13 Manchester Road Chorlton Manchester M21 9JQ Data via plota.co.uk

144195/LE/2025 - Lawful development Refused

Proposal

Use of the property as 5 self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
22 Oct 2025
✗
Refused
18 Dec 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
23 Sept 2026

Refused on 18 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Chorlton conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Lost Wetlands; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Manchester built-up area; Air quality management area about 69 m away: Manchester AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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
Lawful development
Postcode
M21 9JQ
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
22 Oct 2025
Ward
Chorlton
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Dec 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
18 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 23 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007416 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 34% of lawful development certificates here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
227decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Manchester in the last twelve months, from validation. Manchester decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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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