Planning application
Sainsburys's Heaton Park Retail Park Heaton Park Road Manchester M9 0QS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of a We Buy Any Car customer pod (sui generis use).
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000622
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000622
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Higher Blackley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M9 0QS
Comment by 22 September 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: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PLA-2026-000762 Granted
Sainsburys's Heaton Park Retail Park Heaton Park Road Manchester M9 0QS
Installation of non illuminated fascia signs and information signs to We Buy any Car pod.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Jul 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Manchester
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6 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consultation
Previously Under Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 October 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
11 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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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