40 Princess Street Manchester M1 6DE

136421/LO/2023Listed Building ConsentWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 17 May 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for installation of projecting sign

Received: 30 March 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Manchester City Council
Ward: Piccadilly Ward
Agent: Paul Butler Associates

ReceivedReceived30 Mar
ValidatedValidated30 Mar
Consult.Consultation9 May
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided17 May

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 40 Princess Street Manchester M1 6DE. Manchester has handled 438 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 48 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Whitworth Street and Princess Street conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Piccadilly Ward. We hold 476 applications in total for the M1 postcode area.

93% of heritage 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: M1 6DE
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 March 2023
Consultation expiry: 16 May 2023
Consultation end: 9 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 9 May 2023
Permission expires: 17 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Paul Butler Associates
Agent address: 31 Blackfriars Road Salford M3 7AQ

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 16 May 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11985283
Comments: 0
Documents: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Whitworth Street and Princess Street
Listed building: Grade II: Eastern House Portland HouseOn this site · +4 more
Brownfield land register: Basil House - 105-107 Portland StreetRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
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 (19)

flood storage 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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Associated applications

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30 Mar
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for installation of projecting sign
This applicationWithdrawnListed building consent136421/LO/2023
2023
30 Mar
Installation of projecting sign and window vinyl advert
WithdrawnAdvertisement consentFiled alongside136440/AO/2023

Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Manchester

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