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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

22,867Searchable applications

669Recorded as pending

89%Approval rate · 18,976 approved or refused records

1,994Refused applications

16,982 approved · 1,994 refused · 1,217 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Final129902/FH/2021
Erection of a single storey side extension to form additional living accommodation.
1 Hawthorn Road Manchester M40 3RH
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0281
Discharge of planning condition 9 (b) Completion and Verification of Site Investigation (Mine Works) of planning permission 126431/FO/2020 (as amended by 129267/NMC/2021)
Site 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 published
FinalCDN/21/0282
Discharge of planning condition 5b (Completion and Verification of Site Investigation (Mine Works)) 127534/FO/2020
Site 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 published
FinalCDN/21/0290
Discharge of conditions 3 (Drainage), 4 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (Contamination), 7 (Bird Nesting), 8 (Replacement Tree Scheme), 9 (Materials), 11 and 12 (Biodiversity and Landscaping) and 20 (Local Benefit) attached to planning permission 126076/FO/2020
Brookstone Close Manchester
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0291
Discharge of condition 2 (materials), 4 (ground conditions), 5 (ground conditions verification) 6 (CMP), 7 (Demolition), 8 (Surface Water Drainage), 13 (boundary treatment, 14 (landscaping) and 16 (environmental standards) attached to planning permission referenced 125682/FO/2019
45 Harrop Street Manchester M18 8RN
Received Not published
Final129995/FH/2021
Erection of a single storey side extension to form additional living accommodation
43 Vicars Road Manchester M21 9JB
Received Not published
Final129996/FH/2021
Erection of a part single/part two storey side and rear extension to form additional living accommodation
5 Adams Avenue Manchester M21 8FX
Received Not published
Final130305/LO/2021
Listed Building Consent to replace two no. existing front facing sash windows on the first floor
Oak Bank 112 Barlow Moor Road Manchester M20 2PN
Received Not published
Final131725/FO/2021
Erection of 25m Cypress Tree type telecommunication installation and associated cabinets, fencing and works
British Muslim Heritage Centre College Road Manchester M16 8BP
Received Not published
Final131726/TPO/2021
Works to tree - proposed removal of limb on semi mature sycamore (marked on picture) back to stem, to BS 3998 guidelines.
3 Park Road Manchester M8 4HT
Received Not published
Final131752/FO/2021
New vertical timber louvres to 8no. northlights (2 rows of 4no. northlights) on the roof of Manchester Museum extension.
Manchester Museum Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL
Received Not published
Final131753/LO/2021
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of new vertical timber louvres to 8no. northlights (2 rows of 4no. northlights) on the roof of Manchester Museum extension.
Manchester Museum Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0705
Discharge of condition number 8 (Materials) from planning approval reference 128850/JO/2020
Land Bound By Old Mill Street And Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 6EE
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0711
Discharge of 3 (materials) attached to planning permission referenced 131026/FH/2021
1 Alan Womack Close Manchester M8 4RB
Received Not published
Final131883/FO/2021
Change of use of Unit 1 from a cafe (Class E) to student amenity space (Sui Generis) along with elevation alterations to Unit 1 and the existing reception area
New Medlock House 25-45 Chester Street Manchester M16 6JX
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0910
Application to partially discharge conditions 3 (Archeology Watching Brief) and 4(a) (Scaffolding Design) as attached to development approved under application 128778/LO/2021
Albert Memorial Albert Square Manchester
Received Not published
Final132401/NMC/2021
Non material amendment to planning permission referenced 119265/FO/2018 to amend Condition 18 (waste), and 23 (cycle parking)
Clayton Hotel 55 Portland Street Manchester M1 3HP
Received Not published
Final132879/AO/2022
Installation of various illuminated signage to Holiday Inn and Ibis Budget hotels approved under application 119802/FO/2018
Holiday Inn Hotel Manchester Airport 1 Palma Avenue Manchester Manchester M90 4ZY
Received Not published
Final132929/LP/2022
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed replacement cladding remediation works, and balcony replacement works.
Great Northern Tower Watson Street Manchester M3 4EE
Received Not published
Final133314/FH/2022
Installation of rear roof dormer and front rooflight to form additional living accommodation
164 Palatine Road Manchester M20 2QH
Received Not published
Final133315/FH/2022
Erection of a two storey side , single storey rear and front porch extension together with a hip to gable roof extension, installation of rear dormer and external elevational alterations
9 Beaver Road Manchester M20 6SR
Received Not published
Final133316/FO/2022
Alterations to cladding around entrance to Adventure Golf facility and new signage.
Adventure Golf Junction Of Dantzic Street & Well Street The Printworks Manchester M4 2AD
Received Not published
Final134916/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey front extension, two storey side and part single, part two storey rear to form additional living accommodation, with associated external alterations.
68 Ryder Brow Road Manchester M18 7FX
Received Not published
Final134917/FH/2022
Erection of first floor rear extension, conversion of hip to gable roof and erection of a front porch to form additional living accommodation
7 Parry Road Manchester M12 5QD
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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