Planning application
Rooftop Car Park at Victoria Exchange (Former Martin House) Hunts Bank Manchester M3 1LD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Creation of padel tennis facility with ancillary bar use (Use Class F2(c)), and associated external alterations comprising of rooftop covered court and pergola.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001272
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001272
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Deansgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M3 1LD
Comment by 10 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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19 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 14 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
27 documents on file for this application
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