Planning application
First Floor Virginia House, 7 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, M4 5AE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class E(g)(i) (office) to Class F1(a) (education) at first‑floor.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000087
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000087
- Type
- Change of use
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ancoats & Beswick
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 5AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by Manchester
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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