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Manchester City Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Manchester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

19,429Searchable applications

678Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 15,951 approved or refused records

1,773Refused applications

14,178 approved · 1,773 refused · 1,063 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas34 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas1 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified. Includes 1 council-wide authority outline

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Council-wide HMO scope — Manchester City Council · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Outline geometry: Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

Final135626/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey side extension and elevational alterations to existing rear extension; erection of a hip to gable roof extension with associated rear dormer extension; elevational alterations to front porch
16 Moorland Road Manchester M20 6BD
Received Not published
Final136939/FH/2023
Installation of steplift to front of property
10 Levenshulme Road Manchester M18 7WJ
Received Not published
Final136940/LE/2023
Use of property as Small HMO (Use Class C4).
22 Crofton Street Manchester M14 4DX
Received Not published
Final137233/LO/2023
Listed building consent for the installation of a hanging sign.
Ground Floor And Basement 26 - 28 Dale Street Manchester M1 1FY
Received Not published
Final137234/FO/2023
Erection of four houses with ground floor parking and associated amenity space. Change of use of Palmer House to Class E (g) with associated external alterations and the construction of a new car park and amenity space.
Palmer House 11 Virgil Street Trafford M15 4ED And Land To The South Of St Georges Park Manchester
Received Not published
Final137235/FO/2023
Installation of fume extraction flue to rear
Unit 4 461A Cheetham Hill Road Manchester M8 9PA
Received Not published
Final137790/FO/2023
Installation of sump pump enclosure
Samuel Alexander Building Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL
Received Not published
Final137791/LO/2023
Listed Building Consent for installation of sump pump enclosure
Samuel Alexander Building Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL
Received Not published
Final137802/LO/2023
Listed Building Consent for fire protection remediating works in the New Warehouse including works to stud walls and fire doors.
New Warehouse Science And Industry Museum Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4FP
Received Not published
Final131422/LE/2021
Certificate of lawful use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation
188A Ladybarn Lane Manchester M14 6RW
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0634
Application to discharge condition no. 15 (travel plan) attached to planning permission 121031/JO/2018
27 Ellesmere Street Manchester M15 4LZ
Received Not published
Final131593/FH/2021
Installation of rear roof dormer and rooflights to the front to form additional living accommodation
57 Brookburn Road Manchester M21 8FE
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0659
Discharge of condition 22 (BREEAM) attached to planning permission 115211/FO/2017
Site Fronting Bentinck Street And Chester Road Manchester M15 4LN
Received Not published
Final130632/FO/2021
Installation of shopfront and fume extraction flue to rear
Ground Floor 460 Cheetham Hill Road Manchester M8 9JW
Received Not published
Final130657/FH/2021
Erection of part single storey part two storey side extension including accommodation within the roof space
183 Slade Lane Manchester M19 2AE
Received Not published
Final134005/LO/2022
Listed Building Consent for the installation of 12 no. antennas at a top height of 38m and 4 no. transmission dishes fixed to new steelwork, 4 no. equipment cabinets, and ancillary development thereto, including the installation of 2 no. GPS modules, 36no. ERSs (Ericsson Radio Systems). length of proposed pole mount masts taken by themselves is 4 metres
Orient House Granby Row Manchester M1 7AB
Received Not published
Final134006/TEL/2022
Prior approval for the erection of a 20 metre high telecommunication monopole with 6 x antennaes and associated GPS module, transmission dishes, remote radio units and ground level equipment cabinets enclosed with 2 metre high palisade fencing
Donkey Sanctuary Green Fold Manchester M18 8XL
Received Not published
Final134007/TEL/2022
Prior Approval for the installation of a 25-metre-high Lattice Tower supporting 12no Antennas; 2no GPS Modules; 5no 300mm Transmission Dishes; 36no. Remote Radio Units RRUs; together with 6no. equipment cabinets, 1no meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto including a 2.1m palisade fence with 1m wide access gate
Cheetham Hill Car Park, Lower Car Park Pimblett Street / Park Place Manchester M3 1FS
Received Not published
Final134012/AO/2022
Installation of a non illumination hoarding sign for a temporary period of 8 months
The Printworks Withy Grove Manchester M4 2BS
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0375
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction Management and Phasing Plan) associated with planning permission 129821/FO/2021
15 The Avenue Spinningfields Manchester M3 3HF
Received Not published
Final134017/LE/2022
Certificate of lawful existing use of the property as a C4 House in Multiple Occupation
17 Lausanne Road Manchester M20 3EU
Received Not published
Final134018/FH/2022
Erection of a part single/ part two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and two storey side extension to form additional living accommodation
37 Maple Road Manchester M23 9HN
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0381
Discharge of Condition 4 (Car parking) and 6 (Fencing) associated with planning permission 126473/JO/2020
16 North Road Clayton Manchester M11 4WE
Received Not published
Final135706/JO/2022
Variation of conditions 1 (approved drawings) and 15 (sustainability) attached to planning permission 133444/JO/2022 to allow for amendments to the design and an increase in the number of photovoltaic panels
21 Didsbury Park Manchester M20 5LH
Received Not published

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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
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Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Manchester City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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