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.
18,229 approved · 2,111 refused · 1,323 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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.
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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.
3 Woodlands Drive Manchester M33 3PQ
Received Not published58 Mosley Street Manchester M2 3HZ
Received Not published59 Austin Drive Manchester M20 6FA
Received Not published55 Spring Gardens Manchester M2 2BY
Received Not publishedClement Court 91A Toxteth Street Manchester M11 1EQ
Received Not publishedPavement O/S North City Shopping Centre 1 Rochdale Road Manchester M9 4DH
Received Not publishedPavement O/S North City Shopping Centre 1 Rochdale Road Manchester M9 4DH
Received Not published70 Great Bridgewater Street Manchester M1 5ES
Received Not published92 Cobden Street Manchester M9 4DZ
Received Not publishedNorth Manchester General Hospital Manchester M8 5RB
Received Not publishedBeech Tree Court 229 Moseley Road Manchester M19 2JT
Received Not published88 Fog Lane Manchester M20 6AG
Received Not published62 Moseley Road Fallowfield Manchester M14 6NR
Received Not published10 Whitechapel Street Manchester M20 6UB
Received Not publishedUnits 17-18 Piccadilly Trading Estate Gidding Road Manchester M12NP
Received Not publishedChristie Hospital Nhs Trust 550 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 4BX
Received Not published73-75 Whitworth Street Manchester M1 6LG
Received Not published9 Acheson Street Manchester M18 8LQ
Received Not published24 Rimsdale Drive Manchester M40 0GN
Received Not published201 Woodlands Road Cheetham Manchester M8 0GH
Received Not publishedSite Bound By Bendix Street To The North East, Chadderton Street To The South East, Goulden Street To The South West And Cross Keys Street To The North West Manchester
Received Not publishedSite Bound By Bendix Street To The North East, Chadderton Street To The South East, Goulden Street To The South West And Cross Keys Street To The North West Manchester
Received Not publishedPeterloo House Dickinson Street Manchester M1 4LF
Received Not published13 St John Street Manchester M3 4DQ
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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