Planning application
14 DRIFFIELD STREET MANCHESTER M14 7HZ
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 small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4).
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000157
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000157
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Whalley Range
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M14 7HZ
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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PLA-2026-001384 Awaiting decision
14 Driffield Street Manchester M14 7HZ
Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Manchester
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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.
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14 Driffield Street Manchester M14 7HZ
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