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PLA-2026-001069 - Listed building consent (Alt/Ext) Approved
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Proposal

Listed Building Consent for internal fit out works to ground floor lobby. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 34

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice - PLA-2026-001069 PDF · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report - PLA-2026-001069 WORD_X · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 8

PDF Heritage Significance Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394-0G-HE-05 Heritage Significance Details 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394-0G-HE-03 Heritage Existing Elevations 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394 - 31 Booth Street Ground Floor Design Access Statement 03.07.26.pdf Design & Access Statement · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394 - 31 Booth Street Ground Floor Reception Heritage Statement 08.07.26.pdf Heritage Statement · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394-0G-HE-04 Heritage Proposed Elevations 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394-0G-HE-01 Heritage Location plan 02.07.26.pdf Location Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394-0G-HE-02 Heritage Existing layouts 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 20

PDF Proposed Elevations Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF General Arrangement Layout Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Feature Ceiling Details Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Acoustic Wall Panel Elevation Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Demolitions Layout Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Feature Ceiling and Lighting Layout* Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Replica Living Wall Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Partition, Flooring and Decorations Layout Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Reception Desk Modifications Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Location Plan · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394-0G-CL-02 REV C Feature Ceiling Details 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 394-0G-GA-01 REV B General Arrangement layout 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 394-0G-DE-01 REV C Demolitions layout 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 394-0G-PT-02 REV B Acoustic wall panel elevation 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 394-0G-JN-01 REV B Replica Living Wall 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 394-0G-PT-01 REV C Partition layout 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 394-0G-CL-01 REV C Ceiling and Lighting layout 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394 - 31 Booth Street - Reception Proposal Rev_A 23.04.25.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 394-0G-JN-02 REV B Reception desk modifications 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 394-0G-JN-03 REV B Drinks point 02.07.26.pdf Plan · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF 66536 31 Booth Street LBC Covering Letter_17.07.26.pdf Correspondence · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394 - 31 Booth Street Ground Floor Reception External Photographs 03.07.26.pdf Photo · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 1394 - 31 Booth Street Ground Floor Reception Internal Photographs 03.07.26.pdf Photo · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Upper King Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Manchester AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Manchester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Manchester
Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Postcode
M2 4AL
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Deansgate
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 91% of listed building works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
34decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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140165/FO/2024
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Listed Building Consent for creation of new level access entrance and internal and extern…
140166/LO/2024
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Manchester
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#68 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Manchester ranks #146 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Manchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #174 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #84 of 296
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #146 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #59 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
54 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
49 decided
1,924
Total decisions
242 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings