Wilbraham Road SW Wellington Road Manchester M14 6FG Data via plota.co.uk

NOT-2026-001995 - Prior notification Under Consultation

Proposal

Prior Approval for installation of 20m high Orion streetpole hosting 6 no. antennas, 3 no. RRUs, equipment housing and other ancillary development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 2 Dec 2026, from Manchester's recent prior approvals.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; Inside the Manchester built-up area; Air quality management area about 97 m away: Manchester AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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
Prior notification
Postcode
M14 6FG
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Fallowfield
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Manchester usually decides prior approvals by day 42.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
96%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
104decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Nov 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