Block 5 & 6 Circle Square Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

1. 5 Jul 2021

   Received by Manchester

2. 18 Aug 2021

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 24 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Manchester granted permission on 18 August 2021, 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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• Former BBC Site New Broadcasting House Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

  111026/FO/2016/C1 Submitted 29 Mar 2016 50 yards away

  Blocks 5 and 6 - Erection of part 17, part 36 storey building to comprise 411 residential apartments (Class C3) (14 studios, 136 x 1 bed, 228 x 2 bed and 33 x 3 bed) with mid and top roof level private dining / media room/ gardens, ground and mezzanine floor residential amenity uses including a gym,, plus lower ground, ground and mezzanine level commercial uses (Class A1 (shop), A2 (Financial and Professional Services), A3 (Restaurant and Cafe), A4 (Drinking Establishment), B1 (Offices), D1(Non-residential Institutions Creche only) and D2 (Assembly and Leisure - Gym only)) and associated junction improvements to Oxford Road / Charles Street, access, servicing, and landscaping.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 92 docs

• Former BBC Site New Broadcasting House Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

  CDN/19/1021 Submitted 19 Dec 2019 50 yards away

  Discharge of Condition 6 Part 2 (Contaminated Land) (Blocks 5&6) attached to application ref: 11026/FO/2016/C1)

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Plots 7 & 8 Circle Square Masterplan Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

  CDN/17/0421 Submitted 25 Jul 2017 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 11 (Landscaping - partial discharge) and 13 (Suds 1) attached to application ref no 111027/FO/2016/C1

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• Former New Broadcasting House Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

  CDN/20/0348 Submitted 4 Jun 2020 50 yards away

  Plots 5 and 6 Discharge of condition 11 (Parking Management Strategy) attached to application ref no: 116450/FO/2017/C1 as amended: 126191/NMC/2020

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• Level 35 Vita Living North Circle Square (Plots 5 & 6) Oxford Road Manchester M1 7GB

  141106/FO/2024 Submitted 25 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Change of Use of residents amenity space (class C3) to private residents bar (Sui Generis).

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• Plot 5 & 6 Circle Square Masterplan Former BBC Site Oxford Road Manchester M60 7HB

  CDN/17/0420 Submitted 25 Jul 2017 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 11 (Landscaping - partial discharge), 13 (Suds 1), 34 (Nats) and 38 (Aviation Lighting Report) attached to application ref no 111026/FO/2016/C1

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• PLA-2026-001775 Awaiting decision

  137 Oxford Road Manchester M1 7DY

  Installation of externally illuminated advertisement hoarding to scaffold for a temporary period of 11 months.

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Advertising
• PLA-2026-001650 Awaiting decision

  Lidl 2 Stanley Grove Longsight Manchester M12 4AA

  Advertisement Consent for display of multiple non-illuminated ANPR advertisements.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Advertising
• PLA-2026-001872 Awaiting decision

  58 Old Church Street Manchester M40 2Jf

  Internally illuminated signage to ATM machine.

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Advertising
• PLA-2026-001484 Granted

  KFC Unit 1 Monarch Leisure Park Lloyd Road Manchester M19 2RF

  Installation of replacement internally illuminated and non-illuminated signage

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Advertising
• PLA-2026-001151 Granted

  The Hive 47-51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN

  Installation of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage.

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Advertising