Units 1 And 3 Nq Building 43-45 and 49 Bengal Street Manchester M4 6AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Creation of flexible commercial use (Use Class E) and (Use Class Sui Generis - public houses, wine bars, or drinking establishments) including external elevation works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 May 2026 · Committee · Last checked 23 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Manchester Planning Committee on 28 May 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the scheme would reuse vacant space, improve the frontage and avoid unduly harmful impacts with conditions.
- Residents objected to possible noise, disturbance, anti-social behaviour, commercial waste, pests and parking impacts.
- The Committee approved the application subject to the report’s conditions after discussing drink-led uses, cafés, restaurants and noise mitigation.
Source: Plota analysis of Manchester's committee minutes of 28 May 2026.
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 5
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 4
Show all 5 with distances
- 54 mVictoria SquareGrade II
- 107 mBeehive MillGrade II*
- 131 mFormer Church of St PeterGrade II
- 147 mUnnamed
- 147 mLittle MillGrade II
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 6AF
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Ancoats & Beswick
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 May 2026
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 29 May 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 60 days from validation, 4 days slower than Manchester's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 59% 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 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 29 Apr 2026
- Committee
- 28 May 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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