Mariana House 45 - 47 Alexandra Road South Manchester M16 8GH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from Care Home (Use Class C2) to Temporary Living Accommodation for Homeless (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Sept 2025 · Committee · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Manchester Planning Committee on 25 Sept 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the vacant care home could provide accessible temporary accommodation, with management measures addressing community impacts.
- Residents raised concerns about safety, crime, antisocial behaviour, children, the area’s character and property values.
- The committee approved the application subject to conditions after the officer recommendation was moved and seconded.
Source: Plota analysis of Manchester's committee minutes of 25 Sept 2025.
Documents 64
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 7
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 51
Site constraints 4
Checked on 15 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £1,700,000 in April 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Manchester
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- M16 8GH
- Received
- 10 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Whalley Range
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Approve
- Decision date
- 25 Sept 2025
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
- Leaseholder
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than Manchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 25 Sept 2025
Historical activity at this location
16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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