Planning application
Piccadilly Gardens Tram Stop Manchester M1 1RN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 2no digital advertising displays for a temporary period of five years.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000961
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000961
- Type
- Consent to display an advertisement
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Piccadilly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 1RN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Manchester
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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4 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 4 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 advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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