Planning application
Oakley 188 Wilmslow Road Manchester M14 6LJ
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2026
Received by Manchester
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10 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Certificate of Lawful Development for Existing use as House in Multiple Occupation (C4)
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Awaiting decision Prior approval Extension -
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Awaiting decision Prior approval Extension 4 docs -
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