1 - 5 St Ann's Square Manchester M2 7EF

143679/AO/2025Advertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 25 September 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Installation of non-illuminated individual letter sign and 2 no. internally illuminated projecting signs.

Received: 19 August 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Manchester City Council
Ward: Deansgate Ward
Agent: apt Design Ltd

ReceivedReceived19 Aug
ValidatedValidated19 Aug
Consult.Consultation12 Sep
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided25 Sep

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 1 - 5 St Ann's Square Manchester M2 7EF. Manchester has handled 608 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Manchester's typical decision time. The site is in the St Ann's Square conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 147 applications across Deansgate Ward. We hold 516 applications in total for the M2 postcode area.

71% of advertising applications at Manchester City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: M2 7EF
Application type: Advertisement Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 19 August 2025
Consultation expiry: 12 September 2025
Consultation end: 12 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 12 September 2025
Permission expires: 25 September 2030

Applicant and agent

Agent: apt Design Ltd
Architect profile: APT DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address: 31 Main Street Kilby Leicester LE18 3TD

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14217278
Comments: 0
Documents: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: St Ann's Square
Listed building: Grade II: Royal ExchangeOn this site · +1 more
Brownfield land register: Old Half Moon Chambers 5 - 7 Chapel Walks Manchester M2 1HNRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

2025
19 Aug
Listed building consent for internal fitout works and installation of individual letter sign, internal…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside143676/LO/2025
2025
19 Aug
Installation of non-illuminated individual letter sign and 2 no. internally illuminated projecting signs.
This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consent143679/AO/2025

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