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
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Manchester City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Manchester website
20,831 approved · 2,334 refused · 1,487 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Corduba Mews 34 Alexandra Road South Manchester M16 8HZ
Received Not publishedCamberwell Park School Belthorne Site 30 Belthorne Avenue Manchester M9 7DD
Received Not published14 Albion Road Manchester M14 6LT
Received Not publishedFlat Above 309 Great Western Street Manchester M14 4BZ
Received Not published75 Marcer Road Manchester M40 7DZ
Received Not published35 Wellington Road Manchester M8 5UL
Received Not published53 Lawnswood Road Manchester M12 5UB
Received Not published23 Bosworth Street Manchester M11 3AP
Received Not publishedVictoria House Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 7AB
Received Not published2 Carey Walk Manchester M15 6NL
Received Not published5 Royalthorn Road Manchester M22 8AY
Received Not published367 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6AH
Received Not publishedBasement M1 Building 50 Princess Street Manchester M1 6HR
Received Not published141 Queens Road Manchester M8 0QY
Received Not published72 Old Hall Lane Rusholme Manchester M13 0UD
Received Not publishedXaverian College Lower Park Road Manchester M14 5RB
Received Not published4 17 The Walled Garden Alness Road Manchester M16 8SP
Received Not published22-24 Lyndhurst Court Whitelow Road Manchester M21 9RS
Received Not publishedFormer Jacksons Brickworks Site Ten Acres Lane Manchester
Received Not published936 - 938 Stockport Road Manchester M19 3NN
Received Not published936 - 938 Stockport Road Manchester M19 3NN
Received Not publishedVictoria Mill Miles Platting Manchester M40 7LH
Received Not publishedVictoria Mill 10 Lower Vickers Street Manchester M40 7LH
Received Not published116 Beresford Road Manchester M13 0TB
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart 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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