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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
25,115Searchable applications
736Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 20,845 approved or refused records
2,142Refused applications

18,703 approved · 2,142 refused · 1,348 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.

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

  1. FinalCDN/20/0645

    Discharge of condition 24 (ground conditions) attached to planning permission referenced 119731/FO/2018

    Former Cheshire Cheese Ph & Vacant Land (Formerly Nos 32-38) Oldham Road Manchester M4 5FE

    Received Not published
  2. FinalCDN/20/0646

    Discharge of condition no. 7 (Driveway surfacing and drainage) attached to planning permission ref: 124393/FH/2019

    48 Lindsay Avenue Manchester M19 2AG

    Received Not published
  3. FinalCDN/20/0757

    Discharge of Condition 11 (Bicycle Parking) attached to planning permission 125654/FO/2019

    Church Inn 84 Cambridge Street Manchester M15 6BP

    Received Not published
  4. Final128746/FO/2020

    Erection of a single storey extension to form additional teaching accommodation following demolition of existing canopy

    Cravenwood Primary School Cravenwood Road Manchester M8 5AE

    Received Not published
  5. FinalCDN/20/0778

    Discharge of condition 26 (Window Design) associated with planning permission 119731/FO/2018

    PH & Vacant Land (Formerly Nos 32-38) Cheshire Cheese Oldham Road Manchester M4 5FE

    Received Not published
  6. Final133100/LP/2022

    Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development for the erection of single storey rear extension

    41 Nancy Street Manchester M15 4FZ

    Received Not published
  7. Final133101/FO/2022

    Erection of three storey detached dwellinghouse

    Land Adjacent To 41 Nancy Street Manchester M15 4FZ

    Received Not published
  8. Final133102/FH/2022

    Erection of a single storey rear extension to form enlarged basement, with terrace and associated balustrading above.

    35 Clarendon Road Manchester M16 8LB

    Received Not published
  9. Final133103/FH/2022

    Erection of part single, part two storey side and rear extension to form additional living accommodation.

    50 Alan Road Manchester M20 4SF

    Received Not published
  10. Final133115/FH/2022

    Erection of single storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation

    48 Torbay Road Manchester M21 8XD

    Received Not published
  11. FinalCDN/22/0126

    Application to partially discharge Condition 11 (Drainage) as attached to development approved under application 124918/VO/2019.

    Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB

    Received Not published
  12. Final133117/FH/2022

    Erection of part single/ part two storey side extension together with balcony to front; installation of 2 no. front dormer windows; single storey rear extension; installation of rear roof dormer to form additional living accommodation; and,front porch extension Dormer to rear and dormer window to the front on existing roof. New porch to front. New window to existing front elevation to first floor bedroom and in the apex above. Change of front gate from hinged opening to sliding (electrically operated) and a new pedestrian gate to the front. All elevation may have white rendering or grey paint.

    61 Grangethorpe Drive Manchester M19 2NF

    Received Not published
  13. Final133161/TCA/2022

    Works to tree - T1 - Scots Pine - Fell to ground level

    67 South Drive Manchester M21 8ED

    Received Not published
  14. Final136763/FO/2023

    Alterations to the Etihad Stadium North Stand and adjoining land to provide an overall increase in Stadium capacity, hospitality, and concourse facilities available for use both during and outside of event days, an ancillary TV Studio (Sui Generis), a Roof-Walk Attraction (Use Class F1(c)) together with the erection of a 9 storey, 391 bed hotel (Use Class C1) with a further 10 suites provided within the North Stand of the Etihad Stadium for hotel or hospitality space (Use Class C1 / Sui Generis); restaurant at Level 1 (Use Class C1 / Class E), erection of an 8-storey building comprising: a new Club Shop and Ticket Office (Use Class E) at Ground and Level 1, City Museum at Level 2, Leisure Attraction at Level 3 (Class F1(c)); and workspace (Class E) at Levels 4, 5, 6 and 7 and a new covered City Square fan zone and flexible event space with ground floor commercial, leisure, food and drink use (Use Class E and/ or drinking establishment (Sui Generis)) within each of the interrelated buildings adjoining the proposed square with associated landscaping and public realm works, servicing and access arrangements, and other associated works.

    Etihad Stadium (North Stand) Etihad Campus Manchester M11 3FF

    Received Not published
  15. Final136764/AOH/2023

    Installation of three LED Advertisement screens to the north facade of the proposed commercial building and north and east facades of the proposed hotel (as proposed under planning application 136763/FO/2023)

    Etihad Stadium (North Stand) Etihad Campus Manchester M11 3FF

    Received Not published
  16. Final136765/FH/2023

    Elevational alterations to rear and side including application of render, timber cladding and brick slips, installation of rear steps to basement and formation of low-level rear courtyard , installation of replacement front roof dormer, proposed metal railing over lightwell to front of property and demolition of existing single storey rear extension.

    27 Zetland Road Manchester M21 8TJ

    Received Not published
  17. Final136766/FH/2023

    Erection of single storey extension to form additional living accommodation incorporating raised deck

    23 Windsor Road Levenshulme Manchester M19 2FA

    Received Not published
  18. Final136261/NMC/2023

    Non material amendment to planning permission 128850/JO/2020 to amend condition 23 (Secured by Design) to update the Crime Impact Statement

    Land Bound By Old Mill Street And Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 6EE

    Received Not published
  19. Final136372/FH/2023

    Erection of a single storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation

    15 Toddbrook Close Manchester M20 1NB

    Received Not published
  20. Final128946/FH/2020

    Erection of a single storey rear/side extension to provide additional living accommodation

    14 Groby Road Manchester M21 9GQ

    Received Not published
  21. FinalCDN/21/0509

    Discharge of condition 18 (refuse) attached to planning permission ref:128960/FO/2020

    Connell Sixth Form College 301 Alan Turing Way Manchester M11 3BS

    Received Not published
  22. Final126868/JO/2020

    Variation of planning conditions 2, 3, 21, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32, 36 and 38 of planning permission 115871/FO/2017 (amended by 126604/NMC/2020) to allow for a reduction in overall height of the building by 2.5 metres, changes to the number and type of structural interventions into the listed arches, modification and alteration to the bridge over Great Bridgewater Street, alterations to the ground floor layout including enlargement of residents lobby together with re-location of the cycle store and reduction in car parking, alterations to the upper floor layout to remove 3 bedroom apartments and elevational alterations to main facade of the residential tower to modify the fin arrangement together with alteration to the podium with the introduction of perforated panels.

    Former Bauer Millett Site Albion Street Manchester M2 5QA

    Received Not published
  23. FinalCDN/20/0311

    Application to discharge conditions 12 (Plant Noise Impact Assessment), 13 and 14 (Contaminated Land) and 19 (External Lighting) attached to planning permission 104469/JO/2013/S2

    Unit 4 Plot 308 World Logistics Hub Sunbank Lane Manchester WA15 8XL

    Received Not published
  24. FinalCDN/20/0312

    Discharge of conditions 3 (materials) and 10 (boundary treatment) attached to planning permission referenced 119437/FO/2018

    424 Stockport Road Manchester M12 4EX

    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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