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Corn Exchange & Exchange Square Manchester

Granted Manchester 140949/VO/2024 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 140949/VO/2024

Application record

Reference
140949/VO/2024
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Final
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
23 Sep 2024
Validated
23 Sep 2024
Decided
6 Nov 2024
Ward
Deansgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 143891/VO/2025 Granted

    Corn Exchange & Exchange Square Manchester

    Temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 46 days.

    Decided 28 Oct 2025 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2024

    Received by Manchester

  2. 6 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 6 November 2024, 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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