Planning application
Baltimore House, 50 Kansas Avenue, SALFORD, M50 2GL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed change of use from office (use class E) to non-residential education Special Educational Needs (SEN) sixth form college (use class F1)
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/1173
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/1173
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class T: Business, hotels, etc. to state-funded schools or registered nursery
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Quays Ward
- Postcode
- M50 2GL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Salford
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Salford took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Salford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Salford decided prior approval applications in a median of 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
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