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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

26,084Searchable applications

715Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 21,715 approved or refused records

2,212Refused applications

19,503 approved · 2,212 refused · 1,401 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Final128016/TPO/2020
Works to trees - proposed pruning works to a Robinia (T1), Cherry (T2), Beech (T3), Ash (T4), Robina (T5), Beech (T6) and felling of dead Elm (T7)
Lansdowne House Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 6UJ
Received Not published
Final128034/AO/2020
Display of 2 no. high level internally illuminated individual letter signs together with non-illuminated painted roof sign
Plot 1 Icon Sunbank Lane Manchester
Received Not published
Final128115/DEM/2020
Prior Approval for the demolition of sports hall
Melland Sports Hall Mount Road Manchester
Received Not published
FinalCDN/20/0628
Disc hare of Condition 5 (Gas Membrane) attached to planning permission 127495/FH/2020
24 Belwood Road Manchester M21 9FN
Received Not published
Final128282/PDE/2020
Prior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 5.9m to the rear with a maximum height of 3.95m and a height at eaves of 2.9m.
148 Manchester Road Chorlton Manchester M16 0DZ
Received Not published
Final128288/FO/2020
Erection of first floor rear extension to No. 100 Wilbraham Road and part single, part two storey rear extension to No. 102 Wilbraham Road to provide additional living accommodation
100 And 102 Wilbraham Road Manchester M14 7DR
Received Not published
Final130693/FH/2021
Erection of rear dormer and associated roof lights to front and side roof slopes; insertion of three rooflights to existing single storey rear outrigger; associated elevational alterations to side elevation.
19 Rowan Avenue Manchester M16 8AP
Received Not published
Final130694/LO/2021
Listed building consent for the retention of various non illuminated signage including two hanging signs, building signage and externally applied window vinyls
Ground Floor 31 Booth Street Manchester M2 4AF
Received Not published
Final130721/LP/2021
Certificate of lawful proposed development for the erection of single storey side and rear extensions following demolition of existing conservatory
3 Wynfield Avenue Manchester M22 5NE
Received Not published
FinalCDN/21/0448
Discharge of planning condition 14 (Acoustics - Residential) associated with planning permission 127761/JO/2020
Lampwick Oid Mill Street Manchester M4 6LW
Received Not published
Final131552/FH/2021
Erection of part two storey, part single storey rear extension to form additional living accommodation and installation of external insulation cladding to existing dwellinghouse
10 Rushford Avenue Manchester M19 2HG
Received Not published
Final131553/FO/2021
Erection of single storey rear extension and installation of extraction flue
753 - 755 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 6RN
Received Not published
Final131600/TPO/2021
Works to tree - proposed pruning works to Maple within the front garden
43 St Werburghs Road Manchester M21 0UN
Received Not published
Final131627/FO/2021
Erection of a detached two storey dwellinghouse with living accommodation within roof space together with car parking, bin and cycle store
Side Garden Of 10 Polruan Road Manchester M21 9NR
Received Not published
FinalCDN/20/0084
Discharge of conditions 4 (fumes), 7 (opening hours) and 8 (noise) attached to planning permission ref: 071014/FO/2004/N1
Unit 4A 37 Blossom Street Manchester M4 6AJ
Received Not published
Final127552/FH/2020
Erection of a single storey rear extension and a hip to gable roof extension, with associated rear dormer, to provide additional living accommodation, following demolition of existing conservatory
66 Brooklawn Drive Manchester M20 3GZ
Received Not published
Final128720/FH/2020
Erection of a single storey rear extension with extension to existing basement to form additional living accommodation together with rear patio
16 Lyndhurst Road Manchester M20 3JU
Received Not published
FinalCDN/20/0763
Discharge of condition number 6 (Landscaping) from planning approval reference 127238/FO/2020
Manchester Enterprise Academy Simonsway Manchester M22 9RH
Received Not published
Final128911/FO/2020
Erection of 9 storey residential building (Use Class C3) comprising 89 residential units (28 x 1 bed and 61 x 2 bed) and conversion of and 3 storey extension to 32-34 Laystall Street for use as offices (Class E) with associated external works following demolition of outrigger and associated structures along with other associated works including access, servicing, landscaping and secure cycle parking
32 - 34 Laystall Street Manchester M1 2JZ
Received Not published
Final133434/JO/2022
Variation of condition 9 (restriction to Day Nursery D1 use only) from planning permission reference 043255/FU/SOUTH1/93 to allow the use of the lower and upper ground floors as a Dentists Clinic
Basement And Upper Ground Floor 397 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 4WA
Received Not published
Final133435/FH/2022
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension to form additional living accommodation
29 Darley Avenue Manchester M20 2ZD
Received Not published
Final133436/FO/2022
Conversion of basement to form two self-contained flats
9 Brook Road Manchester M14 6UE
Received Not published
Final134228/FO/2022
Erection of first floor rear extension to No. 42 and 44 Springbridge Road and single storey rear extension to No. 42 Springbridge Road to form additional living accommodation
42 And 44 Springbridge Road Manchester M16 8PU
Received Not published
Final134246/FO/2022
Installation of x1 new external ATM including associated alterations to shopfront surrounding proposed ATM and x2 existing/retained ATMs
Ground Floor Alliance House 30 Cross Street Manchester M2 7AQ
Received Not published

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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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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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