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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

22,528Searchable applications

678Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 18,661 approved or refused records

1,973Refused applications

16,688 approved · 1,973 refused · 1,208 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

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

Final131250/TCA/2021
Works to tree - proposed felling of Lime tree in rear garden and replant
65 Kingston Road Manchester M20 2SB
Received Not published
Final131257/FO/2021
Erection of 2, two storey dwellinghouses (Use Class C3a) with associated car parking, boundary treatment, landscaping and other associated works
Land At The Side 1 Walker Road Blackley Manchester M9 6RA
Received Not published
Final131318/JO/2021
Variation of Condition 2 attached to 121511/FO/2018, as amended, to reflect enclosing the terrace at level 9 and include additional and revised areas at ground and mezzanine floors with associated ground floor access changes on approved plans.
Manchester Goods Yard Water Street Manchester M3 3BE
Received Not published
Final131488/FO/2021
Reinstatement of Power Hall roof, installation of new windows and doors and stripping of external services and removal of railway doors.
Science & Industry Museum Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4FP
Received Not published
Final133127/FO/2022
Change of use of the ground floor MOT workshop to car parking and the first floor yoga room to residential to form an enlarged first floor flat (2 bedrooms)
483 Barlow Moor Road Manchester M21 8AG
Received Not published
Final133129/FH/2022
Erection of two storey side and front extension to provide additional living accommodation with associated external alterations
16 Arthog Road Manchester M20 6HG
Received Not published
Final133171/FH/2022
Erection of single storey side and rear extension to form additional living accommodation
41 Hacking Street Manchester M7 4ZD
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0168
Discharge of condition 6 (gas membrane) attached to planning permission referenced 132583/FO/2021
5 Firdon Walk Manchester M9 5GJ
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0487
Discharge of planning conditions 9 (CMP),11 (Boundary Treatment), 12 (Environmental Standards), 14 (Drainage Management), 17 (Acoustics - residential) and 42 (Electric Car) associated with planning permission 122598/FO/2019
Land Between Coppersmith Road, Lockyard Lane And New Islington Marina Manchester M4 6JN
Received Not published
Final135198/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey rear extension, erection of a rear dormer extension and installation of rooflights to front.
74 Beresford Street Manchester M14 4SA
Received Not published
Final135199/FH/2022
Erection of a porch to front of dwellinghouse
62 Copthorne Crescent Manchester M13 0QZ
Received Not published
Final135201/LP/2022
Enlargement of dwellinghouse with a single storey rear extension and elevational alterations including rendering property in connection with a garage conversion into living accommodation
187 Wythenshawe Road Manchester M23 0AD
Received Not published
Final135207/JO/2022
Variation of Condition 2 (specified plans) and 3 (method statement) attached to listed building consent 124967/LO/2019 to allow alterations to landscaping, bin storage and boundary treatment
Whitworth Park Mansions 366 - 372 Moss Lane East Manchester M14 4LU
Received Not published
Final135236/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation
40 Victoria Road Manchester M14 6BQ
Received Not published
Final137206/AO/2023
Installation of 1 x non illuminated logo and individual letter sign, and 1 x illuminated individual letter sign.
Manchester Metropolitan University Humanities Building Rosamond Street West Manchester M15 6LL
Received Not published
Final129040/TCA/2021
Works top trees - proposed pruning works to a group of 3 hollies in rear garden (G1)
24 Green Walk Manchester M16 9RF
Received Not published
Final129338/JO/2021
Variation of condition number 2 (specified plans), and 11 (Landscaping) from planning permission 123767/JO/2019 to allow amendments to the appearance of the external elevations of the building, the introduction of a back-up generator within the courtyard, and the relocation of the condenser units within the courtyard and consequential amendments to landscaping
Archway Halls Stretford Road Manchester M15 6HJ
Received Not published
Final129339/FO/2021
Installation of new glazing following removal of ATM
753 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 6RN
Received Not published
Final129340/LP/2021
Certificate of Proposed Lawful Development for change of use of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to childrens home (Class C2) for up to 2 children or young people with up to two full-time resident carers working on a rota basis, sleeping overnight
250 Abbey Hey Lane Manchester M18 8RP
Received Not published
Final129341/FO/2021
Erection of two storey dwellinghouse with accommodation within the roof space, together with landscaping, associated car parking within existing garden of 1 Farrington Avenue.
1 Farrington Avenue Manchester M20 1ER
Received Not published
Final129342/FH/2021
Erection of a single storey front, two storey side and single storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation together with the installation of boundary fence to front
2 Selsey Drive Manchester M20 5WW
Received Not published
Final129343/FH/2021
Erection of a first floor side extension to form additional living accommodation and associated elevational alterations
2 Shelley Street Manchester M40 0AS
Received Not published
Final129344/FH/2021
Erection of part single, part two storey side and rear extensions to provide additional living accommodation
34 Lambton Road Manchester M21 0YJ
Received Not published
Final129345/FH/2021
Erection of porch following demolition of existing porch
52 Floyd Avenue Manchester M21 7NB
Received Not published

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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.
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Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
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Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
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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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