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Land at the former Peacock Centre (Gorton Lane) and Land at Pipewell Avenue Manchester

Awaiting decision Manchester PLA-2026-001078 Full planning permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erection of 75 dwellings (Use Class C3), including a three-storey 25-unit apartment building and 27 dwellings on the Peacock Centre Site, and 23 dwellings on the Pipewell Avenue Site, with associated access, parking, landscaping, public open space, informal play provision, drainage infrastructure, and enhanced pedestrian and cycle connections.

As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001078

Application record

Reference
PLA-2026-001078
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consideration
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Gorton & Abbey Hey
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Consideration

    Previously Under Consultation.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Manchester took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

77 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 happens while it is decided

This application is with Manchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Manchester decided full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

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