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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

26,992Searchable applications

694Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 22,524 approved or refused records

2,283Refused applications

20,241 approved · 2,283 refused · 1,448 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

FinalCDN/22/0478
Discharge of condition 22 (Environmental Standards) associated with planning permission 119731/FO/2018
Cheshire Cheese Ph & Vacant Land (Formerly Nos 32-38) Oldham Road Manchester M4 5FE
Received Not published
Final134618/TCA/2022
Works to trees proposed pruning works to 3x Leylandii, Willow and a Self-seeded beech tree and felling of tree leaning towards common boundary
15 St Clements Road Manchester M21 9HT
Received Not published
Final127153/FO/2020
Installation of 3G synthetic sports pitch area, comprising 2 x 5-a-side and 1 x 7-a-side pitches with associated boundary treatment, floodlighting landscaping and works to the parking area
Rushford Park Sports Complex Slade Lane Manchester M19 2AH
Received Not published
Final130139/PDE/2021
Prior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 6m to the rear with a maximum height of 4m and a height at eaves of 2.3m
31 Maywood Avenue Manchester M20 5GR
Received Not published
Final130140/FH/2021
Conversion of dwellinghouse into 2 self contained flats (Class C3) with associated rear roof dormer
64 Broom Lane Manchester M19 2TG
Received Not published
Final130635/FO/2021
Installation of mechanical steplift with associated alterations to front boundary wall
5 Manor Avenue Manchester M16 8DX
Received Not published
Final130636/LP/2021
Certificate of lawful proposed development for the installation of rear dormer extension together with rooflights to front
37 Victoria Avenue Manchester M20 2QX
Received Not published
Final130637/FU/2021
Change of use from residential apartment (Class C3) to office (Class E)
Apartment 34 18 Church Street Manchester M4 1PN
Received Not published
Final131180/FO/2021
Change of use from retail shop (Class E) to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) including installation of extraction flue
232 Fog Lane Manchester M20 6EL
Received Not published
Final131253/TCA/2021
Works to trees - proposed pruning works to a Sycamore, Oak and Hybrid Poplar
Mclaren Court Sibson Road Manchester M21 9RD
Received Not published
Final137360/FO/2023
Change of use from public house (sui generis) to office at ground and first floor (Class E) with self contained flat to the second floor (Class C3) involving external staircase for access and associated parking
Railway Hotel 54 Berry Brow Manchester M40 1GG
Received Not published
FinalCDN/23/0407
Discharge of Condition 7 (Detailed Design) attached to Planning Permission 100118/VO/2012/C1
Cenotaph St Peters Square Manchester M2 3DF
Received Not published
Final137474/FO/2023
Change of use from hairdressers (Class E) to a residential dwelling (Class C3a)
316 Slade Lane Manchester M19 2BY
Received Not published
FinalCDN/23/0452
Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 4 (Contaminated Land), 5 (Acoustic Insulation), 6 (Piling Method Statement), 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 10 (Materials), 11 (Contaminated Land Verification) and 18 (Secured by Design) from planning approval reference 127696/FO/2020.
Chorlton Villas 105 Hardy Lane Manchester M21 8DN
Received Not published
Final137475/FH/2023
Installation of rear roof dormer and second floor rear extension to form additional living accommodation.
16 Clarendon Road West Manchester M21 0RW
Received Not published
FinalCDN/20/0420
Application to discharge Condition 10 (SBD) associated with 115516/FO/2017.
Ormond Building Lower Ormond Street Manchester M15 6HB
Received Not published
Final127328/TCA/2020
Works to trees - proposed pruning of a group of trees, back to property boundary line
Back Of 8 St John Street Manchester M3 4DU
Received Not published
FinalCDN/20/0459
Discharge of Condition 4 Contaminated Land attached to planning permission reference 122134/FO/2018
The Boundary Medical Practice 63 Booth Street West Manchester M15 6PR
Received Not published
Final132684/LP/2022
Certificate of Lawful Development for hip to gable conversion and installation of rear dormer and rooflight
192 Lloyd Street South Manchester M14 7DY
Received Not published
Final132685/TEL/2022
Prior approval application for the installation of a 20m monopole with 3 no. antennas and 2 no. 300mm microwave dishes the installation of equipment cabinets, 1 no. meter cabinet and ancillary equipment.
Anson Road Manchester M14 5DE
Received Not published
Final128239/LO/2020
Listed building consent to replace 2 sections of deck plate
Stephenson Bridge Spanning Over Great Ducie Street Manchester
Received Not published
Final129094/TCA/2021
Works to trees - proposed felling T1 Cherry and pruning works incorporating T2 Oak, complete crown reduction by 3m, T3 Sycamore, crown lift to 4m and remove branches rubbing on adjacent Oak tree, and T4 Cherry. reduce crown away from the property by 2m T4 Cherry Tree, reduce crown away from the property by 2m
122 Palatine Road Manchester M20 3ZA
Received Not published
Final129095/FH/2021
Erection of a 2-storey side extension, single storey rear extension and canopy to front elevation to form additional living accommodation.
2 Reynolds Drive Manchester M18 8NJ
Received Not published
Final130311/FH/2021
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition existing rear extension together with a single storey front porch.
52 Wyverne Road Manchester M21 0ZN
Received Not published

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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
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Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
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Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
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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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