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Portland Chambers 61 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EQ

080803/FO/2006/C2Full Application ConsentApproved
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Approved on 1 May 2007

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion of bar to offices and elevational alterations to create new entrance on Oxford Road

Received
15 March 2007
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
  1. Received15 Mar
  2. Validated15 Mar
  3. Consult.13 Apr
  4. Target10 May
  5. Decided1 May

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Portland Chambers 61 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EQ. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Manchester's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitworth Street and Princess Street conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 476 applications in total for the M1 postcode area.

87% of full applications at Manchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
M1 6EQ
Application type
Full Application Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 March 2007
Consultation expiry
13 April 2007
Consultation start
23 March 2007
Consultation end
13 April 2007
Neighbour consultation start
20 March 2007
Neighbour consultation end
9 April 2007
Target decision date
10 May 2007
Permission expires
1 May 2010

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Floor 9 St James Buildings Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
52

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Whitworth Street and Princess Street
  • Listed building: Grade II: 127-133, Portland StreetOn this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 1 Chepstow Street And 36 - 38 Oxford StreetRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

  1. 2007
    15 Mar

    Conversion of bar to offices and elevational alterations to create new entrance on Oxford Road

    This applicationApprovedFull080803/FO/2006/C2
  2. 2007
    15 Mar

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for internal and external alterations associated with creation of new entrance area…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside080804/LO/2006/C2

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