Power Hall Museum Of Science And Industry Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4JP
Approved on 31 July 2024
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Listed Building Consent for works to the Power Hall in association with the phased refurbishment of the Upper Yard and Station Approach public realm areas, including temporary landscaping in the Heart Space, and repairs and making good to the plant room deck and the former vehicle ramp area. Phase 1 includes works to Upper Yard areas including: new accessible routes; new planters; new fixed furniture; re-surfacing including with new materials; repair and relaying of existing cobbles; works to underground services to accommodate the scheme, building repairs and associated works. Phase 2 includes works to Station Approach areas including: new accessible routes; new planting areas; new fixed furniture; re-surfacing including with new materials; works to underground services to accommodate the scheme, building repairs and associated works. Phase 3 includes temporary re-surfacing works in the Heart space. Phase 4 includes repairs and making good works to the hard landscaping beneath and the viaduct facade adjacent to the location of the former vehicle ramp.
- Received
- 6 June 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 2
- Council
- Manchester City Council
- Ward
- Deansgate
- ReceivedReceived6 Jun
- ValidatedValidated6 Jun
- Consult.Consultation1 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Power Hall Museum Of Science And Industry Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4JP. Manchester has handled 438 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Castlefield conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 239 applications across Deansgate. We hold 797 applications in total for the M3 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
- M3 4JP
- Application type
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 June 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 2 July 2024
- Consultation end
- 1 July 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 1 July 2024
- Application expires
- 1 August 2024
- Permission expires
- 31 July 2027
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 2 July 2024
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13014172
- Documents
- 28
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Castlefield
- Listed building: Grade II: Manchester Museum of Science and Industry, Former Lower Byrom Street WarehouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
- Brownfield land register: South Village (The Village Phase 1)Register site at or near this address
- 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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Jan
Variation of Conditions 2 (Specified Drawings and Documents) and 3 (Bollard Specification) attached to Listed…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)145064/JO/2026 - 202511 Sep
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Bollard Specification), 4 (Cobble and Bollard Interface), 5 (Timber Tiered…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/25/0869 - 20251 Aug
Listed building consent for investigative works package and subsequent reinstatement works on completion
ApprovedListed building consent143622/LO/2025 - 202525 Jul
Discharge of Condition 4e (Main Gate) attached to Listed Building Consent 131489/LO/2021
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/25/0717 - 202423 Jul
Listed Building Consent for internal interpretation design and refurbishment works including works to install…
ApprovedListed building consent140596/LO/2024
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