Flight Academy, Barton Aerodrome, Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7SA Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1243 - Full planning permission Under Consultation
Change of useCommercial & major worksSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Continued use of portacabin as a café and retention of 3no. storage containers for use as an additional flight simulator, site storage, and café storage, alongside erection of 2m high timber fencing, creation of 4no. car parking spaces, and associated cladding works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Sept 2026
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Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from Salford's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Energy and Carbon Pro-forma Technical assessment · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning and Heritage Statement Planning statement · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Existing and Proposed Site Plans Plans · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plans · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF All Floor Plans and Elevations Plans · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Street Scene Drawings Plans · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form [redacted] Application form (redacted) · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
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3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Office at Barton Aerodrome, Grade II, about 53 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Eccles (Salford) built-up area; Air quality management area about 72 m away: Salford AQMA; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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
Salford
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
M30 7SA
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Higher Irlam and Peel Green Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Salford usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 354 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
48%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Salford in the last twelve months, from validation. Salford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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27 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
City Airport Liverpool Road Eccles Salford M30 7SA
Article 16 consultation from Salford Council (reference 22/79795/FUL) for alterations to…
108105/ART16/22
2020 Approved
Former Terminal Building And Associated Barns (all Listed Buildings), Barton Aerodrome (City Airport), , Liverpool Road, Eccles, , M30 7SA
Request for confirmation of compliance of conditions 4 (Mortar) and 5 (Materials) attache…
20/74982/DISCON
2020 Approved
Former Terminal Building And Associated Barns (all Listed Buildings), Barton Aerodrome (City Airport), , Liverpool Road, Eccles, , M30 7SA
Request for confirmation of compliance of conditions 6 (Materials) and 10 (Construction M…
20/74981/DISCON
2019 Approved
City Airport Business Centre , City Airport And Heliport, Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 7SA
Continued use of two-storey modular building as Offices (Class B1 Use), Community Hub (Su…
19/74588/FUL
2016 Approved
Former Terminal Building And Associated Barns (all Listed Buildings), Barton Aerodrome (City Airport), Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7SA
Part Retrospective (Full Application) for demolition , construction, restoration, elevati…
16/69198/FUL
2016 Approved
Former Terminal Building And Associated Barns (all Listed Buildings), Barton Aerodrome (City Airport), Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7SA
Listed Building Consent) for demolition, construction, restoration, elevational and inter…
16/69199/LBC
2016 Approved
City Airport (Manchester Barton) Liverpool Road Eccles Manchester M30 7SA
Demolition of existing hangar and erection of new enlarged hangar
16/68791/FUL
Salford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#200 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Salford is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #206 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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Salford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #115 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #90 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #206 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #243 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
40 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
75 decided
737
Total decisions
76 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings