Land Bound By Longford Road, Peveril Crescent, Rye Bank Road And Longford Park (commonly Referred To As… Data via plota.co.uk

143413/FO/2025 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of former university playing fields to community woodland and meadow. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

9 Jul 2025

✓

Validated

28 Aug 2025

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Approved

28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Manchester Planning Committee on 24 Sept 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the proposal accorded with planning policies and impacts could be mitigated by conditions.
Supporters highlighted biodiversity, health, climate and community benefits, while objections concerned housing, contamination, management and ownership.
The Committee approved the application for the officer’s reasons and subject to the recommended conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, committee discussion, conditions and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Manchester's committee minutes of 24 Sept 2026.

Documents 654

Consultation & comments 638

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Neutral_Redacted Public Comment · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Manchester built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Manchester
Application type: Full planning permission
Postcode: M21 9WW
Received: 9 Jul 2025
Validated: 28 Aug 2025
Ward: Chorlton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Sept 2026
Decision: Approve
Decision date: 28 Sept 2026
Decision level: Committee
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 396 days from validation, 340 days slower than Manchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

This one396d

Council56d

UK56d

59%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

632decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →

Public comments

2comments received

1 objecting1 supporting

Last counted 14 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 2 Oct 2025
Committee: 24 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

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Erection of a single-storey side extension

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Manchester

Planning Authority Score

6.8/10

Good

#68 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Manchester ranks #146 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Manchester decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

87%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #174 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #84 of 296

65%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #146 of 296

31%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #59 of 296

76%

Minor dwellings approved

82 decided (1-9 homes)

94%

Major dwellings approved

54 decided (10+ homes)

65%

Change of use approved

49 decided

1,924

Total decisions

242 refused in the year to March 2026

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Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 654

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 638

Other documents 5

Site constraints 2

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