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.
18,779 approved · 2,153 refused · 1,353 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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.
Rammon House 1 Portugal Street East Manchester Manchester M1 2WX
Received Not published22 Hilldale Avenue Manchester M9 6PP
Received Not publishedLoreto College 146 Chichester Road And The Former Probation Centre Bounded By Chichester Road South/Moss Lane East/Maher Gardens And Tamworth Street Manchester M15 5PB
Received Not publishedLoreto College 146 Chichester Road Manchester M15 5PB
Received Not publishedRammon House 1 Portugal Street East Manchester M1 2WX
Received Not published9 Stevenson Square Manchester M1 1DB
Received Not published2 Glencross Avenue Manchester M21 9NF
Received Not published6 Yew Tree Crescent Manchester M14 7DL
Received Not published14 Alexandra Drive Manchester M19 2WW
Received Not published24 Reeves Road Manchester M21 8BT
Received Not published17 Hayescroft Gardens Manchester M20 2AA
Received Not publishedSite Bound By Oldham Road To The East, Marshall Street To The North East, Chadderton Street To The North West And Addington Street To The South West Manchester
Received Not published10 Warburton Street Manchester M20 6WA
Received Not publishedClarksville Farm Crescent Road Manchester M8 5UF
Received Not published4 Hardman Square Manchester M3 3EB
Received Not published37 Torbay Road Manchester M21 8XE
Received Not published30 Broughville Drive Manchester M20 5WH
Received Not published43 Doncaster Avenue Manchester M20 1DH
Received Not publishedJessiefield Spath Road Manchester M20 2TZ
Received Not published9 And 11 Park Crescent Manchester M14 5RE
Received Not publishedAdvent One 1 - 2 Isaac Way Manchester
Received Not published7 Redwing Avenue Manchester M21 7JS
Received Not publishedLand At Deansgate South Manchester M3 4LB
Received Not published6 Ramsgill Close Manchester M23 0AU
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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