Planning application
2 Handsworth Street Manchester M12 6LH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use of existing warehouse from Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) to Class B2 (General Industrial).
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001314
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001314
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ardwick
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M12 6LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Manchester
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 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
6 documents on file for this application
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