Site Of Former Day Nursery Longhurst Road Manchester M9 8NS

Pending 145420/JO/2026
Council
Date received
13 Mar 2026
Date validated
13 Mar 2026
Postcode
M9 8NS

Description

Variation of Conditions 2, 7, 9, 12, 21, 22, 30 and 32 attached to Planning Permission 136721/FO/2023 to revise the drawing numbers to allow PV panels to be installed to Blocks 2-9, changes to the levels to the rear gardens of Blocks 3-9 to allow for the removal of the steps, changes in boundary treatments to respond to existing levels and include facing materials to retaining walls on landscaping plans, lowering of Block 2 eaves to be in line with Block 1, removing external air source heat pumps between houses to provide easier access, changing dormer windows, changing materials to corner dormers to Blocks 3 & 9, increasing cill height of first floor front elevation windows to Blocks 3-9 to accommodate timber frame to parapet roofs below, increase in path width to Block 1, reduce size of trees to the front of houses and apartments, reducing sizes of trees to the rear of the retaining wall to reduce impact of roots on retaining wall and removal of boundary walls to the fronts of houses.

Manchester
Planning Authority Score
6.5/10
Good
#80 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Manchester ranks #131 out of 292 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

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Manchester decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #167 of 292
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #131 of 292
68%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #131 of 292
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #49 of 292
75%
Minor dwellings approved
80 decided (1-9 homes)
98%
Major dwellings approved
43 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,813
Total decisions
232 refused in 2025