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The Square Shopping Centre Development Site Town Square Sale

Granted Trafford 94986/FUL/18 Full Application

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and construction of a new mixed use development to provide 202 residential units (Use Class C3) including two residential buildings of 12 and 15 storeys, a cinema (Use Class D2), retail units (Use Classes A1, A2 and A3), a multi-storey car park, new public realm and landscaping, new and modified access points, and associated works and improvements.

As published by the council, reference 94986/FUL/18

Application record

Reference
94986/FUL/18
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
29 Jun 2018
Validated
3 Jul 2018
Decided
24 Mar 2023
Ward
Sale Central

Site history

Applications at this address on the Trafford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 104678/CND/21 Granted

    The Square Shopping Centre Development Site Town Square Sale

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions of grant of planning permission 100626/FUL/20. Condition number: 17 (construction method statement)

    Decided 19 Jul 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jun 2018

    Received by Trafford

  2. 3 Jul 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Permitted

  4. 23 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Barton Willmore LLP Agent

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Documents

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345 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Trafford granted permission on 24 March 2023, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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