Manchester planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Manchester City Council, updated daily. Manchester City Council received 732 planning applications in the last 90 days, 14 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Manchester
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land bounded by Victoria Point, Longsight Primary Sub-Station, West Grove, Upper West Grove, Carmoor Road and Hathersage Road Manchester M13 0EH
Mixed-use regeneration with student and key-worker housing, Manchester. Refurbishes Octagon House and erects up to eleven storeys delivering 250 student beds, 211 key-worker units, 16 C3 homes, healthcare and community uses at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and M&E packages…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land bounded by Trentham Street, Ellesmere Street, Castlefield Locks, the elevated railway line and the Bridgewater Canal Manchester M15 4EX
592-home mixed-use scheme with 46-storey and 9-storey towers, Manchester. Two residential blocks delivering 592 homes plus café and parking in Castlefield at full application. Piling, structural frame, cladding and M&E packages are substantial; residential fit-out and ground-floor café works follow…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
West Gorton Youth Social Centre Belle Vue Street Manchester M12 5JT
20-bed homelessness accommodation conversion, Manchester. Former youth centre converted to bedsits with external alterations, parking, landscaping and boundary works at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E rewiring, multiple sanitary installations and fire compartmentation drive the work.
Fit-outM&EBrickwork
43 Manchester Road Manchester M21 9PW
Shop extension with two-flat conversion, Manchester. Front, side and rear extensions plus new shopfront to create two apartments above an enlarged retail unit at full application. Fit-out, partitioning, rewiring and kitchen/bathroom packages drive the work, with brickwork and roofing for the…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Land between junctions of Moss Lane East, Westwood and Raby Streets Manchester
Temporary contractors compound for 145 weeks, Manchester. Erects site infrastructure and structures to support construction activity at full application stage. Fencing, hard standings, site cabins and welfare facilities drive material volumes in this near-three-year window.
GroundworksHard landscapingM&E
2 Manchester Road Manchester M21 9JG
Single dwelling replacement scheme, Manchester. Demolishes an existing house and erects a new residential dwellinghouse at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame and roofing packages anchor the tender, with M&E and drainage following.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land at Oldham Road Manchester
Manual car wash facility use, Manchester. Converts a site to car wash operations at full application stage. Water treatment, drainage and pressure equipment define the fit-out, alongside hardstanding and signage.
Fit-outDrainageHard landscaping
Unit 7 Ifco Centre 40 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 5TQ
Restaurant shopfront replacement, Manchester. Infills a recessed frontage with full-height aluminium glazing and new entrance doors at full application stage. Glazing and shopfront aluminium framing drive the package, with structural preparation on the existing brick piers.
GlazingFit-outBrickwork
775 Moston Lane Manchester M40 5RJ
Community hub and training centre conversion, Manchester. Rear unit changes from Class E to mixed community and training use at full application stage. Fit-out, partitioning, M&E and accessibility upgrades support the hub and training function.
Fit-outM&E
New Cathedral Street Manchester M1 1AD
Rooftop plant enclosure alteration with louvres and swan ducts, Manchester. Upgrades an existing building's mechanical plant area with new louvres, swan ducts and flat roof replacement at full application stage. M&E coordination and roofing packages dominate; MEP suppliers targeting city-centre…
Roof repairM&ECladding
2 Sefton Road Manchester M21 8UU
Two-storey rear extension with side extension and dormer, Manchester. Adds basement, ground and first-floor space including a raised patio and privacy screens at full application stage. Structural steel, groundworks for the basement, and roofing packages form the core, with fit-out and glazing…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Ground Floor 51 Beresford Road Manchester M13 0GT
Front canopy and security shutters for a Manchester ground-floor unit. Adds external fabric to an existing commercial premises at full application stage. Metalwork, glazing fixings and electrical connections for the shutter mechanism suit external fabric specialists.
M&EGlazing
17 Mersey Meadows Manchester M20 2GB
Single-storey side and rear extension, Manchester. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local contractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
55 Capricorn Road Manchester M9 7JA
Two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension, Manchester. Adds first-floor and ground-floor living space with roof alterations at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and structural steelwork dominate, with foundation and drainage packages required for the side extension.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
37 Vicars Road Manchester M21 9JB
Single-storey wraparound extension with external wall insulation, Manchester. Adds side and rear living space to an existing house with render finish at full application stage. Brickwork, groundworks, insulation and roofing packages suit local subcontractors, with render and glazing following.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Planning appeals in Manchester City Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Manchester City Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Manchester City Council, raw rate
34.8%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.3 percentage points above expected. Manchester City Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
972 appeals counted, 934 judged either way (325 allowed, 609 dismissed), 38 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 37.6% | 28.8% | 476 | 458 | 172 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 45.3% | 33.3% | 170 | 170 | 77 |
| Householder (HAS) | 21.6% | 35.6% | 139 | 139 | 30 |
| Enforcement Notice | 12.7% | 13.5% | 94 | 79 | 10 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 40% | 36% | 35 | 35 | 14 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | 88.2% | 27.6% | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 23.1% | 36.9% | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 22.2% | 25% | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Advert Discontinuance | 14.3% | 19.1% | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 0% | 20.6% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
4 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Manchester City Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent677 homes
- Affordable rent136 homes
- Shared ownership265 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Manchester City Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other100% (10 decided)
- householder67% (9 decided)
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