Power Hall Museum Of Science And Industry Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4JP

140596/LO/2024Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)Approved

Listed building consent

Approved on 16 September 2024

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent for internal interpretation design and refurbishment works including works to install panels and labels, object showcases, imagery and neon signage, as well as rationalising floor coverings and associated works.

Received: 23 July 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Manchester City Council
Ward: Deansgate
Agent: Deloitte LLP

ReceivedReceived23 Jul
ValidatedValidated23 Jul
Consult.Consultation23 Aug
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided16 Sep

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage 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 2 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: 23 July 2024
Consultation expiry: 27 August 2024
Consultation end: 23 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 23 August 2024
Application expires: 17 September 2024
Permission expires: 16 September 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Deloitte LLP
Agent address: 100 Embankment Cathedral Approach Manchester M3 7FB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 27 August 2024
Site notice end: 23 August 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13211693
Documents: 28

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Castlefield
Listed building: Grade II: Power Hall of Museum of Science and IndustryOn this site
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 (20)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Manchester

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