Edinburgh Castle 15 Blossom Street Ancoats Manchester M4 5AN

1. 21 Jul 2015

   Received by Manchester

2. 20 Oct 2015

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 8 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Manchester granted permission on 20 October 2015, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• Edinburgh Castle 15-17 Blossom Street Manchester M4 5AN

  116302/JO/2017 Submitted 30 May 2017 50 yards away

  Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Drawings) and 16 (Waste Management) of previously approved planning permission 109467/FO/2015/N1 to allow change of use on the ground floor from previously approved commercial use (Class A3) to commercial (Class A3) & Office use (Class B1) with the refuse store locations amended to suit the revised layout, the change of use within the existing Cutting Room building from previously approved 1 no. office unit (B1) to 2 no. Class C3a residential dwellings (1 no. apartment & 1 no. townhouse) and changes to the elevational treatment, including cladding, balustrades, window configuration and louvre positions for bin stores.

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 45 docs
  Domestic

• Edinburgh Castle 15 - 17 Blossom Street Manchester M4 5AN

  CDN/19/0937 Submitted 20 Nov 2019 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 10 (SBD) attached to planning permission reference 109467/FO/2015/N1

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• Edinburgh Castle Pub 15 Blossom Street Manchester M4 5AN

  122649/JO/2019 Submitted 18 Feb 2019 50 yards away

  Application for the Variation of conditions 1 (Specified Plans) and 15 (Waste Management) attached to planning approval 118525/JO/2017 to provide 2 no. commercial units at ground floor level for class use A3 & A4, the provision of an additional bin store along with the associated elevational alterations

  Granted Amendments 11 docs

• 45 Henry Street Manchester M4 5DH

  130342/FO/2021 Submitted 28 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Alterations to the use of the ground floor to form 3 no. commercial units comprising Unit 2A and Unit 2B for the sale, display and occasional consumption of alcohol (Use Class E(a)); and the use of Unit 2C as food deli for preparation and sale of food (Use Class E(a)), together with associated external alterations.

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• Edinburgh Castle Pub 15 Blossom Street Manchester M4 5AN

  CDN/18/0927 Submitted 11 Dec 2018 50 yards away

  Application to discharge Conditions 3b (Contaminated Land), 5 (Drainage), 18 (External Lighting) and 24 (Lighting Relocation) attached to planning permission 118525/JO/2017

  Granted Conditions

• Edinburgh Castle 15 - 17 Blossom Street Manchester M4 5AN

  121684/NMC/2018 Submitted 25 Oct 2018 50 yards away

  Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 118525/JO/2017 including elevational alterations comprising 1 no. galvanised metal planter and railings to ground floor window, extension of metal louvres on Henry Street, window locations within internal courtyard and amended bin store doors

  Granted Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 145536/VO/2026 Granted

  Red Bank Neighbourhood Victoria North Manchester

  City Council development for the installation of an enhanced temporary water treatment plant and associated works for a temporary period of three years.

  Received 19 Mar, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PLA-2026-000518 Granted

  62 Demesne Road Manchester M16 8PJ

  Conversion of dwellinghouse (ground, first and second floors only) to form three 2-bed self-contained flats.

  Received 29 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PLA-2026-000169 Granted

  Unity Community Primary School 41 Allesley Drive Manchester M7 4YE

  Erection of single storey classroom building for a temporary 5 year period.

  Received 21 May, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PLA-2026-000887 Refused

  478 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 3BG

  Change of Use of Flat 4 and part of Flat 1 from residential accommodation (Class C3) to restaurant floorspace associated with the existing restaurant (Class E(b)); reconfiguration and loft conversion to retained Flat 1; together with single-storey rear extension and associated elevational alterations.

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
• PLA-2026-001241 Refused

  331 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6NW

  Installation of a new side extension to the existing hot food takeaway, comprising the infill of the recessed side area between the existing structural brick piers with full-height aluminium-framed glazing and a flat roof.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Full applications