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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

20,279Searchable applications

683Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 16,668 approved or refused records

1,834Refused applications

14,834 approved · 1,834 refused · 1,119 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Final135118/FO/2022
Change of use from care home to 7 (6 x 1No. bed and 1 x 2 No. bed) apartments including erection of rear extension, associated elevational alterations, with bin/cycle store, landscaping and car parking
9 Alness Road Manchester M16 8ET
Received Not published
Final135119/LP/2022
Erection of single storey side extension to form office and store
St Annes Rc Primary Moss Bank Manchester M8 5AB
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0715
Discharge of condition 3b (Noise Verification) associated with prior approval 122770/P3OPA/2019
11 St James Square Manchester M2 6DN
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0716
Discharge of planning condition 5b (Noise verification) associated with planning permission 123025/FO/2019
11 St James Square Manchester M2 6DN
Received Not published
Final135120/TCA/2022
Works to tree - T1 Large Sycamore in the rear garden, crown reduce by 25%, deadwood the tree for safety and 10% crown thin for natural light penetration, the tree has outgrown its location, touching roofs needs reduction for safety.
24 Northen Grove Manchester M20 2WL
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0718
Discharge of Condition 10 (Disabled Access), Condition 13 (Cycle Parking), Condition 14 (Servicing Mangement Plan) and Conditon 16 (Landscaping, Biodversity and Street Furniture) of application referenced 124918/VO/2019
Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0719
Discharge of condition 12 (fume extraction) attached to planning permission ref: 129587/FO/2021
Our Ladys Rc High School Alworth Road Manchester Manchester M9 0RP
Received Not published
Final136494/FH/2023
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of existing single storey extension to eastern (side) elevation, together with the erection of a first floor extension to western (side) elevation over existing garage
322 Lapwing Lane Manchester M20 6UW
Received Not published
Final136495/FH/2023
Erection of part single, part two storey side and rear extensions together with a rear dormer front porch and canopy extension.
11 Haslemere Road Manchester M20 4RD
Received Not published
FinalCDN/23/0184
Discharge of Condition 12 (Post Completion Noise Monitoring) attached to Planning Permission 118823/FO/2018.
86-88 Market Street Manchester M1 1PD
Received Not published
Final136506/TCA/2023
Mature cherry tree in rear garden. Pruning required for the health of the tree and to reduce canopy spread. Approx reduction of canopy by 20%.
1 The Thorns Manchester M21 8GB
Received Not published
Final136546/FO/2023
Installation of a mechanical step lift to the front elevation, and associated alterations to boundary treatment
28 Eadington Street Manchester M8 5SL
Received Not published
Final136547/AO/2023
Installation of 1 x illuminated individual letter sign above the canopy and 2 x illuminated brand logo signs.
7 Ducie Street Manchester M1 2JB
Received Not published
Final137537/FO/2023
Erection of a two-storey building comprising a Community Diagnostics Centre (use class E(e)), with associated external landscaping, patient and delivery drop off area and 6 no. accessible parking spaces.
Withington Community Hospital Nell Lane Manchester M20 2LR
Received Not published
FinalCDN/23/0476
Application to discharge condition 17a (acoustic insulation) attached to planning permission 131147/FO/2021
Manchester College Arden Centre Sale Road Manchester M23 0DD
Received Not published
Final137538/JO/2023
Variation of Condition 10 (Use Class) from Use Class E (b) to Use Class F1 (a) attached to Planning Permission 134909/FO/2022.
Ground Floor Rear Beaver House 125 Portland Street Manchester M1 4QA
Received Not published
Final137539/NMC/2023
Non material amendment to planning permission referenced 130515/MO/2021 to alter the wording of condition 2 (specified plans) and condition 6 (landscaping) to allow change to hard landscaping details
Land Off Cringle Road Levenshulme Manchester
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0468
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 and 6 (Contaminated Land), 7 (Surface Water Drainage), 8 (Car Parking/Driveway), 9 (Materials) , 10 (Secure by Design), 11 (Air Quality), 13 (Cycle Parking), 15 (Drainage Maintenance), 16 (Bird and Bat Boxes), 18 (Bin Store Details), 19 (Landscaping), 21 (Rear Windows) and 23 (Highway Works) attached to planning permission 125114/FO/2019
18 Kingsley Road Manchester M22 4NL
Received Not published
Final130897/FO/2021
Erection of a single storey side extension to form an external bar and landscaping works to beer garden
Didsbury Hotel 852 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2SG
Received Not published
Final130898/LO/2021
Listed building Consent for the erection of a single storey side extension to form an external bar and landscaping works to beer garden
Didsbury Hotel 852 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2SG
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0492
Partial discharge of condition 8a (Structural works) attached to Listed Building Consent Ref. 125553/LO/2019 in relation to the archive store.
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Received Not published
Final130950/AO/2021
Advertisement consent for the display of individual letter signs to the north,, east and south gable walls of the building; externally illuminated free standing welcome sign,; pictoral post and amenity sign; double sided free standing box display sign; together with brass menu box and non-illuminated information building mounted signs
Red Lion Hotel 532 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 4BT
Received Not published
Final132322/FH/2021
Erection of a two storey front extension and dormer to front, extensions to first floor rear dormer, single storey rear extension with chimney following demolition of existing conservatory, raising of ridgeline, alterations to window openings, application of render to walls, extension of hardstanding to front for on-site turning, provide planter to front and terrace to rear.
8 Spath Road Manchester M20 2FA
Received Not published
Final132323/FH/2021
Erection of first floor rear extension to provide additional living accommodation
118 Ladybarn Lane Manchester M14 6YH
Received Not published

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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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