127256/LE/2020

1. 25 Jun 2020

   Received by Manchester

2. 6 Aug 2020

   Decision issued: Refused

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 128015/LE/2020 Granted

  28 Landcross Road Manchester M14 6NB

  Certificate of Lawful Existing Development for use of property as a small HMO (C4) to house students

  16 Sep 2020 4m away Lawful development
• 145625/LE/2026 Granted

  49 Landcross Road Manchester M14 6LZ

  Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).

  17 Apr 2026 31m away Lawful development
• 126743/FO/2020 Granted

  2 Wilbraham Road Manchester M14 6GF

  Erection of a four-storey building to provide 10 number self contained apartments, together with car parking, associated landscaping and boundary treatments

  4 Aug 2020 61m away Full applications
• 127461/FO/2020 Decided

  29 Cawdor Road Manchester M14 6LS

  Erection of first floor rear extension and installation of rear roof dormer to existing House in Multiple Occupation (C4 use)

  15 Jul 2020 66m away Full applications
• 128301/FO/2020 Refused

  53 Furness Road Manchester M14 6LX

  Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)

  15 Oct 2020 67m away Full applications
• 143511/LE/2025 Refused

  55 Furness Road Manchester M14 6LX

  Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).

  10 Aug 2025 69m away Lawful development

• PLA-2026-000157 Refused

  14 DRIFFIELD STREET MANCHESTER M14 7HZ

  Use of property as a small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4).

  1 May 2026 Lawful development
• PLA-2026-000581 Refused

  The Green Building 19 New Wakefield Street Manchester M1 5NP

  Replacement of non-compliant façade materials and balcony surface works.

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 145669/LP/2026 Refused

  16 Glenmere Road Manchester M20 5PH

  Construction of single storey extension to side of existing dwelling.

  1 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• PLA-2026-000528 Granted

  11 Harley Avenue Manchester M14 5DJ

  Existing use of property as an 8-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis).

  29 May 2026 Lawful development
• PLA-2026-000874 Awaiting decision

  1 Weldon Drive Manchester M9 0RW

  Use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a children's home for 1 no. child with carer accommodation (Use Class C2)

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development