Planning application
Hilltop Court Brooklands Road Manchester M8 4JH
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the erection of an additional floor above the existing building, to provide 6 additional studio flats, car parking, cycle parking and associated storage.
As published by the council, reference 144360/P20A/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144360/P20A/2025
- Type
- Prior approval - new dwellings to flats
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Crumpsall Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M8 4JH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Manchester
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
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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