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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

22,014Searchable applications

689Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 18,197 approved or refused records

1,943Refused applications

16,254 approved · 1,943 refused · 1,187 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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More application records

Final131795/FO/2021
Creation of a bar/music venue (Sui Generis) together with associated elevational alterations following subdivision of existing commercial unit into two units
Ground And Basement 60A Oldham Street Manchester M4 1LE
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0719
Discharge of condition 5 (gas membrane) attached planning permission referenced 130220/FH/2021
27 Mawson Road Manchester M13 9HG
Received Not published
Final133348/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension together with a hip to gable roof extension and installation of rear roof dormer to form additional living accommodation
18 Rutland Avenue Manchester M20 1JD
Received Not published
Final133349/TCA/2022
Works to tree T1 - Fagus spp. (Beech) in rear garden incorporating a crown lift from ground level to approx. 8m (eaves level) on building side, reduce lateral branches in upper canopy on building side to give approx. 2m clearance away from the building.
Surrey Lodge Group Practice 11 Anson Road Longsight M14 5BY
Received Not published
Final133350/FH/2022
Erection of single storey rear extension to create additional living accommodation
11 Argyle Avenue Manchester M14 5PX
Received Not published
Final133371/FH/2022
Erection of a combined single storey rear extension, to both properties, to form additional living accommodation
3-5 Welby Street Manchester M13 0EL
Received Not published
Final133372/LO/2022
Listed Building Consent for signage comprising 2no. plaques, 4no. fascia signs, 1no. projecting sign and associated lighting.
26 Church Street Manchester M4 1PN
Received Not published
Final134685/NMC/2022
Non Material amendment to application ref. 133409/FO/2022 for the removal and addition of louvres to windows, replacement of a further 6 non-historic windows, removal, enlargement and addition of approved rooflights, and minor alterations to roof stair extension.
40 King Street West Manchester M3 2WY
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0578
Discharge of condition 4 b (Materials) attached to application ref no 126422/FO/2020
Cavendish House Chapel Walks Manchester M2 1JY
Received Not published
Final134686/NMC/2022
Non-material amendment to planning permission referenced 132567/JO/2021 to allow changes to the gabion wall height, alterations to main entrance cladding, reconfiguration of service yard and alterations to parapet heights, involving the rewording of conditions 3 (specified plans) and condition 9 (landscaping)
North Manchester General Hospital Delaunays Road Manchester M8 5RB
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0579
Discharge of conditions 13b (public/private realm details phase a) (partial discharge relating to hard and soft landscape only) , 51b (public realm phase b) (partial discharge relating to hard and soft landscape only) and 91b (public realm phase c) (partial discharge relating to hard and soft landscape only) attached to planning permission ref. 126668/FO/2020
Crown Street Phase 2 Manchester M15 4AX
Received Not published
Final134693/PDE/2022
Prior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 4.5m to the rear with a maximum height of 3m and a height at eaves of 3m
6 Holybourne Walk Manchester M23 9EF
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0582
Discharge of condition 8 (Acoustics) attached to application ref no 131084/FO/2021
55 Newton Street Manchester M1 1ET
Received Not published
Final134696/PDE/2022
Prior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 6m to the rear with a maximum height of 3.2m and a height at eaves of 3m
9 Ardern Road Manchester M8 4WN
Received Not published
Final134702/FO/2022
Elevational alterations including installation of rear flue in association with sub-division of Class E unit
250 Fog Lane Manchester M20 6EL
Received Not published
Final134703/LP/2022
Erection of single storey outbuilding
Nutbank House 1 Nutbank Lane Manchester Manchester M9 6BH
Received Not published
Final136149/AOH/2023
Installation of elevated digital poster sign
Land And Buildings Adjacent To 48 Ashton Old Road Southside Of Ashton Old Road Manchester M12 6LP
Received Not published
Final136150/FO/2023
Erection of a retaining wall and a decorative louvered veil system to conceal the existing external equipment
North Manchester General Hospital Delaunays Road Manchester M8 5RB
Received Not published
Final136151/AOH/2023
Installation of a digital advertising display
99 Albert Road Manchester M19 2FU
Received Not published
Final136152/VO/2023
City Council Development - Installation of air source heat pumps within a "living wall" compound
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Received Not published
Final136153/LO/2023
Listed Building Consent for the installation of air source heat pumps within a "living wall" compound; replacement of internal lighting with LED lighting; installation of new radiators to first and ground floors; associated trenching and pipework.
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Received Not published
Final136253/LO/2023
Listed Building Consent for works to provide safe access to the roof void above the Grand Hall at the Whitworth Gallery, to enable maintenance of the fire alarm system.
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
Received Not published
Final135735/FH/2022
Erection of two storey side extension and two single storey rear to form additional living accommodation
8 Leabank Street Manchester M19 3DU
Received Not published
FinalCDN/23/0135
Discharge of condition number 5 (Flood Risk Assessment) from planning approval reference 135460/FH/2022
70 Kenworthy Lane Manchester M22 4EF
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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