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Oakley 188 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6LJ

Awaiting decision Manchester PLA-2026-001705 Full planning permission

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Partial demolition, refurbishment and conversion of existing buildings together with construction of 53no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3), along with associated hard and soft landscaping, car parking, access and associated works.

As published by the council, reference PLA-2026-001705

Application record

Reference
PLA-2026-001705
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Fallowfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M14 6LJ

Comment by 30 October 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 2020: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 129020/FO/2020 Refused

    Oakley 188 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6LJ

    Erection of 1 no. 13 storey building and 1 no. part 4 and part 5 storey building to form purpose built student accommodation together with a single storey side and rear extension to the retained and refurbished Oakley Villa and conversion to form amenity and communal space together with associated landscaping, cycle parking, car parking and associated works following the demolition of existing office accommodation on the site

    Decided 3 Sep 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Oct 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 10 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 December 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

121 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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Oakley 188 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6LJ

    129020/FO/2020 Submitted 23 Dec 2020 50 yards away

    Erection of 1 no. 13 storey building and 1 no. part 4 and part 5 storey building to form purpose built student accommodation together with a single storey side and rear extension to the retained and refurbished Oakley Villa and conversion to form amenity and communal space together with associated landscaping, cycle parking, car parking and associated works following the demolition of existing office accommodation on the site

    Refused Full applications Extension Demolition 487 docs
    Small domestic
  • 1 Riga Road Manchester M14 6JG

    128496/LE/2020 Submitted 4 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawful Development for Existing use as House in Multiple Occupation (C4)

    Granted Lawful development 4 docs
  • 27 Langley Road Manchester M14 6LL

    NOT-2026-001609 Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    82% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

    Prior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 3.74m to the rear with a maximum height of 3.2m and a height at eaves of 3m.

    Awaiting decision Prior approval Extension
  • 25 Langley Road Manchester M14 6LL

    NOT-2026-001608 Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    82% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

    Prior notification of proposed larger home extension projecting 3.74m to the rear with a maximum height of 3.2m and a height at eaves of 3m.

    Awaiting decision Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  • 19 Langley Road Fallowfield Manchester M14 6LL

    108553/FH/2015/S1 Submitted 10 Apr 2015 50 yards away

    Erection of part single, part two-storey rear extension to form enlarged bedroom to 4no. bed HMO (C4)

    Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
    Domestic
  • 11 Langley Road Manchester M14 6LL

    119278/FO/2018 Submitted 13 Mar 2018 50 yards away

    Erection of part single, part two-storey rear extension to existing House in Multiple Occupation form additional living accommodation

    Granted Full applications Extension 4 docs

In Manchester

  • PLA-2026-001258 Granted

    Vision House 100 Floats Road Manchester M23 9PL

    Installation of a multi-use games area (MUGA) to rear

    Received 6 Aug, published by the council 17 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-000465 Granted

    21A Didsbury Park Manchester M20 5LH

    Erection of outbuilding (incorporating seating, dining, kitchen, spa, changing room, WC and plant room) with sunken swim spa, associated landscaping and side gate wall.

    Received 10 Jul, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-000769 Refused

    12 Kelstern Square Manchester M13 0XW

    Erection of a self-contained 2-bed ground floor residential dwelling to the rear of the existing property, including associated access, amenity space, refuse storage, bin storage, landscape and yard.

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-001800 Awaiting decision

    Northern Lawn Tennis Club Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA

    Refurbishment works to the existing indoor tennis court building at Northern Lawn Tennis Club, including removal of the existing asbestos roof and replacement; replacement and alteration of rooflights; bricking up of selected windows; installation of new black louvred ventilation windows, replacement doors and mechanical ventilation system; removal of external fire escape stairs; upgrading of roof drainage; replacement of existing louvres and retained doors in black; and associated repairs and refurbishment to structural and external elements.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • PLA-2026-001216 Awaiting decision

    41 Hilton Street Manchester M1 2EE

    Creation of external seating area.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Full applications