Planning application
144288/LP/2025
8 Alexandra Road South Manchester M16 8ER
Proposal
Erection of 3 No. single storey cabin structures for educational purposes, finished in brick, tile and other materials to broadly match finishing materials of the existing school building.
As published by the council, reference 144288/LP/2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by Manchester
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24 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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.
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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145552/FO/2026 Granted
8 Alexandra Road South Manchester M16 8ER
Installation of cabins to rear of site.
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129059/TCA/2021 Granted
Apartment 1 Former St Edmunds Church 1A Range Road Manchester M16 8FS
Works to trees - proposed pruning of 7 Limes (T1 - T7) and felling of a Cherry (T8)
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141084/TCA/2024 Granted
Former St Edmunds Church 1A Range Road Manchester M16 8FS
Works to trees - proposed pruning works to (T1 - T8) 8x Lime - incorporating removal of epicormic growth to 5m.
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127410/TCA/2020 Granted
10 Range Road Manchester M16 8ES
Works to trees - proposed felling of Hawthorn T1 and Ash T3
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144756/FO/2025 Awaiting decision
10 Deerpark Road Manchester M16 8FR
Erection of a 2.5 storey rear extension in association with the Change of Use of a single dwellinghouse to form 6no. one-bedroom apartments with associated car parking, bike and bin stores and landscaping.
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144205/TCA/2025 Granted
10 Deerpark Road Manchester M16 8FR
Works to trees - T1 - Common Ash - Remove and replant with a Sorbus aucuparia (Rowan).
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)