Planning application
5, 6, 7 And 8 Progress Buildings 491 - 493 Cheetham Hill Road Manchester M8 9HJ
Works: Extension Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of second floor extension and rear dormer, including elevational alterations, to enable roof extensions above No.s 5-6, 7 and 8, and creation of a one bedroom apartment to the new second floor of No.7, extend the existing pitched roof serving No.8 to abut the raised party wall forming the new apartment on the second floor of No.7, raising the existing pitched roof over No.5-6 to join the new pitched / flat roofs over No.7 and the conversion of the existing first floor of No.7 to a one bedroom apartment and self contained office.
As published by the council, reference 144463/FO/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144463/FO/2025
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 24 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Cheetham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M8 9HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Manchester
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24 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Manchester Building Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Hyde
Active · incorporated 2020 · Hyde
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Manchester granted permission on 24 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.
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