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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

26,594Searchable applications

688Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 22,185 approved or refused records

2,255Refused applications

19,930 approved · 2,255 refused · 1,430 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

FinalCDN/22/0518
Discharge of Condition 5 (Electro Magnetic Compatibility) attached to application ref no 122000/FO/2018 as amended by 131634/JO/2021, 131328/NMC/2021 and 131607/NMC/2021
Victoria House Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 7AB
Received Not published
Final134575/DEM/2022
Prior Approval for the demolition of workshops/industrial units and office building
Paston Road Manchester M22 4TF
Received Not published
FinalCDN/22/0519
Discharge conditions 6 (b) (Ground Conditions Verification), 10 (Landscaping), 11 (Boundary Treatment), 14 (Acoustics commercial and gym), 26 (Letting's Strategy), 31 (Highway Works) and 35 (EV charging and Car hire) attached to application 134503/JO/2022
Land Bounded By Thompson Street / Mason Street / Bendix Street And Rochdale Road Manchester
Received Not published
Final134576/FO/2022
Change of use from a bank (Class E) to a restaurant and hot food take-away (Sui Generis) and associated elevational alterations
467-471 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 4AN
Received Not published
Final130997/FO/2021
Installation of new shopfront, and external plant equipment to the rear
70 Bury Old Road Manchester M8 5BN
Received Not published
Final130998/AO/2021
Installation of internally illuminated fascia and projecting box sign
70 Bury Old Road Manchester M8 5BN
Received Not published
Final131000/FH/2021
Erection of a single storey side extension to provide additional living accommodation
46A Greenpark Road Manchester M22 4DR
Received Not published
Final131698/JO/2021
Variation of Conditions 2 (Specified Plans) and 3 (Materials) attached to planning permission 125841/FH/2020 to allow design changes and the addition of two side facing dormers and glazed canopy
8 Darley Avenue Manchester M20 2XF
Received Not published
Final131699/FH/2021
Erection of single storey front, two storey side and single storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation
7 Grinton Avenue Manchester M13 0QS
Received Not published
Final131700/FO/2021
Installation of a new aluminium and glazed shopfront.
5 St Marys Gate Manchester M1 1PX
Received Not published
Final131701/AO/2021
Installation of 1 no. fascia sign and 1 no. projecting sign
5 St Marys Gate Manchester M1 1PX
Received Not published
Final131767/FO/2021
Conversion of existing single dwelling house into 2 self-contained flats and installation of access ramp and timber decking
10 Burford Avenue Manchester M16 8HE
Received Not published
Final137461/FO/2023
Erection of a 2 x two storey buildings to form eight supported living apartments, following demolition of existing industrial buildings.
Land To The Rear Of Dalton Avenue Manchester M14 7NR
Received Not published
Final137462/FO/2023
Erection of 24 dwellinghouses (Class C3) with associated parking, landscaping, access and boundary treatment.
Land Off Parkmount Road Manchester M9 4AJ
Received Not published
Final137463/FO/2023
Alterations to roof comprising of over-cladding of existing roof with facade upgrade and installation of PV panels.
Unit 2 Peel Lane Manchester M8 8RJ
Received Not published
Final137464/NMC/2023
Non Material Amendment to application ref no 128911/FO/2020 as amended by 133218/NMC/2022 and 136217/NMC/2023 to make amendments to the residential building including the number of building access points and changes to circulation, the location and amount of building service areas including some changes associated with refuse storage and disposal, removal of PV cells from the roof and reduction in facade penetrations due to amendments to energy / ventilation strategy
32-34 Laystall Street Manchester M1 2JZ
Received Not published
FinalCDN/23/0447
Discharge of Condition 2 (Materials to be Approved) of application referenced 129141/JO/2021.
Pearl Assurance House 23 Princess Street Manchester M2 4EN
Received Not published
Final126801/VO/2020
CITY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Planning permission and Listed building consent for minor internal and external alterations to the basement level of the Town Hall associated with connections to the Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network.
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Received Not published
Final126802/LO/2020
Planning permission and Listed building consent for minor internal and external alterations to the basement level of the Town Hall associated with connections to the Manchester Civic Quarter Heat Network.
Town Hall Albert Square Manchester M2 5DB
Received Not published
Final126803/TEL/2020
The installation of a 20m slim-line column supporting 6 no. antennas, 2 no. transmission dishes, 2 no. equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto including a GPS module and 3 no. Remote Radio Units (RRUs)
Footpath Adjacent To Mauldeth Road West Manchester M21 7SS
Received Not published
Final126804/TEL/2020
Prior approval for the installation of a 20m telecommunications mast and associated 6 no. antennas, 2 no. transmission dishes, 3 no. Remote Radio Units and 2 no. equipment cabinets
Pavement Adjacent To Birchall Way Manchester M15 6DU
Received Not published
Final126805/FO/2020
Installation of 2 no. internal condensers units to 3rd level of tower and 2 no. internal air conditioning units to be wall mounted within equipment room.
St Matthews With St Marys Cleveland Road Manchester M8 4QU
Received Not published
Final126806/LO/2020
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of 2 no. internal condensers units to 3rd level of tower and 2 no. internal air conditiong units to be wall mounted within equipment room.
St Matthews With St Marys Cleveland Road Crumpsall Manchester M8 4QU
Received Not published
FinalCHR/0025
Temporary approval for revised construction activity working hours in relation to planning permission 116189/FO/2017 comprising 1. Period of extended hours 08/08/2020 to 21/11/2020 2. Day and time of the required extension- Saturday until 17:00 (instead of the current permitted time of 14:00) 3. Type of activity: distribution of furniture internally between bedrooms with a small team between 14:00 and 17:00
Peterloo House Dickinson Street Manchester M1 4LF
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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