Land Off Gorton Road Manchester M11 2DZ Data via plota.co.uk

141869/FO/2025 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of 1no. industrial unit (Class B2) with associated parking and external works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jan 2025
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Appeal dismissed
29 May 2025
✓
Validated
10 Jul 2025
✓
Approved
9 Apr 2026

Approved on 9 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 32

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Manchester built-up area; Air quality management area about 71 m away: Manchester AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2DZ
Received
8 Jan 2025
Validated
10 Jul 2025
Ward
Ancoats & Beswick
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
9 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 29 May 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3355380 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 273 days from validation, 217 days slower than Manchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

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

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Last counted 15 Oct 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