Planning application
Ground Floor 9 Knowsley Street Manchester M8 8QN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of the existing ground-floor premises to a wholesale cash and carry operation (sui generis), with ancillary and subordinate retail sales, ancillary butcher and bakery food preparation/production areas, storage, customer collection facilities and a front canopy
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001658
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001658
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Cheetham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M8 8QN
Comment by 27 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Manchester through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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PLA-2026-001727 Awaiting decision
Ground Floor 9 Knowsley Street Manchester M8 8QN
Advertisement Consent for non illuminated fascia and projecting signage.
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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About full applications
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