158 Palatine Road Manchester M20 2QH Data via plota.co.uk

143683/TCA/2025 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Under Consideration

Proposal

Works to trees - proposed felling of 4 Poplar trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Aug 2025
Decision
Target date was 19 Sept 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 446.

Site constraints 6

Albert Park, West Didsbury conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Manchester built-up area; Heritage at risk about 98 m away: St Aidan United Reform Church, Palatine Road, Didsbury; Air quality management area about 95 m away: Manchester AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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 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
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
M20 2QH
Received
8 Aug 2025
Validated
8 Aug 2025
Ward
Didsbury West
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lucy Speakman

Decision outlook

Day 446, past the statutory target. 96% of tree and landscaping works in Manchester are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

Day 446390 days past the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
188decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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