Planning application
Land bounded by Trentham Street, Ellesmere Street, Castlefield Locks, the elevated railway line and the Bridgewater Canal Manchester M15 4EX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of two residential buildings; Block A (46 storeys) and Block B (9 storeys), providing 592 homes (Use Class C3) with supporting amenity spaces, café (Use Class E(b)), car and cycle parking, new access arrangements, landscaping and other associated works.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001341
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001341
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Hulme
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M15 4EX
Comment by 24 October 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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15 Sep 2026
Received by Manchester
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 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
117 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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