Planning application
338 Great Western Street Manchester M14 4DS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).
As published by the council, reference 144564/LE/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144564/LE/2025
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Development Existing
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Moss Side Ward
- Postcode
- M14 4DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Manchester
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Manchester took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
DS Design & Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Manchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Manchester decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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