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Land in between Castlefield Viaduct and Aviva Studios Manchester M3 4JQ

Granted Manchester PLA-2026-000487 Full planning permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

City Council Development for the installation of external staircase.

As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000487

Application record

Reference
PLA-2026-000487
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Final
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Decided
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Deansgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M3 4JQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

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

  • PLA-2026-000628 Granted

    Land in between Castlefield Viaduct and Aviva Studios Manchester M3 4JQ

    City Council Development - Listed Building Consent for the installation of external staircase.

    Decided 23 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  2. 13 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  3. 21 Aug 2026

    Received by Manchester

  4. 30 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consultation

    Previously Under Consideration.

  5. 21 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  6. 23 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 23 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land in between Castlefield Viaduct and Aviva Studios Manchester M3 4JQ

    PLA-2026-000628 Submitted 21 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    City Council Development - Listed Building Consent for the installation of external staircase.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs
  • Union T2 Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ

    PLA-2026-000889 Submitted 9 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~4 Nov

    Change of use of the ground floor from flexible commercial space (Use Class E / Sui Generis) to ancillary gymnasium and laundry room for the exclusive use of residents, and reconfiguration of Level 2 to provide residential amenity, marketing suite (Sui Generis) alongside retained workspace (Use Class E), and associated works.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs
  • The Victoria And Albert Hotel Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ

    CDN/20/0700 Submitted 28 Oct 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Finishes) of application referenced: 126823/LO/2020

    Granted Conditions 7 docs
  • The Victoria And Albert Hotel Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ

    118953/LO/2018 Submitted 21 Feb 2018 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Refurbishment of the reception and conference break out areas at the Victoria & Albert Hotel.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 45 docs
  • Marriott Victoria And Albert Hotel Water Street Manchester M3 4JQ

    126823/LO/2020 Submitted 9 Jul 2020 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for the alteration and refurbishments of the interior of the building.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 54 docs
  • Land Bounded By River Irwell Canal Basin To The North, Water Street To The East, Princes Bridge To The South & The River Irwell To The West Manchester

    120543/NMC/2018 Submitted 16 Jul 2018 50 yards away

    Non-Material Change to wording of conditions 3 (External Materials Samples), 4 (Landscaping Materials), 5 (Landscaping Scheme), 8 (Car Park Entrance ), 10 (Secure by Design), 16 (Lighting Scheme), 21 (Acoustic Scheme), 24 (Wind), 29 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme), 30 (Surface Water Drainage Works), 34 (Office Waste), 35 (Residential Waste), 36 (Class A3 and Class A4 Waste), 37 (Servicing Strategy), 45 (TV Reception), 46 (Smoking Strategy), 52 (Building Contract), 54 (Radar Mitigation Scheme) and 55 (Local Labour Agreement) of planning permission Ref: 114723/FO/2016

    Granted Amendments 4 docs

In Manchester

  • PLA-2026-001258 Granted

    Vision House 100 Floats Road Manchester M23 9PL

    Installation of a multi-use games area (MUGA) to rear

    Received 6 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-000465 Granted

    21A Didsbury Park Manchester M20 5LH

    Erection of outbuilding (incorporating seating, dining, kitchen, spa, changing room, WC and plant room) with sunken swim spa, associated landscaping and side gate wall.

    Received 10 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-001705 Awaiting decision

    Oakley 188 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6LJ

    Partial demolition, refurbishment and conversion of existing buildings together with construction of 53no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3), along with associated hard and soft landscaping, car parking, access and associated works.

    Received 8 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-000769 Refused

    12 Kelstern Square Manchester M13 0XW

    Erection of a self-contained 2-bed ground floor residential dwelling to the rear of the existing property, including associated access, amenity space, refuse storage, bin storage, landscape and yard.

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-001800 Awaiting decision

    Northern Lawn Tennis Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA

    Refurbishment works to the existing indoor tennis court building at Northern Lawn Tennis Club, including removal of the existing asbestos roof and replacement; replacement and alteration of rooflights; bricking up of selected windows; installation of new black louvred ventilation windows, replacement doors and mechanical ventilation system; removal of external fire escape stairs; upgrading of roof drainage; replacement of existing louvres and retained doors in black; and associated repairs and refurbishment to structural and external elements.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications