Ground Floor 9 Knowsley Street Manchester M8 8QN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the existing ground-floor premises to a wholesale cash and carry operation (sui generis), with ancillary and subordinate retail sales, ancillary butcher and bakery food preparation/production areas, storage, customer collection facilities and a front canopy Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Nov 2026, from Manchester's recent changes of use.
Documents 8
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 7 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Manchester
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- M8 8QN
- Received
- 15 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Cheetham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 11 of the 56-day target. Manchester usually decides changes of use by day 56.
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 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 27 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
6 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%).
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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