Planning application
23 Burlington Road Manchester M20 4QA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).
As published by the council, reference 144772/LE/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144772/LE/2025
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Development Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Withington Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M20 4QA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Manchester
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6 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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 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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