Planning application
Unit 3 One Port Street Manchester M1 2EQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of 1no. internally illuminated projecting sign
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001260
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001260
- Type
- Consent to display an advertisement
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Piccadilly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M1 2EQ
Comment by 9 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Manchester through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Manchester
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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
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 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.
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Within 500 metres
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Port Street Manchester M1 2EQ
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Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs -
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Application to discharge Condition 3 (materials) attached to Listed Building Consent reference: 126402.
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
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LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of 2no. external advertisements including removal of existing external window canopies (associated advertisement consent reference 124444/AO/2019).
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Installation of 2no. external advertisements (associated listed building consent reference 122373/LO/2019).
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45 Hilton Street Manchester M1 2EF
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45 Hilton Street Manchester M1 2EF
Use of ground floor for A1 and/or A3 and/or B1, and the installation of replacement windows at ground floor.
Withdrawn Full applications Windows or glazing 9 docs
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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-2026-000929 Granted
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Installation of 3No. digital advert display for a temporary period of five years.