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Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

Awaiting decision Manchester OTH-2026-001620 Approval of details reserved by a condition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference OTH-2026-001620

Application record

Reference
OTH-2026-001620
Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Status
Under Consultation
Received
8 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Deansgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M2 5DB

Comment by 6 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Manchester through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 67 applications since 2017: 52 approved, 0 refused.

  • 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
  • PLA-2026-000026 Awaiting decision

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • OTH-2026-000026 Granted

    TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    Test Application

    Submitted 27 Apr 2026 Amendments
  • 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
  • CDN/20/0722 Awaiting decision

    Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Part discharge of Conditions 7 (Method Statements) Part a), 8 (Structural Works) Part a) and 11 (Full and Final Details Part 2) Part q) attached to Listed Building Consent 125553/LO/2019, in relation to works associated with alterations to building fabric on the Lower Ground Floor of the Town Hall building, including the removal of the Princess Street core staircase and the creation of new openings within the listed fabric to form new rooms.

    Submitted 10 Nov 2020 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Manchester took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

136 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Manchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Manchester decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

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  • TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    PLA-2026-000026 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jun

    Test Application

    Awaiting decision Amendments
  • TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

    OTH-2026-000026 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Test Application

    Granted Amendments
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    OTH-2026-001396 Submitted 19 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

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

    Awaiting decision Conditions 100 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0192 Submitted 13 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Application to discharge Condition 3 (Tiered Approach Strategy) attached to listed building consent reference 123036/LO/2019.

    Granted Conditions 7 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    126801/VO/2020 Submitted 27 Apr 2020 50 yards away

    CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Planning permission and Listed building consent for minor internal and external alterations to the basement level of the Town Hall associated with connections to the Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network.

    Granted Other 13 docs
  • Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    CDN/20/0184 Submitted 11 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Conditon 3 (Programme) and part discharge of Conditions 5 (Method Statements) and 6 (Temporary Protection) of application referenced 123629/LO/2019

    Granted Conditions 10 docs

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    Received 9 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
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    Received 6 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
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    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Conditions
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    Discharge of Condition 15 (Invasive Species) attached to Planning Permission 142670/FO/2025.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-001642 Granted

    66 Jersey Street Manchester M4 6JW

    Discharge of Condition 10b (Ground Conditions) attached to Planning Permission 139289/JO/2024.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Conditions