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

Decided 144410/FO/2025 - Full planning permission
Date received
around 25 Nov 2025
Date validated
25 Nov 2025
Postcode
M11 2WH
Type
Full planning permission

Description

Erection of a two-storey Class F1 (a) (provision of education) building comprising engineering, fabrication and welding workshops to the ground floor, classrooms and ancillary space to a partial first floor, demolition of the existing single-storey auto electrical workshop, modifications to existing fences with bin storage area, and reconfiguration of parking. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

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 8 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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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