Planning application
144200/AOH/2025
Outside No.98 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GX
Proposal
Installation of 2no internally illuminated digital display screens.
As published by the council, reference 144200/AOH/2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Manchester
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About advertising applications
How this application type works
Advertisement consent controls signs, hoardings and other adverts. The council may only judge two things: amenity, meaning the effect on the appearance of the building and area, and public safety, chiefly whether a sign distracts road users or obstructs sight lines. Other planning considerations, such as competition between businesses, do not apply.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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144112/FO/2025 Refused
Outside No.98 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GX
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144726/AO/2025 Granted
Ibis Hotel 96 Portland Street Manchester M1 4GX
Installation of 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign and 1no. internally illuminated individual letter sign
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145504/FO/2026 Awaiting decision
Ground Level And Lower Ground Level, 113-115 Portland Street Manchester M1 6DW
Change of use from Sui Generis (bar and restaurant) to Use Class E(c) (office) (Ground Floor and part lower ground floor) and E(a, d) (retail, indoor sport, recreation and fitness) (Part basement).
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CDN/26/0335 Awaiting decision
113 - 119 Portland Street Manchester M1 6DW
Discharge of Condition 4 (Cleaning and repairs) attached to Listed Building Consent 143264/LO/2025.
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145505/LO/2026 Awaiting decision
Ground Level And Lower Ground Level 113-115 Portland Street Manchester M1 6DW
Listed Building Consent for internal works associated with change of use from Sui Generis (bar and restaurant) to Use Class E(c) (office) (ground floor and part lower ground floor), and E(a, d) (retail, indoor sport, recreation and fitness) (part basement).
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135243/FO/2022 Granted
113 - 115 Portland Street Manchester M1 6DW
Creation of a bar and restaurant on the upper ground floor with Karaoke rooms at the Lower ground level (Sui Generis) and alterations to external courtyard
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