Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Manchester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
16,136 approved · 1,932 refused · 1,180 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Land Bounded By Royce Road, City Road And Chorlton Road Hulme Manchester M15 5LY
Received Not publishedLord Nelson 3 Fox Fold Manchester M18 7FA
Received Not publishedSite South Of Sportcity Way, East Of Joe Mercer Way, West Of Alan Turing Way And North Of The Ashton Canal At The Etihad Campus Manchester
Received Not published149 Wilbraham Road Manchester M14 7DS
Received Not published19 Broughville Drive Manchester M20 5WH
Received Not publishedArora International Hotel 18-24 Princess Street Manchester M1 4LG
Received Not published7 Linden Road Manchester M20 2QJ
Received Not published119 Hill Lane Manchester M9 6PW
Received Not published6A Pollard Street Manchester M4 7AJ
Received Not published6A Pollard Street Manchester M4 7AJ
Received Not published2 Peterchurch Walk Manchester M11 2LQ
Received Not published23 Hart Road Manchester M14 7LD
Received Not published94 Brynorme Road Manchester M8 4QW
Received Not published39 Harefield Drive Manchester M20 2SZ
Received Not published4 Parnell Avenue Manchester M22 4BX
Received Not published22 Ashwood Avenue Manchester M20 2ZB
Received Not publishedLand Bounded By Old Mill Street, Ashton Canal And Kirby Street Manchester
Received Not publishedPavement Outside Number 6 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3AN
Received Not publishedLand Bound By Hulme Street To The North, Wilmott Street To The East, The Unite Parkway Gate Development And Mancunian Way To The South And Medlock Street To The West Manchester M15 6AW
Received Not published21 South Street Longsight Manchester M12 4PN
Received Not publishedTo The North Of The Entrance To North Manchester General Hospital Delaunays Road Manchester
Received Not published303 Cheetham Hill Road Manchester M8 0SN
Received Not published15 Thelwall Avenue Manchester M14 7EP
Received Not publishedNew Century Hall Mayes Street Manchester M60 4ES
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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