Planning application
1 Lakin Street Manchester M40 9DT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2) for a maximum of two children.
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-000799
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-000799
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Moston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M40 9DT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Manchester
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20 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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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