Museum Of Science And Industry Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4JP
Approved on 18 February 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission 143389/FO/2025 to reposition the fixed and automated bollards and planters due to uncovering of buried gas main in the originally approved location.
- Received
- 29 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Manchester City Council
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Agent
- Buttress Architects Ltd
- ReceivedReceived29 Jan
- ValidatedValidated29 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided18 Feb
Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Museum Of Science And Industry Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4JP. Manchester has handled 514 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 5 weeks quicker than Manchester's typical decision time. The site is in the Castlefield conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 147 applications across Deansgate Ward. We hold 797 applications in total for the M3 postcode area.
85% of amendment 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
- Non-Material Change Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Buttress Architects Ltd
- Architect profile
- BUTTRESS ARCHITECTS LTD
- Agent address
- 41 Bengal Street Manchester M4 6AF
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Castlefield
- 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 (21)
flood storage 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.
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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.
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Associated applications
- 202629 Jan
Non-material amendment to Planning Permission 143389/FO/2025
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendment145062/NMC/2026 - 202515 Sep
Non-material amendment to planning permission 143389/FO/2025
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment143978/NMC/2025 - 202511 Sep
Discharge of conditions 3 (CMP), 4 (Drainage), 6 (Bollard Specification), 7 (Cobble and Bollard Interface), 8…
RefusedDischarge of conditionsCDN/25/0866 - 20257 Jul
Installation of hard and soft landscaping and the installation of fixed and automated bollards
ApprovedFull Application ConsentPart of143389/FO/2025 - 20257 Jul
Listed Building Consent for the installation of soft and hard landscaping and the installation of fixed and…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside143390/LO/2025 - 20257 Jul
Listed Building Consent for the installation of soft and hard landscaping and the installation of fixed and…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside143391/LO/2025
Planning history at this site
9 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202517 Oct
Discharge of Condition 7 (Steel beam and balustrade) attached to Planning Permission 142818/FO/2025
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/25/1013 - 202517 Oct
Discharge of Condition 4 (Paint and Colour Finish) attached to Listed Building consent 142819/LO/2025
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/25/1011 - 202529 Jul
Discharge of Condition 6 (Imported Soils) attached to Planning Permission 140203/FO/2024
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/25/0725 - 202525 Jul
Re-discharge of Condition 14 (Cobbles/Setts) attached to Planning Permission 140203/FO/2024
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/25/0716 - 202528 Apr
Listed building consent for refurbishment and waterproofing works, including structural remediation, fabric…
ApprovedListed building consent142819/LO/2025 - 202528 Apr
Refurbishment and waterproofing works, including structural remediation, fabric repairs, installation of…
ApprovedFull Application Consent142818/FO/2025 - 202414 Oct
Part discharge of Condition 3 (Full Scope of Works) attached to Listed Building Consent 138102/LO/2023
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/24/0967 - 20245 Jun
Phased refurbishment of the Upper Yard and Station Approach public realm areas, including temporary…
ApprovedFull planning permission140203/FO/2024 - 202423 Apr
Temporary installation for a period of two years of 3no. perforated vinyl window stickers on eastern…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent139861/AOH/2024
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