Planning application
The Hive 47-51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001151
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001151
- Type
- Consent to display an advertisement
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Piccadilly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 1FN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH-2026-001011 Awaiting decision
THE HIVE 47-51 LEVER STREET MANCHESTER M1 1FN
Discharge of condition 5a (Plant Noise) attached to planning permission 143714/FO/2025.
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OTH-2026-000802 Awaiting decision
The Hive 47-51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
Discharge of Condition 4 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission 143714/FO/2025.
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CDN/26/0077 Granted
The Hive 47 - 51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
Discharge of Conditions 3 (CMP) and 6 (Fumes, Vapours and Odours) attached to Planning Permission 143714/FO/2025.
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143714/FO/2025 Granted
The Hive 47 - 51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
External alterations to building facade including creation of new entrances, modification to existing mesh screen, installation of roof top plant and associated screen and installation of fume extraction equipment
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Manchester
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17 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
90% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug
Discharge of Condition 8 (Signage Strategy) attached to Planning Permission 143714/FO/2025.
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
THE HIVE 47-51 LEVER STREET MANCHESTER M1 1FN
90% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep
Discharge of condition 5a (Plant Noise) attached to planning permission 143714/FO/2025.
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
Unit 1 The Hive 47 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
Variation of Condition 4 (Hours) attached to planning permission 096484/FU/2011/C2 to extend the operating hours from 00:00 to 01:00 daily.
Granted Amendments 5 docs -
Unit 2 The Hive 47 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
Variation of Condition 4 (Hours) attached to planning permission 101474/FO/2013/C2 to extend the operating hours from 00:00 to 01:00 daily.
Granted Amendments 5 docs -
The Hive 47-51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
90% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug
Discharge of Condition 4 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission 143714/FO/2025.
Awaiting decision Conditions -
The Hive 47 - 51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
External alterations to building facade including creation of new entrances, modification to existing mesh screen, installation of roof top plant and associated screen and installation of fume extraction equipment
Granted Full applications 36 docs
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PLA-2026-001009 Refused
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PLA-2026-000710 Granted
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PLA-2026-000946 Refused
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Erection of double-sided internally illuminated freestanding digital advertisement totem.
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PLA-2026-001327 Awaiting decision
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PLA-2026-000929 Granted
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Installation of 3No. digital advert display for a temporary period of five years.