Manchester City Council • 145458/NMC/2026
Signalised crossing condition amended near Birchfields Primary School
Fallowfield Shopping Centre Birchfields Road Manchester M14 6FS
A developer has applied to amend the conditions of an existing planning permission relating to off-site signalised crossing works on Birchfields Road.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- other
- Consultation ends
- 2026-04-10
Summary
This application does not propose new buildings or a change of use. It asks the council to amend Condition 35 on an existing 2024 planning permission that covers off-site highway works — specifically, the design of a signalised pedestrian crossing on Birchfields Road. The shopping centre sits on Birchfields Road in Fallowfield. Birchfields Primary School is a couple of minutes' walk away. Manchester Enterprise Academy Central and Cringle Brook Primary School are a few minutes' walk, and the University of Manchester's Fallowfield Campus is also nearby. Around 64 buildings and seven noise-sensitive homes are within 200–300m of the site. Changes to the crossing design may affect how pedestrians — including school pupils and parents — cross Birchfields Road. Any physical works to install or alter the crossing could cause short-term disruption to traffic and footways in the area.
What you can do
This is a Non-Material Change application, which carries more limited public consultation rights than a full planning application — neighbours may not be formally notified. You can still contact Manchester City Council's planning department quoting reference 145458/NMC/2026 to ask what the crossing design changes involve. Any concerns should focus on pedestrian and highway safety, as the principle of the original development was already approved.