Bona Couple Cafe And Lounge 58 Manchester Road Denton Tameside M34 3LE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00536/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use of the first floor to a self-contained 3-bedroom apartment (Use Class C3), together with associated internal alterations, retained and relocated kitchen extraction, bin and cycle storage, and a separate residential entrance from Peel Street. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jun 2026
✓
Consultation
14 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Denton (Tameside) built-up area; Air quality management area 85 m away: Tameside AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area151 m² (1,625 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 106)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Tameside
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
M34 3LE
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Denton North East
Parish
Denton/Audenshaw
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
MOZA Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than Tameside's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 60% of changes of use here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
86decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15049626
Planning Portal ref
PP-15049626
Comments by
4 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tameside
Planning Authority Score
6.4/10
Average
#85 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Tameside is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #60 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tameside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #199 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #121 of 296
77%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #60 of 296
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #145 of 296
52%
Minor dwellings approved
31 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
63%
Change of use approved
78 decided
561
Total decisions
80 refused in the year to March 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.