Planning application
7 Alness Road Manchester M16 8ET
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of the basement as a self-contained apartment C3 use.
As published by the council, reference 144496/LE/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144496/LE/2025
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Development Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 13 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Whalley Range Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M16 8ET
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PLA-2026-000868 Granted
7 Alness Road Manchester M16 8ET
Proposed basement and ground floor rear extension, elevated decking area to rear with 1.8m privacy screen and associated stairs, erection of rear roof dormers and installation of gates and railings to the front boundary wall.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2025
Received by Manchester
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Create It Studio Architects Agent, an architecture practice
155 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 90% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 8 January 2026, 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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