Ebsworth Street Car Park Ebsworth Street Manchester M40 9WB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a two-storey (plus basement) building to comprise a 702 sqm GIA [750 sqm GEA] retail convenience food store at ground level, with 702 sqm GIA [750 sqm GEA] ancillary offices and staff welfare space at first floor, and 702 sqm GIA [750 sqm GEA] cold room / storage space at basement level, with associated refuse store, car, cycle and motorcycle parking facilities, and hard and soft landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
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 store would support regeneration, retain local retailing and have acceptable highway and residential impacts.
- Residents raised concerns about lost parking, traffic, the nursery, safety, scale and the need for more diverse local uses.
- The Committee approved the application subject to the report’s conditions after considering nursery access and parking arrangements.
Source: Plota analysis of Manchester's committee minutes of 9 Apr 2026.
Documents 31
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 1
Other documents 7
Site constraints 4
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
- M40 9WB
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Moston
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 79 days from validation, 23 days slower than Manchester's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 81% of commercial and major works here are.
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
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 9 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
20 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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