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Basement 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

Awaiting decision Manchester PLA-2026-001459 Lawful development: Proposed

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed use of the basement as an Indoor Bouldering Centre (Use Class E(d)).

As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001459

Application record

Reference
PLA-2026-001459
Type
Lawful development: Proposed
Status
Under Consideration
Received
16 Sep 2026
Validated
16 Sep 2026
Ward
Deansgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M1 5NG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • PLA-2026-001458 Awaiting decision

    Basement 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    Creation of indoor climbing venue (Use Class E(d)).

    Submitted 18 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 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

6 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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Basement 35 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NG

    PLA-2026-001458 Submitted 18 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    80% historically approved · decision due ~13 Nov

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    Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs

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