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.
20,183 approved · 2,273 refused · 1,444 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
25 Mabfield Road Manchester M14 6LW
Received Not published5 Moorland Road Manchester M20 6BB
Received Not publishedSite Bound By Bendix Street To The North East, Chadderton Street To The South East, Goulden Street To The South West And Cross Keys Street To The North West Manchester
Received Not publishedSite Bound By Bendix Street To The North East, Chadderton Street To The South East, Goulden Street To The South West And Cross Keys Street To The North West Manchester
Received Not published8 Aldermary Road Manchester M21 7QN
Received Not publishedSite Bound By Thompson Street To The North East, Oldham Road To The South, Bendix Street To The South West And A Building Occupied By Turning Point To The North West Manchester
Received Not published10 Greendale Drive Manchester M9 6NT
Received Not publishedBeech Tree Court 229 Moseley Road Manchester M19 2JT
Received Not published19 Elsdon Road Manchester M13 0TQ
Received Not published91 Egerton Road South Manchester M21 0YH
Received Not publishedLand Opposite 83-87 Vine Street Manchester M18 8SR
Received Not publishedArch 106 Temperance Street Manchester M12 6HR
Received Not published28 Holmside Gardens Manchester M19 1WR
Received Not publishedUnit A1 Cheetham Hill Retail Park Elizabeth Street Manchester M8 8BB
Received Not publishedPrincess House 105 - 107 Princess Street Manchester M1 6DD
Received Not publishedPrincess House 105 - 107 Princess Street Manchester M1 6DD
Received Not published34 Milton Grove Manchester M16 0BP
Received Not publishedSouthern House Mauldeth Road West Manchester M21 7SP
Received Not publishedSt John Vianney Church Hall Poynter Street Manchester M40 0DH
Received Not publishedCar Park Between 57 And 59 Ducie Street Manchester M1 2JQ
Received Not publishedWythenshawe Park Wythenshawe Road Manchester M23 0AB
Received Not published10 Queens Road Manchester M8 8UF
Received Not published4 Thirsfield Drive Manchester M11 4BF
Received Not published10 Beech Road Manchester M21 8BQ
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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