Units 12-18 Piccadilly Trading Estate Manchester M1 2NP Data via plota.co.uk

PLA-2026-001729 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Change of use of Units 12–16 to Use Class B8 (storage and distribution) with ancillary Use Class E(a) (retail) within Unit 16; and retention of Units 17–18 as use classes B2 (microbrewery) and B8 (storage and distribution), with ancillary Sui Generis (tap room) use; and continued siting of gas-fired outdoor mobile boiler within the external service yard of units 17 & 18. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Dec 2026, from Manchester's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 43

Other documents 19

PDF Track Brewing Co – Taproom Management Strategy.pdf Supporting Information · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Track Brewing Co – Taproom Management Strategy.pdf Supporting Information · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Schedule of Service for a Pressure Jet Gas Burner Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Data Sheet 2 Information Sheet Gas Burner Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF J00764 - Five Points Brewing Co - Combustion Report - High Fire Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Location of Mobile Gas Boiler Photo · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF HSE - Safety in the installation and use Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Waste Management and Distribution and Delivery arrangements addendum Waste Management · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF WSE HSE Pressue Systems Safety Regulations 2000 Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unical Steam Boiler Data Manual (Unical Steam) Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Waste Management Proforma Waste Management · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Guidance on Safe Operation of Steam Boilers (Combustion Engineering Association and Safety Assess Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF J00764 - Five Points Brewing Co - Combustion Report - Low Fire Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Appendix A Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unical Boiler (Thermal Steam Limited) Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Data Sheet 1 Containerised Boiler Specifications (Unical Steam) Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Track Brewing Co Service Schedule Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unical Steamer Instructions Supporting Information · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unical Container Image (Unical Steam) Photo · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 27 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
M1 2NP
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Piccadilly
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Manchester usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
170decided in the last year

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 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Manchester
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#68 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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