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Land bounded by Victoria Point, Longsight Primary Sub-Station, West Grove, Upper West Grove, Carmoor Road and Hathersage Road Manchester M13 0EH

Awaiting decision Manchester PLA-2026-001374 Full planning permission

Works: New dwelling Extension Major scheme

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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

  1. 25 Sep 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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What 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.

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