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Weston Student Halls And Pendulum Hotel 78 Sackville Street Manchester M1 3BB

144791/FO/2025Full Application ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Phased development comprising: (a) Partial removal of existing structures and erection of two buildings comprising purpose-built student accommodation (sui generis), one of 50 storeys and one of 17 storeys with an 8-storey link, together with associated amenity space, external landscaping, highways works, and change of use of the Pendulum Hotel to purpose-built student accommodation; and (b) Removal of remaining existing structures and erection of two buildings comprising purpose-built student accommodation (sui generis), one of 33 storeys and one of part-24 and part-8 storeys with a 1-storey link, together with associated amenity space, external landscaping, and highways works.

Received
16 December 2025
Ward
Piccadilly Ward
  1. Received16 Dec
  2. Validated16 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Weston Student Halls And Pendulum Hotel 78 Sackville Street Manchester M1 3BB. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Piccadilly Ward. We hold 476 applications in total for the M1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
M1 3BB
Application type
Full Application Consent
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 December 2025
Consultation expiry
5 February 2026
Consultation end
5 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
18 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Turley
Agent address
Level 5 Transmission 6 Atherton Street Manchester M3 3GS

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
22 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14437995
Comments
0
Documents
151

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Weston Hall and Pendulum Hotel, Sackville Street (STUDENT)Register site at or near this address

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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