Planning application
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed installation of roof mounted PV panels.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000263
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000263
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Deansgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M2 3GX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 26 applications since 2018: 25 approved, 0 refused.
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PLA-2026-000478 Awaiting decision
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
Listed building consent for the installation of PV panels on flat roof.
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145186/AO/2026 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
Amendments to 2no. existing digital advertisement boards.
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CDN/24/0784 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
Discharge of Conditions 6 (CIS), 7 (Cycle Parking), 9b (Noise 1 - the use),10a and b (Fumes, Vapours and Odours), and 11b (Noise 6 - Equipment) attached to Planning Permission 137413/FO/2023.
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127191/LO/2020 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
Relocation of previously approved charter riser and alterations to pipe work layout at Manchester Central in connection with Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network
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126974/LO/2020 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for temporary works undertaken at the Manchester Central Convention Complex (former G-MEX) to facilitate a temporary building use as a surge hospital in an emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic - the NHS Nightingale Hospital North West project.
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126272/LO/2020 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Repainting of gable end structure of Manchester Central Convention Hall
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126271/FO/2020 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
Repainting of gable end structure of Manchester Central Convention Hall
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125978/VO/2020 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Installation of infill panels to 3 no. arches at Manchester Central in connection with Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network
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125979/LO/2020 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of infill panels to 3 no. arches at Manchester Central in connection with Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network
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124346/VO/2019 Granted
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX
City Council Development for retrospective hard landscaping, demolition and rebuilding works to the land around the approved memorial
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Manchester
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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7 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 7 September 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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