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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

21,894Searchable applications

690Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 18,089 approved or refused records

1,935Refused applications

16,154 approved · 1,935 refused · 1,181 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Final134245/FO/2022
Temporary planning permission for 50 seater stand for 5 years (resubmission of application reference 124332/FO/2019)
West Didsbury And Chorlton Football Club Brookburn Road Manchester M21 8FF
Received Not published
Final135399/FO/2022
Use of existing detached outbuilding as a domestic annex for ancillary residential use in association with 5A Parkfield Road South
5A Parkfield Road South Manchester M20 6DA
Received Not published
Final135400/FH/2022
Erection of part single storey part two storey side extension together with single storey rear extension
448 Parrs Wood Road Manchester M20 5GP
Received Not published
Final135401/NMC/2022
Non-material amendment to planning approval reference 133863/FH/2022 to allow the rear store to be extended.
2 Marne Avenue Manchester M22 4RP
Received Not published
Final135419/FO/2022
Demolition of the existing hotel building and structures and redevelopment of the site to comprise two separate buildings: one 13 storey office building with commercial unit (Use Class E) at ground floor; a part 11, part 38 storey building comprising 1,014 purpose built student accommodation units (sui generis) with ground floor office/community uses (Use Class E, F1 or F2); and associated ancillary internal and external amenity space, hard and soft landscaping and associated highway works.
One Medlock Street Manchester M15 5FJ
Received Not published
Final135429/LO/2022
Listed Building Consent for retention and proposed works associated with internal office fit out
Third Floor Broadhurst House 56 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EU
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0820
Discharge of condition 25 (Environmental Standards) attached to planning permission 124120/JO/2019 for plot 5 only
Land Between Mincing Street And Little Nelson Street Dantzic Street Manchester
Received Not published
Final135459/PDE/2022
Prior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 4.85m to the rear with a maximum height of 3.99m and a height at eaves of 3m
31 Kingsway Manchester M19 2BZ
Received Not published
Final137181/FO/2023
Change of use of existing vacant basement to form a self contained flat (Class C3), forming 7 flats in total, together with associated elevational alterations.
20 Woodlands Road Manchester M8 9LJ
Received Not published
Final137182/FH/2023
Erection of front porch following demolition of existing together with replacement roof to existing garage and associated elevational alterations
82 Bankside Road Manchester M20 5GD
Received Not published
Final137183/FO/2023
Erection of 2no. single storey rear extensions
1 And 3 The Grange Manchester M14 5NY
Received Not published
FinalCDN/23/0364
Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Management Plan) attached to application ref no 124656/FO/2019
75 Whitworth Street Manchester M1 6HB
Received Not published
Final137188/NMC/2023
Non-Material Amendment application to vary the triggers for condition nos. 8 (Road Users and Presence of Pedestrians), 9 (Car Parking), 14 (Acoustic Insulation), 16 (Contam Land), 17 (Contaminated Verification), 19 (Surface Water Drainage Works), 20 (SUDS), 25 (Landscaping) and 27 (Bird and Bat Boxes) attached to planning permission 133740/FO/2022
108 Palatine Road Manchester M20 3ZA
Received Not published
Final137189/FH/2023
Part retrospective application for the erection of single-storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation
154 North Road Manchester M43 6JP
Received Not published
Final135225/FO/2022
Erection of 2 metre high fencing to the northern and eastern perimeter of the site boundary, with gated access points
Brydon Court 3 Union Street Manchester M12 4JD
Received Not published
Final135226/FO/2022
Installation of step lift to front entrance of property to allow access for a wheelchair user
12 Balmfield Street Manchester M8 0SP
Received Not published
Final129477/FO/2021
Erection of a two storey side extension to form additional living accommodation
10 Thorneycroft Avenue Manchester M21 7HT
Received Not published
Final129478/TCA/2021
Works to trees - proposed felling of Sycamore, Holly and Lime
62 Brookburn Road Manchester M21 8FE
Received Not published
Final129479/FH/2021
Erection of a two storey side and rear extension to form additional living accommodation
11 Stratton Road Manchester M16 0DF
Received Not published
Final129480/FH/2021
Erection of single storey side and rear extension to form additional living accommodation
130 Church Lane Lightbowne Manchester M9 4LA
Received Not published
Final129481/FH/2021
Erection of single-storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation
121 Kingsbrook Road Manchester M16 8NY
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0151
Discharge of condition 12 (CMP) attached to planning permission referenced 117954/FO/2017
Berkeley Court 150 Bury Old Road Manchester M7 4QZ
Received Not published
Final129493/FO/2021
Erection of a single storey extension to create new entrance, waiting area and consultation rooms to Veterinary Clinic
331 Yew Tree Road Manchester M20 3FP
Received Not published
Final129575/FO/2021
Change of use from 3-bed dwellinghouse (C3 use ) into 7-bed HMO (sui generis) together with part single/part two storey side and rear extension
392 Wythenshawe Road Manchester M23 9DD
Received Not published

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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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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