Sunlight House Quay Street Manchester M3 3JZ

144966/AO/2026Advertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 12 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Installation of 3no. externally illuminated projection signs.

Received: 16 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: Manchester City Council
Ward: Deansgate Ward

ReceivedReceived16 Jan
ValidatedValidated16 Jan
Consult.Consultation11 Feb
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided12 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Sunlight House Quay Street Manchester M3 3JZ. Manchester has handled 608 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Deansgate and Peter Street conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 52 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 147 applications across Deansgate Ward. We hold 797 applications in total for the M3 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: M3 3JZ
Application type: Advertisement Consent
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 16 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 11 February 2026
Consultation end: 11 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 11 February 2026
Permission expires: 12 March 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent: Hartbrights
Agent address: Hartbrights Sign Solutions Leltex House Longley Lane M22 4SY

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14627147
Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Deansgate and Peter Street
Listed building: Grade II: Sunlight HouseOn this site
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 (20)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

2026
16 Jan
Listed Building Consent - Installation of 3no. externally illuminated projection signs, 4no. internally…
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside144879/LO/2026
2026
16 Jan
Installation of 3no. externally illuminated projection signs.
This applicationApprovedAdvertisement consent144966/AO/2026
2026
13 Jan
Listed Building Consent installation of temporary vinyl for a period of 6 months.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside144927/LO/2026
2026
9 Jan
Discharge of Condition 6 (Screen Manifestations) of Listed Building Consent 142042/LO/2025
RefusedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideCDN/26/0021
2026
9 Jan
Discharge of Condition 5 (Screen Manifestations) of Planning Permission 142041/FO/2025
RefusedDischarge of conditionsFiled alongsideCDN/26/0022

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20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Manchester

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