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
30,229 approved · 3,335 refused · 2,211 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 1 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
A6 Cycle Warehouse 754 - 758 Stockport Road Manchester M12 4GD
Received Not published50A Birch Lane Manchester M13 0WN
Received Not published31 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DR
Received Not published122 Hill Lane Manchester M9 6PW
Received Not published229 Blackley New Road Manchester M9 8FS
Received Not published253 Errwood Road Manchester M19 1GE
Received Not published24A - 26 St John Street Manchester M3 4DJ
Received Not published6 Lynton Drive Manchester M19 2LQ
Received Not publishedTrinity Islands Manchester M3 4JW
Received Not published1088 Stockport Road Manchester M19 2SU
Received Not publishedLand On The Corner Of Victoria Avenue And Chain Road Manchester
Received Not published2 Banner Walk, 62-74 And 162-174 Grey Mare Lane & 2 Turnpike Walk Manchester M11 3DQ
Received Not publishedArmy Reserve Centre Ardwick Green North Manchester M12 6HD
Received Not publishedThe Hive 47 - 51 Lever Street Manchester M1 1FN
Received Not published183 Oswald Road Manchester M21 9AZ
Received Not publishedLand To The Rear Of Chorlton Irish Club Cross Road Manchester M21 9DJ
Received Not published26A Derby Road Manchester M14 6UW
Received Not published104 Clyde Road Manchester M20 2JN
Received Not published49 White Moss Avenue Manchester M21 0XS
Received Not published28 Tramore Walk Manchester M22 5QW
Received Not publishedFormer Chorlton Baths Manchester Road Chorlton Manchester M21 9PQ
Received Not publishedPall Mall Court King Street Manchester M2 4PD
Received Not publishedCastlefield Viaduct Between Beaufort Street And Egerton Street Manchester M3 4PU
Received Not published49 Dene Road Manchester M20 2TG
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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