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Manchester planning applications

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

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

41,736Searchable applications

648Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 35,315 approved or refused records

3,485Refused applications

31,830 approved · 3,485 refused · 2,343 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 3 Nov 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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

Final145247/FO/2026
Change of Use of upper floors from commercial use (use class E) to residential (use Class C3) to form 4no. 2-bedroom self-contained apartments, creation of 4no. car parking spaces, associated landscaping works, and provision of a replacement external steel staircase.
170 - 172 Cheetham Hill Road Manchester M8 8LQ
Received Not published
Under Consideration145248/FH/2026
Retrospective application - retention of single storey rear extension and canopy.
36 Metcombe Way Manchester M11 3BY
Received Not published
Final145460/JO/2026
Variation of Condition 2 (Specified Plans) attached to planning permission 144410/FO/2025 for use of approved car park for ancillary education, alterations to the building and photovoltaic panels.
The Manchester College (Openshaw Campus) Ashton Old Road Manchester M11 2WH
Received Not published
Final139040/LP/2024
Enlargement of dwellinghouse with hip to gable roof alteration and rear dormer.
14 Highbank Drive Manchester M20 5QR
Received Not published
Final141733/FO/2024
Erection of raised roof to existing building
Unit 9 Vale Park Industrial Estate Hazelbottom Road Manchester M8 0GF
Received Not published
Final141734/LO/2024
Listed building consent for the installation of 10no. wi-fi small cells, 1 no. external GPS node, 1 no. equipment cabinet and ancillary development.
Ritz Dance Hall Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5NQ
Received Not published
FinalCDN/25/0209
Discharge of condition 3 (Colour) attached to planning permission 141800/FO/2024
Lowry House Marble Street Manchester M2 3AW
Received Not published
Final142907/FO/2025
Installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic system comprising of 28no. solar modules.
Dene House (Emmanuel Centre) Dene Road Manchester M20 2GU
Received Not published
Final142908/LO/2025
Listed Building Consent for installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic system comprising of 28no. solar modules
Dene House (Emmanuel Centre) Dene Road Manchester M20 2GU
Received Not published
Final143026/LE/2025
Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).
92 Fairholme Road Manchester M20 4SB
Received Not published
Final140000/FH/2024
Installation of off-white render to all elevations
39 Ferndown Road Manchester M23 9AW
Received Not published
Final140055/FH/2024
Application of external wall insulation with a render finish
18 Westminster Avenue Manchester M16 0AN
Received Not published
Final140233/LE/2024
Use of property as a house in multiple occupation for 8 persons (sui generis)
14 Schuster Road Manchester M14 5PE
Received Not published
FinalCDN/24/0564
Discharge of Condition 13 (surface water) attached to planning permission 135609/JO/2022
Oakwood Resource Centre 177 Longley Lane Manchester M22 4HY
Received Not published
FinalCDN/24/0623
Discharge of Condition 48 (Elevation Details Ph2) attached to Planning Permission 132199/FO/2021.
Car Park Great Jackson Street Manchester M15 4NJ
Received Not published
Final140833/TCA/2024
Works to trees - proposed felling of T1, T3 - 2x Variegated Holly and pruning works to T2 - Holly, T4 - Silver Birch, T5 - Holly, T6 - Silver Birch, T7 - Sycamore, T8 - Sycamore, T9 - Scots Pine, T10 & T11 - Purple Plums
21 Parkfield Road South Manchester M20 6DB
Received Not published
Final140998/NMC/2024
Non Material Amendment to planning permission ref no application ref no 127317/FO/2020 as amended by 130258/NMC/2021, 133355/NMC/2022, 134803/NMC/2022, 136521/NMC/2023 and 138627/NMC/2023 to reintroduce a 4th retail unit previously ommited by non material amendment application 133355/NMC/2022.
The Castings 2 Heyrod Street Manchester M1 2WW
Received Not published
Final143577/FO/2025
Elevational alterations for replacement of cladding.
Cooper House 2 Camelford Close Manchester M15 6DX
Received Not published
Final143659/FO/2025
Change of use to first floor from shop storage to residential flats and addition of new floors with rear dormer and fume extraction flue.
717 Stockport Road Manchester M19 3AG
Received Not published
Final143699/FH/2025
Installation of obscurely glazed opening window to side gable of property at second floor level
62 Nell Lane Manchester M21 7DA
Received Not published
FinalCDN/24/0827
Discharge of condition 7 (Riser Materials) attached to planning permission 136162/FO/2023.
Sunlight House Quay Street Manchester M3 3JZ
Received Not published
FinalCDN/24/0843
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 11 (EV charging),13 (Bin store), 14 (Cycle stores) and 16a (Contamination land) from planning approval reference 139219/JO/2024.
7 Chapel Street Manchester M19 3QB
Received Not published
Final140941/FH/2024
Erection of a single storey rear extension to provide additional living accommodation, along with partial garage conversion to provide utility room
161A Palatine Road Manchester M20 2GH
Received Not published
Final141016/FH/2024
Erection of a single storey rear extension
7 Rayleigh Avenue Manchester M11 1GU
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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