Reference
- OTH-2026-000673
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 12 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Woodhouse Park
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M22 5RF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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145422/NMC/2026 Granted
Former Co-Operative Building The Birtles Civic Centre Manchester M22 5RF
Non-material amendment to planning permission 144260/JO/2025 to revise the wording of Condition 3 in order to amend the trigger point for the submission of external materials.
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144260/JO/2025 Granted
Former Co-Operative Building The Birtles Civic Centre Manchester M22 5RF
Variation of condition 2 (specified plans) attached to planning permission 142287/VO/2025 to allow: alterations to internal floor layout; inclusion of lift enclosure extension to roof; roof walkway alterations; amendments to the siting of external plant and equipment; and inclusion of secondary means of escape.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Manchester
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 30 June 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.
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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