Planning application
56-58 Oldham Street Manchester M4 1LE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of externally illuminated fabric advertisement banner.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001657
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001657
- Type
- Consent to display an advertisement
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Piccadilly
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M4 1LE
Comment by 27 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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28 Sep 2026
Received by Manchester
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10 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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
10 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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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