Planning application
Land Adjacent to 100 Exchange Square Corporation Street Manchester M4 3AJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of 2 internally illuminated advertisement screens.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001562
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001562
- Type
- Consent to display an advertisement
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Piccadilly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 3AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2026
Received by Manchester
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 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
5 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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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