Planning application
Alness Lodge 50 Alness Road Manchester M16 8HW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of Use from residential care home (use class C2) to SEND school (use class F1a).
As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001149
Application record
- Reference
- PLA-2026-001149
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Whalley Range
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M16 8HW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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120316/FO/2018 Granted
Alness Lodge 50 Alness Road Manchester M16 8HW
Erection of single storey extension to nursing home
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Manchester
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Under Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About full applications
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