The Manchester College (Openshaw Campus) Ashton Old Road Manchester M11 2WH Data via plota.co.uk

145461/FO/2026 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of 2 no. double stacked classrooms (4 no. total) for a temporary period of 3 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2026
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Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
M11 2WH
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Clayton & Openshaw
Case officer
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Target decision
19 May 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 13 days faster than Manchester's median of 76 for community buildings. Approved, as 89% of community buildings here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
10%go to committee

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

Public comments

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Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Manchester
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#68 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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