Spinningfields Magistrates Court Crown Square Manchester M3 3EN
Approved on 27 February 2008
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Alterations to the south and part west elevations of the new Magistrates Courthouse and associated works due to improvements to the surrounding public realm to improve accessibility for mobility impaired people
- Received
- 3 January 2008
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Manchester City Council
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- ReceivedReceived3 Jan
- ValidatedValidated3 Jan
- Consult.Consultation25 Jan
- TargetTarget Date28 Feb
- DecidedDecided27 Feb
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Spinningfields Magistrates Court Crown Square Manchester M3 3EN. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 797 applications in total for the M3 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
- M3 3EN
- Application type
- Full Application Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 January 2008
- Consultation expiry
- 5 February 2008
- Consultation end
- 25 January 2008
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 January 2008
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 January 2008
- Target decision date
- 28 February 2008
- Permission expires
- 27 February 2011
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 5 New York Street Manchester M1 4JB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 15 January 2008
- Advertisement expiry
- 5 February 2008
- Site notice start
- 15 January 2008
- Site notice end
- 5 February 2008
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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