Planning application
Styal Road Service Station Styal Road Manchester M22 5WX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval for the installation of Solar Panels on to the existing flat roof canopy above the forecourt area of the Service Station.
As published by the council, reference 144009/P14J/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144009/P14J/2025
- Type
- Prior approval - PV to non-dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Woodhouse Park Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M22 5WX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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144684/P14J/2025 Granted
Styal Road Service Station Styal Road Manchester M22 5WX
Prior approval for the installation of solar panels on to the existing flat roof canopy above the forecourt area of the service station.
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126407/FO/2020 Granted
Styal Road Service Station Styal Road Manchester M22 5WX
Installation of two no. additional pumps, one no. above ground 40,000 litres diesel tank, associated works to the forecourt and elevational alterations to existing showroom building to enable it to be used as a retail premises.
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123061/AO/2019 Granted
Styal Road Service Station Styal Road Manchester M22 5WX
Installation of one internally illuminated fascia sign, one non illuminated fascia sign, four internally illuminated spreader signs and one internally illuminated 4.57 metre high price identity sign
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Manchester
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13 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 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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