57 Kenyon Lane Manchester M40 9JG Data via plota.co.uk

144649/FO/2025 - Full planning permission Approved

Proposal

Retention of a two-storey rear extension to provide additional floorspace to the ground-floor commercial unit (Use Class E(b)) and first-floor residential accommodation (Use Class C3) and elevational alterations to the front including formation of front entrance to first-floor residential accommodation, insertion of roof windows and the installation of two flues to the rear elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Validated
29 Dec 2025
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve about 409 m away: Boggart Hole Clough; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Manchester built-up area; Air quality management area about 16 m away: Manchester AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 3

Last sold for £120,000 in December 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

13 December 2023£120,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
15 January 2019£71,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
31 July 2007£85,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area42 m² (452 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace flat, 3 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2014, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Manchester
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
M40 9JG
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
29 Dec 2025
Ward
Moston
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Janaka Solanga
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 233 days from validation, 177 days slower than Manchester's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
632decided in the last year

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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 May 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Freehold owner: 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.