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Piccadilly Gardens Piccadilly Manchester M1 1LS

Granted Manchester 125164/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 open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 43 days.

As published by the council, reference 125164/VO/2019

Application record

Reference
125164/VO/2019
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Final
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
28 Oct 2019
Validated
28 Oct 2019
Decided
4 Dec 2019
Ward
Piccadilly
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M1 1LS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PLA-2026-001348 Granted

    PICCADILLY GARDENS PICCADILLY MANCHESTER M1 1LS

    City Council Development - Redevelopment and reconfiguration of Piccadilly Gardens comprising works to the public realm including public open space and use of space for events, together with decommissioning and removal of the existing fountain; creation of play space, lawn area, hard and soft landscaping; lighting; and drainage and other associated infrastructure; and a severable plot for a future ancillary structure with associated interim landscaping.

    Decided 25 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Oct 2019

    Received by Manchester

  2. 4 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Manchester City Council Agent

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 4 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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Nearby applications

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  • Piccadilly Gardens Manchester

    143890/VO/2025 Submitted 3 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    City Council Development for the temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 46 days.

    Granted Other 6 docs
  • The Pavillion & Gardens Piccadilly Gardens Manchester M1 1RG

    116923/FO/2017 Submitted 7 Jul 2017 50 yards away

    Demolition and redevelopment of the current single storey building and retaining wall and erection of two buildings linked by a green roof with central covered walkway from Parker Street to comprise 2 to 3 floors including mezzanine level and roof top terrace area (part of Unit 7) containing 7 commercial units (Use Class A3 (Restaurant and Cafe Use)/ Sui Generis (mixed A1 (Shop Use)/A3 (Restaurant and Cafe Use)) with associated outdoor seating and improvement works to Piccadilly Gardens including formation of raised grass areas, replacement paving, replacement of some existing trees, new lighting, introduction of additional lawned areas and planting, additional of 22 cycle stands (2 spaces per stand) and erection of new maintenance facility.

    Withdrawn Full applications Demolition Trees 84 docs
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  • Piccadilly Gardens Manchester

    144971/VO/2026 Submitted 27 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    City Council Development for the phased erection of a 2.4-metre-high hoarding for a temporary period of 18 months.

    Granted Other 10 docs
  • Land At Piccadilly Gardens Manchester M1 1RG

    CDN/24/1091 Submitted 27 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 7b (Dilapidation Survey) and 8b (External Lighting) attached to planning permission 132578/FO/2021

    Granted Conditions 7 docs
  • Piccadilly Gardens Manchester

    140996/VO/2024 Submitted 20 Sep 2024 50 yards away

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

    Granted Full applications 6 docs
  • Piccadilly Gardens Manchester M1 1RG

    123694/TEL/2019 Submitted 23 May 2019 50 yards away

    Installation of an electronic communications apparatus comprising a telephone kiosk

    Withdrawn Telecoms 9 docs

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    Received 10 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications
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    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications