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Great Northern Tower 1 Watson Street Manchester

Granted Manchester PLA-2026-000080 Lawful development: Proposed

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Existing cladding remediation works, and balcony surface replacement works

As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000080

Application record

Reference
PLA-2026-000080
Type
Lawful development: Proposed
Status
Final
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Decided
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Deansgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 23 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 23 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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