First Floor Virginia House, 7 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, M4 5AE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Class E(g)(i) (office) to Class F1(a) (education) at first‑floor. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 7
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Manchester
- Application type
- Change of use
- Postcode
- M4 5AE
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Ancoats & Beswick
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 23 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Manchester ranks #146 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
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