Aviva Studios (Formerly Factory International) Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 143517/AO/2025 Granted

  Aviva Studios (Formerly Factory International) Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ

  1no. internally illuminated individual letter sign.

  Decided 4 Sep 2025 Advertising

1. 3 Nov 2025

   Received by Manchester

2. 5 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 20 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Manchester granted permission on 5 January 2026, 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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• Land Bound By Princes Bridge, The River Irwell, The Zig Zag Viaduct And Water Street Manchester

  107878/FO/2015/C1 Submitted 23 Jan 2015 50 yards away

  Test piling works to inform construction methodology for the proposed Ordsall Chord. Comprises 2No. test piles and 6No. tension piles to be undertaken on land bound by Prince's Bridge, the River Irwell, the Zig Zag Viaduct and Water Street, Manchester

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• Land Bound By Princes Bridge, The River Irwell, The Zig Zag Viaduct And Water Street Manchester

  107879/LO/2015/C1 Submitted 23 Jan 2015 50 yards away

  LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Test piling works to inform construction methodology for the proposed Ordsall Chord Comprises 2no. test piles and 6no. tension piles to be undertaken on land bound by Prince's Bridge, the River Irwell, the Zig Zag Viaduct and Water Street, Manchester

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs

• Factory 161 Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ

  CDN/20/0187 Submitted 13 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 4 (Public Realm) (a) hard and soft landscaping, (b) Tree Details, (c) Biodiversity enhancements (excluding bird and bat boxes), (d) Street furniture details (excluding bins and bollards), (e) external steps and handrail details, (f) Lighting building and public realm (partial discharge), (h) traffic calming and crossing management attached to application ref no 119890/VO/2018 as amended by 121792.

  Split decision Conditions Trees 29 docs

• Railway Viaduct Over River Irwell Leading To Lower Byrom Street Warehouse Manchester M3 4AN

  107646/LO/2014/C1 Submitted 16 Feb 2015 50 yards away

  LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for structural investigation works, involving trial pits/opening up works and material samples.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs

• Stralight Theatre Water Street Manchester

  CDN/19/0069 Submitted 28 Jan 2019 50 yards away

  Discahrge of condition 4a (Landscaping) of app. 119890/VO/2018 in relation to the agreement of the programme for public realm details listed in the condition wording.

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• Railway Viaduct Over River Irwell Leading To Lower Byrom Street Warehouse, Water Street

  113518/LO/2016 Submitted 4 Aug 2016 50 yards away

  Listed building consent for the proposed reconstruction of two arches on the Zig Zag Viaduct in the Castlefield Area of Manchester

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 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