TOWN HALL, ALBERT SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 5DB

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

• 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
• 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• CDN/20/0734 Withdrawn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

1. 27 Apr 2026

   Received by Manchester

2. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 June 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.

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• 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

  OTH-2026-001620 Submitted 8 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov

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

  Awaiting decision Conditions 136 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

• PLA-2026-000615 Granted

  Former Whitehouse Club Middleton Road Manchester M8 4JZ

  Variation of Conditions 2 (Specified plans), 3 (Phasing plan), 5a (Local labour), 6 (Drainage), 7a (Ground Conditions), 8 (Construction Management Plan), 9 (Materials), 10 (Window Reveals), 11 (Boundary Treatment), 14 (Landscaping) and 17 (Waste) attached to planning permission 131045/FO/2021 which allowed for the erection of a three storey building to for 24 apartments (Use Class C3a) together with erection of 50, two storey dwellinghouses (Use Class C3a) with associated external works, car parking, landscaping and other associated works. The variation relates to an amendment to the approved layout and house types of the Housing Phase and the discharge pre-commencement conditions in relation to the Housing Phase.

  Received 8 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Amendments
• PLA-2026-001478 Awaiting decision

  25 St Werburgh's Road Manchester M21 0TL

  Variation of Condition 2 (specified plans) attached to Planning Permission 132434/FH/2021 (Erection of a single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and rear extensions, together with two storey front extension to form additional living accommodation and installation of rear raised patio) to allow increase in projection and lowered roofline to front extension and associated elevational alterations.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
• OTH-2026-001433 Granted

  HMP Manchester Southall Street Manchester M3 1JL

  Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 145354/FO/2026 for the Installation of security baskets and amended window design, to amend Condition 2 (Specified Plans) by replacing approved drawing 17280 13.A0 (G Wing Proposed Basket Planning Drawing) with revised drawing 17280 19.A0.

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Amendments
• PLA-2026-001215 Awaiting decision

  97 Greenheys Lane West Manchester M15 5FG

  Variation to Condition 9 (opening hours) attached to Planning Permission 111735/JO/2016/S1 to allow the drive through lane to remain open to customers and deliveries until 05.00 (daily) and for restaurant to open until midnight (daily).

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Amendments
• PLA-2026-000896 Granted

  The Quarters Oldham Street and Spear Street Manchester M4 1LF

  Variation of conditions 2, 3 and 5 attached to Planning Permission 145137/JO/2026 to retain louvres to the Warwick Street elevation together with proposed elevational alterations in the form of a painted design to louvres

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Amendments