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First Floor Virginia House, 7 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, M4 5AE

Granted Manchester PLA-2026-000087 Change of use

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

  1. 27 Apr 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 18 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 18 June 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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