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Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX

145186/AO/2026Advertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 13 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Amendments to 2no. existing digital advertisement boards.

Received
16 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Deansgate Ward
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated16 Feb
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street Manchester M2 3GX. Manchester has handled 608 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 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 3GX
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation end
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
12 March 2026
Permission expires
13 April 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Norcliffe House Station Road Wilmslow SK9 1BU

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14612718
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II*: G MexOn this site
  • Brownfield land register: Viadux Phase 2bRegister site at or near this address · +3 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    20 Aug

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (CIS), 7 (Cycle Parking), 9b (Noise 1 - the use),10a and b (Fumes, Vapours and…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCDN/24/0784
  2. 2024
    17 Apr

    Listed Building Consent to remove the existing escalator located in the basement which grants access from the…

    ApprovedListed building consent139397/LO/2024
  3. 2024
    28 Mar

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Drawings and Documents) and Condition 8 (Louvers, Windows and Screens) of…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)139564/JO/2024
  4. 2024
    15 Jan

    Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Drawings and Documents) and Condition 4 (Louvers, Windows and Screens) of…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)139020/JO/2024
  5. 2023
    21 Dec

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials to be approved) and 4 (Louvres, windows and screen) attached to Planning…

    RefusedDischarge of conditionsCDN/23/0867
  6. 2023
    21 Dec

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (CMP), 4 (Materials to be Approved), and 8 (Louvres, windows and screen) attached…

    RefusedDischarge of conditionsCDN/23/0866

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