Planning application
Albany Road Manchester M21 0BH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the installation of a new 20m high Hutchinson dual-operator streetworks pole hosting 12 no. antennas, 6 no. ERS, equipment housing and other ancillary development.
As published by the council, reference NOT-2026-001897
Application record
- Reference
- NOT-2026-001897
- Type
- Prior approval Part 16 Class A: Electronic communications code operators
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 7 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Chorlton
- Postcode
- M21 0BH
Comment by 30 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Manchester through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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NOT-2026-000599 Refused
Albany Road Manchester M21 0BH
Prior approval for the installation of a new 20m high street pole hosting 9 no. antennas, and 3 no. ERS, equipment housing and other ancillary development.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2026
Received by Manchester
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10 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 December 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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 prior approval applications in a median of 45 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Prior approval for the installation of a new 20m high street pole hosting 9 no. antennas, and 3 no. ERS, equipment housing and other ancillary development.
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