Planning application
5 Wren Way Manchester M11 3NH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) as a small, single occupancy children's care home (Use Class C2), accommodating one young person aged 12 years and above, supported by carers on a rotational basis, including sleep-in support overnight.
As published by the council, reference 144920/LP/2026
Application record
- Reference
- 144920/LP/2026
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Develpmnt Proposed
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Ancoats & Beswick Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M11 3NH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jan 2026
Received by Manchester
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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