Planning application
4 Amherst Road Manchester M14 6UQ
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 145210/LE/2026
Application record
- Reference
- 145210/LE/2026
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Development Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Withington Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M14 6UQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PLA-2026-000684 Granted
4 Amherst Road Manchester M14 6UQ
Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Manchester
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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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
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