Planning application
Sunlight House Seventh & Eighth Floor Quay Street Manchester M3 3JZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) and 5 (Finishes) attached to Listed Building Consent 145027/LO/2026 to reflect internal layout changes and finishes.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000985
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000985
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Deansgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M3 3JZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Manchester
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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17 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 1 September 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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