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New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

Granted Manchester PLA-2026-000952 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of part ground floor of from food hall (Class E) to live music venue (Sui Generis).

As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000952

Application record

Reference
PLA-2026-000952
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Final
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Decided
10 Sep 2026
Ward
Piccadilly
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M4 4AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 7 approved, 0 refused.

  • OTH-2026-001748 Awaiting decision

    New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    Discharge of condition 5 (M&E and speaker fixing points) attached to Listed Building Consent PLA-2026-000401.

    Submitted 23 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-001673 Granted

    New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Façade Abutment Detail), 4 (Partition Finish) and 6 (Partition Fixing) in relation to Listed Building Consent PLA-2026-000401.

    Decided 2 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • PLA-2026-000401 Granted

    New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to allow for creation of ground floor music venue.

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • OTH-2026-000554 Granted

    New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Acoustics) attached to Planning Permission 145317/FO/2026.

    Decided 25 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 145317/FO/2026 Granted

    New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    Siting of a digital display screen and associated external seating area for a temporary period of 11/05/2026 - 01/09/2026.

    Decided 14 May 2026 Full applications
  • CDN/24/1072 Granted

    New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Acoustics), 4 (Plant) and 5 (Fumes) of planning permission 141136/FO/2024

    Decided 6 Dec 2024 Conditions
  • 141136/FO/2024 Granted

    New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    Temporary Planning Permission for siting of events tipi within Sadler's Yard, with food and drink provision, for a temporary period of 53 days.

    Decided 7 Nov 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 24 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  4. 10 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

Documents

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

29 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 10 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

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  • New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    OTH-2026-001748 Submitted 23 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov

    Discharge of condition 5 (M&E and speaker fixing points) attached to Listed Building Consent PLA-2026-000401.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs
  • New Century Hall 34 Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    PLA-2026-000401 Submitted 20 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for internal alterations to allow for creation of ground floor music venue.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 27 docs
  • Hanover Building Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

    OTH-2026-000489 Submitted 27 May 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 3 (Finish and Fixings) attached to Listed Building Consent ref no 145376/LO/2026.

    Granted Conditions 3 docs
  • Redfern Building Redfern Street Manchester M4 4AH

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    88% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug

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    Awaiting decision Amendments 8 docs
  • Hanover Building Hanover Street Manchester M4 4AH

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    Discharge of condition 3 (Privacy Manifestation) attached to listed building consent 143684/LO/2025

    Granted Conditions 3 docs
  • Redfern Building Redfern Street Manchester M4 4AH

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    88% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug

    Variation of Conditions 2 (Specified Plans), 5 (Platform Lift), 9 (Staircase), and 10 (M&E), removal of condition 7 (Extract Flue), discharge of conditions 3 (Secondary Glazing), 4 (Internal Plant Door), 6 (Glazed Bricks), and 8 (Wall Finishes and Repair) attached to Listed Building Consent 143193/LO/2025 to allow for removal of extract flue and other associated works.

    Awaiting decision Amendments Windows or glazing 18 docs

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