Planning application
Land bounded by Victoria Point, Longsight Primary Sub-Station, West Grove, Upper West Grove, Carmoor Road and Hathersage Road Manchester M13 0EH
Works: New dwelling Extension Major scheme
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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Refurbishment and extension of Octagon House and the erection of buildings of up to 11 storeys in height to accommodate a mix of uses comprising Purpose Built Student Accommodation bedrooms (205 studios and 35 apartments accommodating 250 bedrooms) (Sui Generis Use Class); Key Worker accommodation (Sui Generis Use Class) (211 units); Residential units (16 no) (Use Class C3); 2,568 sq m of healthcare use (including the retention of an existing healthcare facility on site) (Use Class Ee); and 394 sq m of commercial or community uses (Use Classes Ea, Eb, Eciii, Ee, Ef, F1e, F2b, F2c) with associated site access, car and cycle parking and landscaping."
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001374
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001374
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 25 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ardwick
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M13 0EH
Comment by 16 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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25 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 20 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
54 documents on file for this application
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