Former St Georges Church Arundel Street Manchester M15 4JZ Data via plota.co.uk

OTH-2026-000404 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Under Consideration

Proposal

Works to trees - G1 - proposed light formative pruning works to a mix of newly planted and established trees of Birch and Cherry varieties. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 May 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 91. The consultation period closed on 13 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Manchester AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; 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 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
Manchester
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
M15 4JZ
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Hulme
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stephen Adamson

Decision outlook

Day 91, past the statutory target. 100% of tree and landscaping works in Manchester are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 13 Sept 2026.

Day 9135 days past the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
30decided 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 13 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Jul 2026
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