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.
16,623 approved · 1,969 refused · 1,203 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Old Church Albert Hill Street Manchester M20 6RF
Received Not publishedAlleyway Adjacent To 96 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 5BJ
Received Not publishedStore Street Manchester
Received Not publishedUnit 2 St Anns House St Anns Place Manchester M2 7LP
Received Not published29 Dene Road Manchester M20 2TG
Received Not published1830 Warehouse Science And Industry Museum Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4FP
Received Not published55 Newton Street Manchester M1 1ET
Received Not published1830 Warehouse Science And Industry Museum Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4FP
Received Not publishedSite Bound By Thompson Street To The North East, Oldham Road To The South, Bendix Street To The South West And A Building Occupied By Turning Point To The North West Manchester
Received Not published40 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JG
Received Not publishedHoliday Inn Hotel Manchester Airport 1 Palma Avenue Manchester Manchester M90 4ZY
Received Not publishedPlots C, D, O And X Of The 2018 Revised Airport City North Masterplan Manchester The Masterplan Area Is Bound By The M56 To The North, Outwood Lane To The East And Wilmslow Road To The West
Received Not published29 Kendall Road Manchester M8 4ND
Received Not publishedHeron House The Oaks Business Park Crewe Road Manchester M23 9HZ
Received Not published120 Grange Park Road Manchester M9 7AH
Received Not published24 Crowden Road Manchester M40 5RW
Received Not published145 Brailsford Road Manchester M14 6PZ
Received Not published44 Garswood Road Manchester M14 7LL
Received Not published24 Adria Road Manchester M20 6SG
Received Not publishedCrown Street School Manchester M15 4AX
Received Not published260 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6JR
Received Not published26 Kildare Road Manchester M21 0YR
Received Not published27 Hillcrest Drive Manchester M19 2RX
Received Not published22 Stretton Avenue Manchester M20 6HE
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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