Manchester City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Manchester City Council decided more than 3,600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 12% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Manchester City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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25 September 2026 · Approved
PICCADILLY GARDENS, PICCADILLY, MANCHESTER, M1 1LS · PLA-2026-001348
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20 August 2026 · Approved
Marlsboro House, 52-54 Newton Street, Manchester, M1 1ED · PLA-2026-000266
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23 July 2026 · Approved
Land Bound By Cross Keys Street, Goulden Street, Chadderton Street And Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester, M4 5ET · 142419/FO/2025
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17 July 2026 · Approved
Virgin Media Concord Business Park, Threapwood Road, Manchester, M22 0EY · 144802/FO/2025
Figures for Manchester City Council
| Applications decided | more than 3,600 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 12%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 3%of more than 630 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 280 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 41%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 57plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Manchester City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regards to noise; • whether future…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effects of the proposed development on the Blackburn Park Conservation Area and the setting of nearby Listed buildings, and on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings; •…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.