Planning application
557 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of vacant commercial property into 3no. self-contained apartments (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/1248
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/1248
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Approved
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Weaste and Seedley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M6 5GY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Salford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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PA/2025/0909 Granted
557 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Alterations to elevations, including relocation of front entrance, unblocking existing windows previously blocked off and reinstating a previously removed front dormer
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NOT/2025/0413 Decided
557 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed conversion of a commercial property of three floors to 3no. self contained flats (Use Class C3).
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PA/2024/1821 Refused
557 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Conversion of the existing vacant commercial property into 4no. apartments, front dormer, alterations to elevations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Salford
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6 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Approved
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Salford granted permission on 6 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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557 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Conversion of the existing vacant commercial property into 4no. apartments, front dormer, alterations to elevations.
Refused Full applications New dwelling Loft or dormer 16 docsSeveral homes -
557 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Application to determine if prior approval is required for proposed conversion of a commercial property of three floors to 3no. self contained flats (Use Class C3).
Decided Prior approval New dwelling 16 docs -
551 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Change of use from residential (Use Class C3) into 5 person HMO (Use Class C4) and retention of commercial use in ground floor and basement.
Granted Full applications 5 docs -
551 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Change of use from a residential dwellinghouse (use class C3) and commercial premises to a 6-bedroom, 6-person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class C4) including external alterations.
Granted Full applications 8 docsDomestic -
551 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Change of use from mixed-use premises comprising residential accommodation (use class C3) on the first and second floors and commercial use (use class E) on the ground floor and basement, to a 7-bedroom, 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (sui generis) including removal of the front shutter and installation of a new window.
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 8 docs -
557 Liverpool Street, SALFORD, M6 5GY
Alterations to elevations, including relocation of front entrance, unblocking existing windows previously blocked off and reinstating a previously removed front dormer
Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 6 docs
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