Planning application
144803/FO/2025
No.3 Circle Square Land Bounded By Princess Street Newman Street (Formerly Brancaster Road) Cloak Street Manchester M1 7ED
Proposal
Change of Use of Commercial Unit 2 from Use Class E (a (excluding convenience retail), b, c, e, f) to Use Class E (a (excluding convenience retail), b, c, d, e, f, g) to allow gym use.
As published by the council, reference 144803/FO/2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Manchester
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12 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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