Planning application
157C Mount Road Manchester M18 7QT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Notification for change of use from retail (Class A1) to cafe/restaurant (Class A3)
As published by the council, reference 116837/P3CPA/2017
Application record
- Reference
- 116837/P3CPA/2017
- Type
- Prior approval - A1, A2, sui gen to A3
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 3 Jul 2017
- Validated
- 3 Jul 2017
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2017
- Ward
- Gorton South Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M18 7QT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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119217/FO/2018 Granted
157C Mount Road Manchester M18 7QT
Change of use of ground floor retail unit (Use Class A1) to a cafe (Use Class A3).
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117714/FO/2017 Withdrawn
157C Mount Road Manchester M18 7QT
Change of use from Class A1 retail unit to Class A5 hot food take away
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jul 2017
Received by Manchester
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25 Aug 2017
Decision issued: Refused
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12 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
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MM Architectural Design Agent, an architecture practice
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Manchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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157C Mount Road Manchester M18 7QT
Change of use of ground floor retail unit (Use Class A1) to a cafe (Use Class A3).
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Change of use from Class A1 retail unit to Class A5 hot food take away
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