Planning application
144236/LP/2025
37 Albert Road Manchester M19 2DU
Proposal
Use of a dwelling (Use Class 3a) as a children's home for up to three children, with a manager and three carers, two of whom would stay overnight, working on a rota basis (C2).
As published by the council, reference 144236/LP/2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 2025
Received by Manchester
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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128833/FH/2020 Granted
14 Forest Range Manchester M19 2FJ
Erection of roof dormer extension to the rear of the property, to form a new bedroom and bathroom
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143923/FO/2025 Withdrawn
56 Albert Road Manchester M19 2AB
Change of use from maisonette at first and second floor to two separate flats including installation of rear dormer extension, roof lights and doors to rear of basement flat.
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PLA-2026-000182 Granted
6 Osborne Road Manchester M19 2DT
Erection of single-storey side and rear extension.
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129590/FH/2021 Granted
16 Birdhall Grove Manchester M19 2FS
Erection of single storey rear extension, together with rear roof dormer extension
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CDN/20/0831 Granted
936-938 Stockport Road Manchester M19 3NN
Discharge of condition 9 (window design) of planning permission referenced 124089/FO/2019
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145103/FO/2026 Refused
2 Albert Road Manchester M19 3PJ
Installation of steel staircase with raised balustrade accessed via the rear yard and formation of new door and window to the rear elevation at first floor level.
Other lawful development applications
In Manchester
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PLA-2026-000157 Refused
14 DRIFFIELD STREET MANCHESTER M14 7HZ
Use of property as a small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4).
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PLA-2026-000581 Refused
The Green Building 19 New Wakefield Street Manchester M1 5NP
Replacement of non-compliant façade materials and balcony surface works.
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145669/LP/2026 Refused
16 Glenmere Road Manchester M20 5PH
Construction of single storey extension to side of existing dwelling.
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PLA-2026-000528 Granted
11 Harley Avenue Manchester M14 5DJ
Existing use of property as an 8-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis).
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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)