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Charles Street Multi-Storey Car Park Plot H Sister Charles Street Manchester M1 7AR

PLA-2026-000312Full planning permissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Erection of three interconnected blocks (T1, T2 and T3) of 8, 10 and 38 storeys including ground, plus basement and plant, comprising purpose-built student accommodation with ancillary internal amenity space (Sui Generis) together with flexible commercial uses (Use Class E); landscaping works, highways, access, servicing, infrastructure and other associated works.

Submitted
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Piccadilly
  1. Received29 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.22 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Charles Street Multi-Storey Car Park Plot H Sister Charles Street Manchester M1 7AR. Manchester has handled 4,194 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 May 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Whitworth Street and Princess Street conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 104 applications across Piccadilly. We hold 476 applications in total for the M1 postcode area.

87% of full 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
M1 7AR
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 May 2026
Consultation expiry
22 June 2026
Consultation end
22 June 2026
Application expires
18 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
112 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14615294
Documents
102

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Whitworth Street and Princess Street
  • Listed building: Grade II: Granby HouseOn or next to 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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