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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

20,855Searchable applications

684Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 17,174 approved or refused records

1,873Refused applications

15,301 approved · 1,873 refused · 1,139 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

Final134548/FO/2022
Creation of a dark kitchen (Use Class B2) with associated car parking, cycle provision and other associated works for a temporary period of 5 years
22 Park Street Manchester M3 1ET
Received Not published
Final134595/FH/2022
Erection of single storey side extension to form additional living accommodation
1 Saltford Avenue Manchester M4 6EL
Received Not published
Final134596/FH/2022
Erection of single storey rear extension to create additional living accommodation and creation of rear decked area with associated elevational alterations
27 Clifton Avenue Manchester M14 6UD
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0528
Discharge of condition 16 (Terrace Management Strategy) associated with planning permission 121979/FO/2018
Blackfriars House Parsonage Manchester M3 2JA
Received Not published
Final131019/FH/2021
Part retrospective application for alterations to existing conservatory roofs and elevations, elevational alterations to front and side, involving render and brick slips, together with re-roofing of main house
17 Hopcroft Close Manchester M9 0RX
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0515
Discharge of Condition 12 (Ground Contamination) attached to planning permission 118482/ FO/2017
Portway Hotel Ruddpark Road Manchester M22 0DN
Received Not published
Final131066/NMC/2021
Non-material amendment to planning permission 117847/FO/2017 to allow for amendments to the internal layout and external appearance of the multi-tiered car park
Car Park A Cotton Lane Manchester M20 4UX
Received Not published
Final131067/FO/2021
Part retrospective change of use from laundrette to Food Bank, including the preparation and packing of cooked and dry foods for delivery (sui generis use) and installation of associated of flue to rear elevation
Unit 2 63-65 Beswick Street Manchester M4 7HR
Received Not published
Final131077/FH/2021
Erection of a single storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation
3 Melrose Avenue Manchester M20 6SS
Received Not published
Final131121/FH/2021
Erection of a single storey side extension to form additional living accommodation
5 Croft Hill Road Manchester M40 9GL
Received Not published
Final132779/TCA/2022
Works to trees - G1 Cypress x2 fell to low stumps;T1 Sycamore reduce back from building; T2 Cherry reduce back from the building - trees on Montrose Crescent frontage
151-157 Harper House Slade Lane Manchester M19 2AF
Received Not published
Final132800/FH/2022
Erection of single storey side and rear extension to provide additional living accommodation
8 Caxton Road Manchester M14 6FF
Received Not published
Final132869/TCA/2022
Works to tree - proposed options either removal of a pussy willow tree overhanging the fence and replant or pollarding of the pussy willow.
37 Green Walk Manchester M16 9RE
Received Not published
Final132881/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension to provide additional living accommodation following demolition of existing garage.
12 Ambrose Drive Manchester M20 2YE
Received Not published
Final132882/AO/2022
Installation of 4 replacement totem signs
Cheetham Hill Retail Park Elizabeth Street Manchester M8 8BB
Received Not published
Final132931/NMC/2022
Non material amendment to planning permission referenced 128563/FO/2020 to amend the Public Right of Way (PRoW) route through the south of the site involving alterations to the wording of condition 3 (specified plans) and condition 9 (landscaping)
North Manchester General Hospital Delaunays Road Manchester M8 5RB
Received Not published
Final132944/FO/2022
Erection of replacement bin and cycle stores.
Sir William Siemens House Princess Road Manchester M20 2UR
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0075
Discharge of condition 5. (Contract) attached to application ref no 128911/FO/2020 as amended by 133218
32-34 Laystall Street Manchester M1 2JZ
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0076
Discharge of condition 5 (Contract) attached to application ref no 128904/LO/2020 as amended by (133219)
32-34 Laystall Street Manchester M1 2JZ
Received Not published
Final134459/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey rear extension and installation of access ramps to the front and rear
523 Burnage Lane Manchester M19 1NH
Received Not published
Final134508/PDE/2022
Prior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 3.5m to the rear with a maximum height of 4m and a height at eaves of 2.5m
128A Stancliffe Road Manchester M22 4PR
Received Not published
Final134519/FH/2022
Erection of a part single/ part two storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation following demolition of existing single storey rear extension
1 Eleanor Road Manchester M21 9FZ
Received Not published
Final134520/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension to form additional living accommodation
15 Whalley Grove Manchester M16 8DN
Received Not published
Final134533/TCA/2022
Walnut tree on the rear boundary (T1) - Crown lifted to a height of 5m and to be cleared from the building to create 3m of clearance. Work to be carried out at the rear of the property; Silver birch (T2) - Lifted to a height of 4m and to have ivy removed; Cotoneaster (T3) - Reduced in height to 1.5m; Tree behind trellis (t4) - Single branch cut back to be specified on the day of the work.
157 College Road Manchester M16 0AA
Received Not published

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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