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New Warehouse Science And Industry Museum Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4FP

138260/FO/2023Full Application ConsentApproved
Full

Approved on 2 February 2024

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Phased refurbishment works, with Phase 1 including full replacement of the roof with new insulation, downpipes and gutters, access gantries and ladders and revised rooflight arrangement, fabric repairs and decoration works to the facades, waterproofing works to the Special Exhibitions Gallery at basement level including some excavation of the Upper Yard to allow for access, the installation of a new entrance porch on the west elevation, installation of scaffolding and hoarding during construction works, other associated works, and Phase 2 comprising the reinstatement of the Upper Yard hard landscaping following completion of the waterproofing works to the Special Exhibitions Gallery.

Received
6 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Agent
Deloitte LLP
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated6 Oct
  3. Consult.1 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 119 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at New Warehouse Science And Industry Museum Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4FP. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 9 weeks longer than Manchester's typical decision time. The site is in the Castlefield conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 147 applications across Deansgate Ward. We hold 795 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 4FP
Application type
Full Application Consent
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 October 2023
Consultation expiry
1 November 2023
Consultation end
1 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
1 November 2023
Permission expires
2 February 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Deloitte LLP
Agent address
Hanover Building Corporation Street Manchester M4 4AH

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
31 October 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12340236
Documents
107

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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

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© 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.

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