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Land Bounded By River Irwell Victoria Bridge Street And Cathedral Approach

080817/FO/2006/C1Full Application ConsentApproved
Full

Approved on 7 September 2007

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Provision of new pedestrian bridge across the River Irwell from Victoria Street to Greengate and associated works

Received
17 July 2007
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided7 Sep

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Bounded By River Irwell Victoria Bridge Street And Cathedral Approach. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Manchester's typical decision time. The site is in the Cathedral conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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

Application type
Full Application Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2007
Consultation expiry
18 August 2007
Consultation start
24 July 2007
Consultation end
14 August 2007
Neighbour consultation start
24 July 2007
Neighbour consultation end
14 August 2007
Target decision date
11 September 2007
Permission expires
7 September 2010

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Emerson House Albert Street Eccles Salford M30 OTE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 July 2007
Advertisement expiry
18 August 2007

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Victoria BridgeOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Land To The North Of Renaissance Hotel, Blackfriars StreetRegister site at or near this address

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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2007
    17 Jul

    Provision of new pedestrian bridge across the River Irwell from Victoria Street to Greengate and associated…

    This applicationApprovedFull080817/FO/2006/C1
  2. 2007
    17 Jul

    CONSERVATION AREA CONSENT alterations to the abutment of Victoria Bridge, including removal of adjacent brick…

    ApprovedConservation Area ConsentFiled alongside080818/CC/2006/C1

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