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Weston Student Halls And Pendulum Hotel 78 Sackville Street Manchester M1 3BB

Awaiting decision Manchester 144791/FO/2025 Full planning permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Phased development comprising: (a) Partial removal of existing structures and erection of two buildings comprising purpose-built student accommodation (sui generis), one of 50 storeys and one of 17 storeys with an 8-storey link, together with associated amenity space, external landscaping, highways works, and change of use of the Pendulum Hotel to purpose-built student accommodation; and (b) Removal of remaining existing structures and erection of two buildings comprising purpose-built student accommodation (sui generis), one of 33 storeys and one of part-24 and part-8 storeys with a 1-storey link, together with associated amenity space, external landscaping, and highways works.

As published by the council, reference 144791/FO/2025

Application record

Reference
144791/FO/2025
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
16 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Piccadilly
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M1 3BB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Received by Manchester

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Under Consideration.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Manchester took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

158 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Manchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Manchester decided full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • Weston Halls / Pendulum Hotel Charles Street Manchester M1 3NJ

    118062/FO/2017 Submitted 2 Nov 2017 50 yards away

    An application for full planning permission by virtue of Class V of Part 3 of the General Permitted Development Order (England) 2015 for the change of use of part of the existing ancillary facilities within existing student accommodation and conference facilities at ground floor level to a day nursery (Use Class D1); and /or reversion to hotel conference facilities (Use Class C1)(within the area currently used for this purpose); and/or facilities ancillary to student accommodation (Sui Generis) (within the area currently used for this purpose); and full planning permission for the creation of an outdoor play area associated with the day nursery including external building alterations.

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    CDN/18/0738 Submitted 20 Nov 2018 50 yards away

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  • Weston Halls / Pendulum Hotel Charles Street Manchester M1 3NNJ

    CDN/18/0325 Submitted 14 May 2018 50 yards away

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