Planning application
Piccadilly Gardens Manchester
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
City Council Development for the phased erection of a 2.4-metre-high hoarding for a temporary period of 18 months.
As published by the council, reference 144971/VO/2026
Application record
- Reference
- 144971/VO/2026
- Type
- Regulation 3 Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Piccadilly Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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143890/VO/2025 Granted
Piccadilly Gardens Manchester
City Council Development for the temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 46 days.
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140996/VO/2024 Granted
Piccadilly Gardens Manchester
City Council Development - Temporary change of use of public open space for the purpose of a Christmas Market for a period of 45 days.
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127289/VO/2020 Granted
Piccadilly Gardens Manchester
CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT for the demolition of a freestanding section of curved concrete wall situated in Piccadilly Gardens.
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126559/VO/2020 Granted
Piccadilly Gardens Manchester
City Council Development for the use of public highway as a food market and associated erection of timber chalets and waste storage and traffic management infrastructure
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Manchester
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2 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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About less common application types
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