First Floor Virginia House, 7 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, M4 5AE
Pending
PLA-2026-000087 - Change of use
Description
Change of use from Class E(g)(i) (office) to Class F1(a) (education) at first‑floor.
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Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Listed Building Consent for installation of internal partitions and alterations to the th…
2025
Approved
46 Henry Street Manchester M4 5DD
Installation of graphic sign.
2025
Approved
Blossom Motor Company 27 Gun Street Manchester M4 5DN
Conversion of vehicle garage into market hall (Use Class E).
2024
Refused
23 Blossom Street Manchester M4 5EP
Retention of an internally illuminated projecting sign and externally illuminated individ…
2024
Approved
Land Bound By Lever Street, Great Ancoats Street, Little Lever Street And Houldsworth Street Manchester
Part retention, part demolition of existing buildings on site with retained fabric to for…
2024
Approved
9 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AD
Listed Building Consent for internal partitions and lobby areas.
2023
Approved
27 Gun Street Manchester M4 5DN
Creation of cafe (Use Class E(b)) with associated external alterations and outdoor seatin…
2023
Approved
46 Henry Street Manchester M4 5DD
Use of ground and first floor as a restaurant (Use Class E) together with elevational alt…
2023
Approved
39 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AE
Listed Building Consent for internal and external works associated with the creation of a…
2023
Approved
39 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AE
Creation of a residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) together with extensions and elev…
2023
Approved
Land To The East Of The Junction Of Blossom Street And Gun Street Manchester M4 5AW
Provision of access ramp, hard and soft landscaping, bin and bike storage and associated…
2023
Approved
16 Blossom Street Ancoats Manchester M4 5AW
Installation of painted advertisement mural and 2no non-illuminated steel plaque signs
2023
Approved
Pavement Outside 61 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AB
Installation of freestanding internally illuminated double-sided digital advertisement un…
2023
Approved
9 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AD
Listed Building Consent to create 5 showroom spaces, a co-working office space with hot d…
2022
Withdrawn
27 Gun Street Manchester M4 5DN
Creation of commercial unit (flexible Use Class E commercial, business and services and F…
2022
Withdrawn
27 Gun Street Manchester M4 5DN
Installation of internally illuminated fascia sign
2022
Approved
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal partitions and alterations to th…
2022
Withdrawn
39 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AE
Change of use to residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) together with the erection of…
2021
Approved
54-58 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AB
Change of use from offices to dual use as an office (Use Class E (g) (i)) and a tattoo st…
2021
Approved
45 Henry Street Manchester M4 5DH
Alterations to the use of the ground floor to form 3 no. commercial units comprising Unit…
2017
Approved
Express Building 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
Refurbishment of exisiting office building (Use Class B1) including the creation of addit…
2017
Approved
35 Houldsworth Street Manchester M1 1EB
External alterations including reinstatement of blocked half-basement windows, removal/re…
2016
Approved
35 Houldsworth Street Manchester M1 1EF
Prior notification of change of use from offices (Class B1) for change of use to 22 apart…
2016
Approved
Land Bounded By Great Ancoats Street, Henry Street, Gun Street And Blossom Street Manchester M4 5AE
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2016
Approved
35 Houldsworth Street Manchester M1 1EB
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Manchester
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#80 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Manchester ranks #131 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Manchester decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #167 of 292
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #131 of 292
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #131 of 292
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #49 of 292
75%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
98%
Major dwellings approved
43 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,813
Total decisions
232 refused in 2025