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53 PICCADILLY MANCHESTER M1 2AP

Refused Manchester PLA-2026-000197 Consent to display an advertisement

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Retention of 1no. LED advertisement screen, 1no. fascia sign and 1no. vinyl sign.

As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000197

Application record

Reference
PLA-2026-000197
Type
Consent to display an advertisement
Status
Final
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Decided
16 Sep 2026
Ward
Piccadilly
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M1 2AP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • PLA-2026-001139 Refused

    53 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2AP

    Retention of 1no. LED advertisement screen, 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign, and 1no. vinyl sign.

    Decided 25 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Jul 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  4. 16 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Manchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About advertisement consent applications

Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 53 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2AP

    PLA-2026-001139 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Retention of 1no. LED advertisement screen, 1no. non-illuminated fascia sign, and 1no. vinyl sign.

    Refused Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs
  • Land Adjacent To 49 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2AP

    108928/FO/2015/C2 Submitted 9 Jul 2015 50 yards away

    Use of an area of pavement on Piccadilly for the siting of tables, chairs and barriers to form an external seating area to be used in association with and ancillary to the drinking establishment within the ground floor of 49 Piccadilly (A4).

    Granted Full applications 8 docs
  • 49 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2AP

    112043/FO/2016/C2 Submitted 7 Jul 2016 50 yards away

    Change of use of part of the first floor to non-residential education and training or offices (sui generis) to allow occasional use of existing conference rooms for educational purposes.

    Granted Full applications 12 docs
  • Wetherspoons 49 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2AP

    128588/FO/2020 Submitted 13 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Installation of 2 no. new external air conditioning condenser units within plant area to rear of building and new associated louvred screen enclosure following removal of existing railings on Back Piccadilly

    Granted Full applications 14 docs
  • 55 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2AP

    118797/LO/2018 Submitted 23 Jan 2018 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for works to repair, renovate and refurbish the cage lift to include refubishing the iron cage surrounding the lift shaft, adding an architectural screen behind the iron cage and replacing a retrofitted weld mesh currently in place.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs
  • Wetherspoons 49 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2AP

    CDN/21/0536 Submitted 15 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 3 (Noise Validation) attached to application ref no 128588/FO/2020

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

In Manchester

  • PLA-2026-001775 Awaiting decision

    137 Oxford Road Manchester M1 7DY

    Installation of externally illuminated advertisement hoarding to scaffold for a temporary period of 11 months.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Advertising
  • PLA-2026-001650 Awaiting decision

    Lidl 2 Stanley Grove Longsight Manchester M12 4AA

    Advertisement Consent for display of multiple non-illuminated ANPR advertisements.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Advertising
  • PLA-2026-001872 Awaiting decision

    58 Old Church Street Manchester M40 2Jf

    Internally illuminated signage to ATM machine.

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Advertising
  • PLA-2026-001484 Granted

    KFC Unit 1 Monarch Leisure Park Lloyd Road Manchester M19 2RF

    Installation of replacement internally illuminated and non-illuminated signage

    Received 28 Aug, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Advertising
  • PLA-2026-001151 Granted

    The Hive 47-51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN

    Installation of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage.

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Advertising