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Basil Chambers 65 High Street Manchester M4 1FS

082508/FU/2007/C1Change of use ConsentRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 28 July 2008

Planning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of basement for use as a bar (use class A4) and associated external alterations

Received
30 January 2008
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.22 Feb
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 180 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Basil Chambers 65 High Street Manchester M4 1FS. Manchester has handled 514 applications of this type. This one was decided in 180 days, 18 weeks longer than Manchester's typical decision time. The site is in the Smithfield conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 261 applications in total for the M4 postcode area.

85% of amendment 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
M4 1FS
Application type
Change of use Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 January 2008
Consultation expiry
4 March 2008
Consultation start
1 February 2008
Consultation end
22 February 2008
Neighbour consultation start
1 February 2008
Neighbour consultation end
3 September 2007
Target decision date
26 March 2008
Committee meeting
24 July 2008

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 February 2008
Advertisement expiry
4 March 2008
Site notice start
12 February 2008
Site notice end
4 March 2008

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Smithfield
  • Brownfield land register: Back Turner 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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. 2008
    30 Jan

    Change of use of basement for use as a bar (use class A4) and associated external alterations

    This applicationRefusedAmendment082508/FU/2007/C1
  2. 2008
    23 Jan

    Installation of 1 no. non illuminated individual letter fascia sign fixed to the existing building fabric and…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside085427/AO/2007/C1

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