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Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX

Granted Manchester PLA-2026-000263 Full planning permission

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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 145186/AO/2026 Granted

    Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX

    Amendments to 2no. existing digital advertisement boards.

    Decided 13 Apr 2026 Advertising
  • 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.

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 3 Sep 2020 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Decided 20 Jul 2020 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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

    Decided 17 Apr 2020 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 126271/FO/2020 Granted

    Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX

    Repainting of gable end structure of Manchester Central Convention Hall

    Decided 17 Apr 2020 Full applications
  • 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

    Decided 30 Mar 2020 Other
  • 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

    Decided 30 Mar 2020 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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

    Decided 8 Nov 2019 Other

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  4. 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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What 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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