26 Highfield Road, SALFORD, M6 5JZ Data via plota.co.uk

PA/2026/1084 - Lawful development Under Consultation
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 23 Oct 2026. Comments are open until 18 Sept 2026.

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LocationPlan.pdf Plans · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application form (redacted) · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

Article 4 direction
2018 HMO Article 4 Direction. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Salford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Salford
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
M6 5JZ
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Weaste and Seedley Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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2023 Approved
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Change of Use from C3 dwelling to 3 person HMO C4
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2022 Approved
6 Osborne Street, Salford, M6 5LG
Change of use from C3 dwelling to C4 4 bed, 4 person HMO
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2022 Approved
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Change of use from 2 bed dwelling (C3 use class) to 5 bed, 5 person HMO (C4 use class)
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2021 Approved
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Alterations to the elevations and change of use from C3 (dwelling) to a small HMO C4 (4 r…
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2020 Approved
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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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