Manchester planning committee
Councillor Paul Andrews
Lab Co-opSeen at planning committee from July 2025 to April 2026
- 100%attendance
- 22agreed, no vote against recorded
- 41decisions at their meetings
- 15motions proposed
As at 24 September 2026, according to Plota’s analysis of Manchester’s published minutes, Councillor Paul Andrews attended 11 of the 11 planning committee meetings whose minutes list them, from July 2025 to April 2026. On 22 other decisions the minutes record no vote against, so Andrews is counted as agreeing; they are left out of the shares below. Andrews proposed 15 motions the committee passed.
- Meetings attended
- 11 of 11100%
- Meetings whose minutes list them as present, sending apologies or absent. Minutes that list only those present cannot show an absence.
- Decisions at their meetings
- 41
- Applications decided at the meetings they sat on, as the minutes record them.
- Agreed, no vote against recorded
- 22
- Decisions the minutes record with no vote against and no count. Counted as agreeing, and left out of the shares.
- Proposed or seconded
- 15 / 0
- Motions the minutes say they proposed, then seconded, that the committee passed.
- Declared interests
- 0
- Decisions on which the minutes record them declaring an interest.
Voting record
The minutes we hold do not give each member's vote at these meetings, so no vote is counted for Andrews and no voting chart is drawn. The minutes do name who proposed each motion.
Motions they proposed
11 of the 15 motions Andrews proposed were to approve, 4 to defer.
The outcome of each motion the minutes say Andrews proposed and the committee passed.
Attendance
100%
11 of 11 meetings whose minutes list them.
The typical member of this committee attended 91% (the median of 21 members listed at 5 or more meetings).
Every meeting
Each square is a meeting whose minutes list them, oldest first.
Planning Committee: 11 meetings
Show as a table
| Date | Committee | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 25 Sep 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Planning Committee | Present |
Decisions
Every application decided at a meeting they sat on, newest first, with their vote where the minutes give it.
- 26A Derby Road ManchesterHome extensions and roof changes · 144466/FO/2025Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Ebsworth Street Car Park Ebsworth Street ManchesterFood store with offices · 144823/FO/2025Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 78 - 80 Tib Street ManchesterFour commercial units · 144881/FO/2026Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Ground Surface Temporary Car Park Bounded By Commercial Street, Constance Street And The Back Line Of The Building And Land Fronting Little Peter Street ManchesterEight townhouses · 144334/FO/2025 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Parrs Wood High School Wilmslow Road ManchesterSchool field fencing · 144717/JO/2025Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Parrs Wood High School Wilmslow Road ManchesterSchool field fencing · 144717/JO/2025Proposed the motion Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 2 Gloucester Street ManchesterStudent accommodation tower · 138805/FO/2023 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 93 Hazelbottom Road ManchesterHome extensions and outbuilding · 142753/FH/2025 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Former Autocare Centre 2A Seymour Road ManchesterThree-storey community building · 140755/FO/2024 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- British Muslim Heritage Centre College Road ManchesterThree-year marquee extension · 143445/FO/2025 Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 140 Great Ancoats Street Manchester752-home tower development · 142535/FO/2025Proposed the motion Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- British Muslim Heritage Centre College Road ManchesterTemporary marquee extension · 143446/LO/2025Proposed the motion Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Suez Ts & Hwrc Longley Lane ManchesterExtended recycling facility hours · 143194/JO/2025 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Between Junctions Moss Lane East And Barnhill Street Princess Road Manchester212 affordable homes · 143777/FO/2025 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Former Riverpark Trading Estate Riverpark Road Manchester498-home residential development · 142464/FO/2025 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 140 Great Ancoats Street Manchester752 homes and offices · 142535/FO/2025 Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Sister Plot C Former UMIST Campus Altrincham Street ManchesterTwo office buildings · 143024/FO/2025Proposed the motion Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Chorlton Square Shopping Centre Barlow Moor Road Manchester262-home mixed-use redevelopment · 142652/FO/2025 Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Grassland To The North/East Of Amberley Drive Manchester8 affordable homes · 141661/FO/2024 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 8 Beech Grove ManchesterChildren's home · 143315/FO/2025 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land Bounded By Upper Brook Street, Cottenham Street & Kincardine Road ManchesterStudent accommodation use · 143469/JO/2025 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At Hinchley Road Manchester106 family homes · 143085/FO/2025Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land At The Former Burnage Cricket Club Mauldeth Road Manchester66 homes · 142311/FO/2025Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Grassland To The North/East Of Amberley Drive Manchester8 affordable homes · 141661/FO/2024Proposed the motion Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 8 Beech Grove ManchesterChildren's home · 143315/FO/2025 Deferred Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Arundel Street Manchester366 homes and commercial space · 140789/JO/2024Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Albert Bridge House Bridge Street ManchesterMixed-use towers and offices · 143164/FO/2025 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land Bounded By Upper Brook Street, Cottenham Street & Kincardine Road ManchesterSummer student lets · 143469/JO/2025 RefusedAgainst officer advice Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Mariana House 45 - 47 Alexandra Road South ManchesterTemporary homeless accommodation · 143416/FO/2025 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Existing Warehouse Bounded By Burstock Street, Peary Street, Bilbrook Street And Bromley Street ManchesterMusic and events venue · 141477/FO/2024 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Cambridge Halls Of Residence Cavendish Street ManchesterStudent accommodation towers · 142888/FO/2025Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Lidl Food Store 263 Wilmslow Road ManchesterDiscount food store · 142775/FO/2025 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 440 Hollinwood Avenue ManchesterFood store with parking · 142670/FO/2025 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 18 Kenyon Lane ManchesterRetail shop with parking · 142948/FO/2025Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Land Between Residential Roads, Yew Tree Road, Heswall Avenue And Dennison Avenue Accessed Between 306 And 308 Yew Tree Road ManchesterModular youth hub · 142989/VO/2025 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Field Of Os South Of Claridge Road ManchesterYouth and community centre · 142986/VO/2025 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- 136 St Werburgh's Road ManchesterThree apartments · 142671/FO/2025 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
- Land At The West Side Of The Junction Of Grey Mare Lane And Ashton New Road Manchester82 social-rent homes · 142453/FO/2025Proposed the motion Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Mayfield Phase 1B Hoyle Street Manchester879-home mixed-use development · 141788/FO/2024 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- 9 Egerton Crescent ManchesterCafé and bar changes · 141642/JO/2024 Approved ForNo vote against recorded
- Former Barclays Bank 537 Stockport Road ManchesterAdult gaming centre · 142755/FO/2025 Approved Not recordedThe minutes do not say how each member voted
No decision matches these filters.
In the minutes
What the minutes record Andrews moving, seconding, asking or saying on each decision, in the minutes’ own words. Passages that name more than one councillor, or a member of the public, are left out.
Subjects in what the minutes record
- Neighbours and amenity23 Oct 2025, 23 Oct 2025
- Trees and nature20 Nov 2025, 31 Jul 2025
- Housing need and affordable homes20 Nov 2025, 31 Jul 2025
- Parking and traffic20 Nov 2025
- Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews moved the Officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 9 Apr 2026, Parrs Wood High School Wilmslow Road Manchester - Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews moved the Officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 9 Apr 2026, 78 - 80 Tib Street Manchester - Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews moved the Officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 9 Apr 2026, Ebsworth Street Car Park Ebsworth Street Manchester - Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews moved the Officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 9 Apr 2026, 26A Derby Road Manchester - Moved a site visit
“Councillor Andrews moved the proposal of a site visit.”
Minutes, 12 Mar 2026, Parrs Wood High School Wilmslow Road Manchester - Moved deferral
“Councillor Andrews proposed to defer the item until the following month for the reasons given by the Director of Planning.”
Minutes, 18 Dec 2025, 140 Great Ancoats Street Manchester - Spoke
“Councillor Andrews noted that the responsible authorities had issues with the centre but expressed that he would be satisfied to defer the item in the interests of allowing the centre to strengthen their management strategy.”
Minutes, 18 Dec 2025, British Muslim Heritage Centre College Road Manchester - Spoke
“Councillor Andrews noted that the deferral would bring the application back in January 2026 and give the centre one month to bring forward further additions to the management plan to improve operations, adding that this was a better result for them than a refusal.”
Minutes, 18 Dec 2025, British Muslim Heritage Centre College Road Manchester - Spoke
“Councillor Andrews noted that there were no grounds available to the Committee in order for them to refuse the application and moved the officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Land Bounded By Upper Brook Street, Cottenham Street & Kincardine Road Manchester - Spoke on trees and wildlife
“Councillor Andrews noted the inclusion of BNG (Biodiversity Net Gain) Habitat Banks to the scheme, whereby lost green space would be restored elsewhere, and asked if this would be kept within Wythenshawe. He asked for a register on this, noting there were other sites in Wythenshawe.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Grassland To The North/East Of Amberley Drive Manchester - Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews then moved the officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Grassland To The North/East Of Amberley Drive Manchester - Spoke on a site visit
“Councillor Andrews stated it would be churlish of the Committee to ignore the multiple requests for a site visit and moved this proposal.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Chorlton Square Shopping Centre Barlow Moor Road Manchester - Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews moved the officer’s recommendations for all 3 applications.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Sister Plot C Former UMIST Campus Altrincham Street Manchester - Spoke in support
“Councillor Andrews supported and proposed the idea of a site visit for reasons surrounding the concerns over permanent light loss, to see how any attempts could be made to mitigate this and assess what the Committee could and could not do.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, 140 Great Ancoats Street Manchester - Raised concerns about parking
“Councillor Andrews had concerns regarding the addition of 20% local lettings and parking issues, asking if these could be written down. He wanted a guarantee on these issues as conditions to avoid a Minded to Refuse decision.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Former Riverpark Trading Estate Riverpark Road Manchester - Spoke on the conditions
“Councillor Andrews was satisfied and moved the officers recommendation with these additional conditions to be made in consultation between the Director of Planning and the Chair of the Planning Committee.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Former Riverpark Trading Estate Riverpark Road Manchester - Spoke on the conditions
“Councillor Andrews then confirmed that he was moving the officer’s recommendation subject to additional 2 conditions of accessible parking spaces and a 20% local lettings policy to be included in consultation between the Director of Planning and the Chair of the Planning Committee.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Former Riverpark Trading Estate Riverpark Road Manchester - Spoke
“Councillor Andrews confirmed his and the Ward Councillors’ desire for 20% local lettings at the development.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Former Riverpark Trading Estate Riverpark Road Manchester - Spoke on affordable housing
“Councillor Andrews expressed his respect for the former councillor objecting today but stated that this application was for 100% affordable housing and therefore, he could not vote against it. He noted that no development would please everybody and moved the officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Land Between Junctions Moss Lane East And Barnhill Street Princess Road Manchester - Spoke
“Councillor Andrews noted that he had moved the officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Land Between Junctions Moss Lane East And Barnhill Street Princess Road Manchester - Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews moved the officers recommendation alongside amendments to the condition on the number of vehicular movements The Planning Officer stated that the number of movements was referenced at page 755 of the pack and this specific number of movements could be added as a condition.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Suez Ts & Hwrc Longley Lane Manchester - Spoke
“Councillor Andrews confirmed that this was reasonable.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, Suez Ts & Hwrc Longley Lane Manchester - Moved a site visit
“Councillor Andrews proposed that the Committee conduct a site visit.”
Minutes, 20 Nov 2025, British Muslim Heritage Centre College Road Manchester - Spoke on the conditions
“Councillor Andrews stated that Condition 30 was to protect amenity. He wished for clarity on whether the removal of this condition was purely on a financial basis or if there was any other justification.”
Minutes, 23 Oct 2025, Land Bounded By Upper Brook Street, Cottenham Street & Kincardine Road Manchester - Spoke on the conditions
“Councillor Andrews noted that the justification was still unclear and g the comment that there had never been any similar conditions on other PBSA applications, he felt that it was only fair that the Committee were able to be minded to refuse based on the fact that it was difficult enough for the Committee to change conditions already added to an application without proper justification for doing so.”
Minutes, 23 Oct 2025, Land Bounded By Upper Brook Street, Cottenham Street & Kincardine Road Manchester - Moved refusal
“Councillor Andrews proposed a motion of minded to refuse, based on the fact that Condition 30 was placed on the initial application owing to an accepted argument from local residents on the loss of amenity that would arise from the use of the development for summer lets and that there was nothing in the report to convince the Committee to remove this condition.”
Minutes, 23 Oct 2025, Land Bounded By Upper Brook Street, Cottenham Street & Kincardine Road Manchester - Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews moved the officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 23 Oct 2025, Albert Bridge House Bridge Street Manchester - Moved the motion
“Councillor Andrews moved the officer’s recommendation.”
Minutes, 23 Oct 2025, Arundel Street Manchester - Spoke
“Councillor Andrews expressed that the phrasing of this site as “grassland” was disingenuous, adding that money had already been spent on improving this area.”
Minutes, 23 Oct 2025, Grassland To The North/East Of Amberley Drive Manchester - Moved a site visit
“Councillor Andrews moved a proposal for a site visit, for the Committee to go and see what was there and what residents would lose if the scheme was approved.”
Minutes, 23 Oct 2025, Grassland To The North/East Of Amberley Drive Manchester
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How this is worked out
Everything here is read from Manchester’s published planning committee minutes, 17 meetings from July 2025 to September 2026. A councillor is matched across meetings by the council’s own member number where it has one, otherwise by full name.
Each vote shows how it is known. Named in the minutes: the minutes, or the council’s own recorded vote, list each member with their vote. From the count and the names: the minutes give the numbers and name the members in the minority, and every member present is known. All members present in favour: the minutes say every member voted for it and the members present are known. No vote against recorded: the minutes record the decision with no vote against, no abstention and no count, at a council whose minutes print a divided vote when there is one, so each member present is counted for. Unanimous vote: the minutes call the decision unanimous, or give a count with no one against and no one abstaining, and each member present is counted for. From the meeting recording: the vote was heard on the council’s recording of the meeting and closes exactly with the members present. Where none of these holds, the vote is left as “Not recorded” and is not counted.
Votes are on the resolution the committee passed, so a vote for is a vote with the majority. A vote is a decision on the application in front of the committee, not a statement of the councillor’s views. A percentage is shown only with five or more votes, decisions or meetings behind it.
Source: Plota analysis of the council’s minutes. The party is from the council’s own list of councillors.
Also on this committee
- Leslie BellLabour
- Dave RawsonLabour
- Afia KamalLabour
- Basil CurleyLabour
- Suzanne RichardsLabour
- Naeem HassanLabour
- Richard KilpatrickLib Dem
- Fiaz RiasatLabour
- Shaukat AliLabour
- Angela GartsideLabour
- Jill LovecyLabour
- Joan DaviesLabour
- Jon-Connor LyonsLabour
- Abid Latif ChohanLabour