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85 Esmond Road Manchester M8 9LX

Granted Manchester 144033/LP/2025 Certificate Lawful Develpmnt Proposed

Works: Extension Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of a residential dwelling (Class C3) to a children's home (Class C2) accommodating up to three children. The property will retain its existing layout, which includes two bathrooms, one kitchen, one living room, one dining room, and an office designated for two staff members working shift patterns to provide 24-hour care and supervision. No external structural alterations or extensions are proposed as part of this development.

As published by the council, reference 144033/LP/2025

Application record

Reference
144033/LP/2025
Type
Certificate Lawful Develpmnt Proposed
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Decided
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Cheetham Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M8 9LX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2025

    Received by Manchester

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 1 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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