Planning application
Unit 1 Ground Floor, Faulkner House, Elm Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 6AJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use from a use class B8 to an MOT testing station garage (use class B2), including the installation of MOT testing equipment and associated internal alterations.
As published by the council, reference PA/2026/0618
Application record
- Reference
- PA/2026/0618
- Type
- Change of use
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 28 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Swinton and Wardley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M27 6AJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Salford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2026/0283 Withdrawn
Unit 1 Ground Floor, Faulkner House, Elm Street, Swinton, Manchester, M27 6AJ
Application for a lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from a vehicle garage (use class B2) to an MOT testing station garage (use class B2), including the installation of MOT testing equipment and associated internal alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Salford
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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21 Jul 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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Salford granted permission on 17 July 2026, 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.
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