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Units 2 And 3 Great Northern Tower Watson Street City

085504/FO/2008/C3Full Application ConsentApproved
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Approved on 10 April 2008

Delegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Creation of 3 no. ground floor units through the subdivision of one of the units, and the change of use of the proposed units 2 and 3 from use class A3 to use class B1 (office use)

Received
14 February 2008
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
City Centre Ward (2004)
  1. Received14 Feb
  2. Validated14 Feb
  3. Consult.1 Apr
  4. Target10 Apr
  5. Decided10 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Units 2 And 3 Great Northern Tower Watson Street City. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 2 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
14 February 2008
Consultation expiry
1 April 2008
Consultation start
11 March 2008
Consultation end
1 April 2008
Neighbour consultation start
15 February 2008
Neighbour consultation end
7 March 2008
Target decision date
10 April 2008
Permission expires
10 April 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent address
40 Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 February 2008
Advertisement expiry
11 March 2008
Site notice start
15 February 2008
Site notice end
7 March 2008

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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