The current Ocuppancy and Function of The Basilica , Varley Street

Dear Mr Trebilco

Re: Request for Information - Reference No: CXR/7WVJ9L

Thank you for your request for information which was received by Manchester
City Council on 16th October 2009.

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Yours sincerely

Gill Wood
Democratic Services
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M60 2LA

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Dear Mr Trebiloc,

Re: Request for Information – former Corpus Christi Basilica in Miles
Platting (Reference CXR/7WVJ9L)

Thank you for your request for information, which was received by the City
Council on 16^th October, 2009 and has been considered under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

You asked for information on what company is currently occupying the Old
Catholic Basilica and adjacent building that was once the offices of the
religious brotherhood on Varley Street Miles Platting.

This building is currently unoccupied. A planning application has been
submitted for change of use of the Basilica to banqueting facilities with
associated parking and boundary treatment (reference no. 090205) which was
considered by the Planning and Highways Committee on 22nd October. A
decision was deferred pending a site visit. The planning application can
be viewed through the Planning public access system via the City Council's
website:-

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/custom...

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not give you an automatic right to re-use this information in a way that
would infringe copyright, for example, by publishing the information or
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Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted
at: the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely

Lesley Spencer
Regeneration Co-ordinator and
Bradford Ward Co-ordinator
Manchester City Council
New East Manchester Limited
187 Grey Mare Lane
Manchester
M11 3ND

Tel: 0161 223 1155 - dial 1 followed by my extension number, 2124
[mobile number]
Textphone: 0161 231 2115
Fax: 0161 274 0053

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http://www.neweastmanchester.com

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Dear Mr Trebiloc,

Thank you for your subsequet request for additional information, which was
received by New East Manchester (NEM) on 28th October, 2009 and has been
considered under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I have contacted the City Council's Planning Officer with regard to your
enquiry. She has informed me that the owners did briefly display a banner
sign advertising the use as a banqueting hall. However when the Officer
met the applicant on site she advised them to remove the banner as they
did not have consent for the use nor for the display of the advertisement.
The applicant duly removed the banner.

With regards to whether the premises have already hosted events, as far as
the City Council is aware there has only been one such occasion which was
around the same time as the display of the banner. When the applicant and
their agent were questioned about this, they said it had been a private
party. With no further proof to the contrary this explanation was accepted
and there has as such been no breach in planning law.

There have been some works carried out at the premises, but these were to
stop the ingress of water which was damaging the fabric of the building
and were included in the application for listed building consent.

I hope this information clarifies the situation.

This information may be subject to copyright. Freedom of Information does
not give you an automatic right to re-use this information in a way that
would infringe copyright, for example, by publishing the information or
making multiple copies. Please note if you are not satisfied with this
response you may ask for an internal review. If you wish to complain you
should contact me in the first instance.If you are not content with the
outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to
the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner
can be contacted at: the Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe
House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,
Lesley Spencer
Regeneration Co-ordinator and
Bradford Ward Co-ordinator
New East Manchester Limited
187 Grey Mare Lane
Manchester
M11 3ND

Tel: 0161 223 1155 - dial 1 followed by my extension number, 2124
[mobile number]
Textphone: 0161 231 2115
Fax: 0161 274 0053

http://www.neweastmanchester.com
http://www.eastmanchesterndc.com

T Trebiloc
<[FOI #21239 email]> To: Lesley
Spencer
28/10/2009 17:38 <[email address]>
cc:
Subject: Re:
Freedom of Information
request - The current
Ocuppancy and Function of
The Basilica , Varley Street

Dear Lesley Spencer,
Many Thanks for your reply.
It is interesting that you say that they are applying for planning
permission when last year there was large banner outside last year
indicating it was functioning as a banqueting hall and there were
also several occasions when such events took place and also to to
be noted modifications were made to one of the building. I guess
planning permission had already been made?

Yours sincerely,
T Trebiloc

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