Planning application
1 Rice Street Manchester M3 4JL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of property from Class E(a) to Nursery Class E(f) with associated internal stud partition alterations
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000578
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000578
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Deansgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M3 4JL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Manchester
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Grant
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 14 August 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.
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