Planning application
Unit E2A City Tower Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4AJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of 1no. internally illuminated logo sign.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000580
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000580
- Type
- Consent to display an advertisement
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Deansgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 4AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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145246/AO/2026 Granted
Unit E2A City Tower Piccadilly Plaza Manchester M1 4AJ
Installation of 1no. internally illuminated fascia sign.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Manchester
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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29 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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