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Learning Zone The Forum Centre Forum Square Manchester M22 5RX

116694/VO/2017Regulation 3 ConsentApproved

Approved on 10 August 2017

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

City Council Development for change of use of part of the ground, first and second floor of the Adult Learning Zone (Use Class D1) to Job Centre (Use class A2).

Received
29 June 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Woodhouse Park Ward (2004)
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.13 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Aug

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Learning Zone The Forum Centre Forum Square Manchester M22 5RX. Manchester has handled 161 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Manchester's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,741 applications in total for the M22 postcode area.

86% of all 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
M22 5RX
Application type
Regulation 3 Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2017
Consultation expiry
24 July 2017
Consultation end
13 July 2017
Neighbour consultation end
24 July 2017
Permission expires
10 August 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Manchester City Council
Agent address
Capital Programmes And Procurement PO Box 532 Town Hall Extension Manchester M60 2LA

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06120472
Comments
0
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2018
    2 Mar

    Discharge of condition no. 4 (Travel Plan) of planning permission ref 116694/VO/2017

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/18/0144
  2. 2017
    29 Jun

    City Council Development for change of use of part of the ground, first and second floor of the Adult…

    This applicationApprovedOther116694/VO/2017

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