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1 Lakin Street Manchester M40 9DT

Awaiting decision Manchester PLA-2026-000799 Lawful development: Proposed

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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
Under Consideration
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Moston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M40 9DT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 September 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

2 documents on file for this application

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What 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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 43 Lakin Street Manchester M40 9DT

    144912/LP/2026 Submitted 21 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential care home (Use Class C2) for up to two children (aged 8-17 years), supported by two full-time carers.

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs
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  • 205 Lightbowne Road Manchester M40 9DD

    141339/P3MAP/2024 Submitted 22 Oct 2024 100 yards away

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  • Rudd Street Manchester M40 9DQ

    CDN/17/0390 Submitted 28 Jun 2017 100 yards away

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    Granted Conditions 2 docs
  • Land Bounded By Douglas Street Manchester M40 9DS

    CDN/18/0269 Submitted 18 Apr 2018 100 yards away

    Discharge of condition 5 (a) (ground conditions) attached to planning permission referenced 115902/VO/2017

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  • Rudd Street Manchester M40 9DQ

    CDN/18/0264 Submitted 16 Apr 2018 100 yards away

    Discharge of condition 16 (ground conditions) attached to planning permission referenced 115910/VO/2017

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • Rudd Street Manchester M40 9DQ

    CDN/17/0456 Submitted 26 Jul 2017 100 yards away

    Discharge of condition 2 (materials) and 5 (construction management) attached to planning permission referenced 115910/VO/2017

    Split decision Conditions 6 docs

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    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PLA-2026-000684 Granted

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    Use of property as a house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).

    Received 3 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PLA-2026-000184 Granted

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    Use of premises as juice bar/cafe (Use Class E)

    Received 25 Jun, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Lawful development