78 - 80 Tib Street Manchester M4 1LG Data via plota.co.uk

144881/FO/2026 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing building at 78-80 Tib Street and erection of four-storey building (Use Class E). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jan 2026
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Validated
12 Jan 2026
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Committee
9 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Apr 2026

Approved on 10 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Manchester Planning Committee on 9 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would regenerate a vacant site, support businesses and employment, and provide a high-quality building.
  • Residents raised concerns about noise, disturbance, daylight, sunlight and privacy, while consultees generally raised no objection subject to conditions.
  • The committee approved the application subject to the report’s conditions and an additional late-representations condition.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officer assessment, objections, speakers, debate, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Manchester's committee minutes of 9 Apr 2026.

Documents 46

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Smithfield conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: Manchester AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 105, Oldham Street, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 9 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Manchester built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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 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
M4 1LG
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Piccadilly
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
10 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 32 days slower than Manchester's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 81% of commercial and major works here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Committee
9 Apr 2026
Manchester
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#68 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Manchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #174 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #84 of 296
65%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #146 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #59 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
82 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
54 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
49 decided
1,924
Total decisions
242 refused in the year to March 2026