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Notice upheld29 January 20263344698

3 Central Buildings Kingsway, Manchester, M19 1SP

Planning appeal 3344698 at 3 Central Buildings Kingsway, Manchester, M19 1SP (Manchester City Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2026 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control.

‘Without planning permission, the material change of use of part of the ground floor to a self-contained studio apartment (Class C3)’

Authority
Manchester City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
M19 1SP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control

What decided it

The retention of domestic-scale kitchen and bathroom facilities with the existing physical separation and access arrangements would make it difficult for the Council to achieve effective enforcement, as the unauthorised residential use could be simply reinstated.

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