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Exchange Square Manchester

Granted Manchester 125150/VO/2019 Full planning permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT for temporary change of use of public square for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 43 days.

As published by the council, reference 125150/VO/2019

Application record

Reference
125150/VO/2019
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Final
Decision
Approve
Received
28 Oct 2019
Validated
28 Oct 2019
Decided
19 Dec 2019
Ward
Deansgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 121364/VO/2018 Granted

    Exchange Square Manchester

    City Council Development for the temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market from 9 November 2018 to 21 December 2018

    Decided 14 Nov 2018 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Oct 2019

    Received by Manchester

  2. 19 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 19 December 2019, 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.

About full applications

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  • Exchange Square Manchester M3 1BD

    128244/FO/2020 Submitted 10 Nov 2020 5m away

    Temporary erection of 74m tall revolving platform attraction including associated ground level equipment comprising ticket booth, office, generators, hoardings, barriers and other associated equipment.

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  • Exchange Square Manchester

    121364/VO/2018 Submitted 24 Sep 2018 10m away

    City Council Development for the temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market from 9 November 2018 to 21 December 2018

    Granted Other 11 docs

  • Corn Exchange & Exchange Square Manchester

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  • Land Bounded By Hanging Ditch Corporation Street Exchange Square Manchester M3 1BD

    CDN/25/0772 Submitted 11 Aug 2025 11m away

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  • Corn Exchange & Exchange Square Manchester

    140949/VO/2024 Submitted 23 Sep 2024 11m away

    City Council Development - Temporary change of use of public square for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 45 days.

    Granted Full applications 6 docs

  • Water Feature Located Within Exchange Square Manchester

    120276/VO/2018 Submitted 3 Oct 2018 16m away

    City Council Development for the refurbishment of the existing water feature within the footprint of the existing, renewal of perimeter paving and adjacent bollards.

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