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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
42,372Searchable applications
648Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 35,899 approved or refused records
3,539Refused applications

32,360 approved · 3,539 refused · 2,378 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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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

  1. FinalCDN/17/0285

    Discharge of conditions 4, 6, 7 and 8 attached to previously approved planning application 113968/FO/2016

    Chatham Mill 8 Chester Street Manchester M1 5SH

    Received Not published
  2. Final118450/AOH/2017

    Installation of 2 no. digital LED display screens to associated InLink (related planning application ref no 118449)

    Pavement Adjacent To 27 St Anns Street

    Received Not published
  3. FinalCDN/20/0378

    Part discharge of Condition 7 (Materials to be Approved) of application referenced:124456/JO/2019.

    Manchester Museum Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL

    Received Not published
  4. Final127401/JO/2020

    Application to vary approved drawings (C13) attached to planning permission 116642/FO/2017.

    25-27 Swan Street Manchester M4 5JZ

    Received Not published
  5. Final118615/LO/2017

    Listed Building Consent for internal works, creation of a double height extension, external terraces (ground and first floor), refurbished/new external windows and doors, parking and gates, with extended boundary walls to the rear of the property.

    21 St John Street Manchester M3 4DT

    Received Not published
  6. Final134482/FH/2022

    Erection of a first floor rear extension to form additional living accommodation

    159 Kingsbrook Road Manchester M16 8NR

    Received Not published
  7. Recommendation Made135565/FO/2022

    Demolition of the central atrium, car park ramps, and other elements, retention of casino (Sui Generis), bowling alley and existing food and drink unit (Use Class E) alongside to allow refurbishment, restoration and re-use of the Great Northern Car Park to provide office accommodation, retail and/or food and drink uses (Use Class E) and ancillary areas; and Refurbishment, restoration, partial demolition and erection of a 3-storey extension to Deansgate Terrace (northern section) and Goods Yard Entrance to form office, retail and / or food and drink use (Use Class E) and drinking establishments / hot food takeaway (Sui Generis), with associated public realm works comprising the reconfiguration of Great Northern Square and the introduction of additional public realm with associated hard and soft landscaping, highways works, access and servicing facilities, rooftop plant and other associated works; and Partial demolition of the existing leisure box to erect three residential buildings (ground plus 16, 27 and 34 storeys) to provide 746 residential apartments (Use Class C3), reconfiguration of existing car parking together with the creation of office, retail and / or food and drink use (Use Class E), or Sui Generis (drinking establishments / hot food takeaway) at ground floor and level 3, hard and soft landscaping, together with highways works, access and servicing facilities, rooftop plant and other associated works; and, External alterations and restoration of Deansgate Terrace (southern section) to provide office, retail or food and drink use (Use Class E) or Sui Generis (drinking establishments / hot food takeaway / live music venue), along with delivery of associated public realm, highways works, plant, and associated works

    Land Bounded By Deansgate, Great Bridgewater Street, Watson Street & Peter Street Manchester M3 4EN

    Received Not published
  8. Recommendation Made135566/LO/2022

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to the Great Northern Warehouse as part of its restoration, refurbishment and re-use to include office, retail, restaurants / food and drink, alongside retention of the existing bowling alley, ground floor restaurant and casino following removal of non-original building elements

    Great Northen Warehouse Manchester M3 4EN

    Received Not published
  9. Final134058/AO/2022

    Alterations to cladding around entrance to Adventure Golf facility and new signage.

    Treetop Adventure Golf Unit 17A The Printworks 7 Dantzic Street Manchester M4 2AD

    Received Not published
  10. Final114062/FO/2016

    Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM

    571 Oldham Road Manchester M40 5AF

    Received Not published
  11. Final135683/AO/2022

    Installation of 1no. vinyl sign on western elevation; 1 no. lightbox on southern elevation; 1 no. lightbox on eastern elevation; 1 no. projection sign on eastern elevation and 4 no. fascia signs on eastern elevation

    49 Chorlton Street Manchester M1 3FY

    Received Not published
  12. Final133151/FO/2022

    Erection of 7 storey hotel extension (Use Class C1) with glazed bridge link at fifth floor to connect to rear elevation of Gardens Hotel.

    2 Little Lever Street Manchester M1 1HR

    Received Not published
  13. Final137185/LO/2023

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external works associated with the creation of a residential dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) together with extensions and elevational laterations including re-instatement of front dormer, installation of conservation type rooflights, erection of a single storey rear extension, together with the installation of 2 metre boundary treatment to the rear.

    39 Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 5AE

    Received Not published
  14. Final135510/AO/2022

    Installation of non-illuminated wall mounted and pole mounted signage in connection with the installation of ANPR cameras

    Didsbury Hotel 852 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2SG

    Received Not published
  15. Final135544/FO/2022

    Erection of part nine, part eight, part seven storeys building for use as purpose built student accommodation and conversion of 466-468 to purpose built student accommodation use with link, associated landscaping, access and cycle parking following demolition of 470 - 472 Moss Lane East

    466 - 472 Moss Lane East Manchester M14 4PJ

    Received Not published
  16. FinalCDN/20/0398

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Details 1), 4 (Details 2), 6 (Archaeology) 7 (Photographic Record) and 8 (Scaffolding) attached to application ref no 113476/LO/2016

    42 - 46 Thomas Street Manchester M4 1ER

    Received Not published
  17. Final134514/AO/2022

    Installation of 1no. non-illuminated surround sign and 1 no, non-illuminated logo panel sign

    190-192 Chapman Street Manchester M18 8NU

    Received Not published
  18. Final114487/FO/2016

    Retrospective application for the change of use from photography studio (Use Class B1) to place of worship (Use Class D1)

    Building Adjacent To Former Parish Hall At The Corner Of Niven Street And Cotter Street Manchester M12 6PN

    Received Not published
  19. Final115977/LO/2017

    Listed Building Consent Application for the relocation of existing self-contained condenser unit.

    North Manchester Sixth Form College Rochdale Road Manchester M9 4AF

    Received Not published
  20. Final120425/LO/2018

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the temporary change of use of Boiler room area of Albion Mill to for office space and welfare facilities for adjacent construction site and associated works to listed building

    Albion Works Pollard Street Oldham Road Manchester M4 7DJ

    Received Not published
  21. Final116595/AO/2017

    Installation of reclaimed curved brass pub lettering fixed on horizontal frame bars.

    35-37 Thomas Street Manchester M4 1NA

    Received Not published
  22. Final123994/TPO/2019

    Works to trees - proposed pruning of Beech tree in front garden

    27 Northen Grove Manchester M20 2NL

    Received Not published
  23. FinalCDN/21/0358

    Discharge of Conditions 7 (Materials to be Approved), 8 (Main Extension Design) 10 (Contaminated Land) and 11 (Full and Final Details) of application referenced 124456/JO/2019 (formerly referenced 118410/FO/2017)

    Manchester Museum Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL

    Received Not published
  24. Final120530/AO/2018

    Branded demarcation barriers.

    The Footage Grosvenor Street Manchester M1 7DZ

    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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