North West

Manchester planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

62.2%

163rd of 297

0.5 points slower than England

Granted

94.6%

96th of 297

4.1 points higher than England

Extension of time

35.3%

183rd of 297

3.0 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

688

Manchester decided 688 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 94.6%.

62.2% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (163rd of 297 for speed).

A further 35.3% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 83.0% a year earlier.

Of 15 householder appeals decided in the same period, 33.3% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Manchester against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	88.9%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	93.0%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	89.4%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.7%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	81.6%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	86.0%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	91.1%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	91.5%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	85.6%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	87.4%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	84.7%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	91.0%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	84.1%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	84.3%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	77.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	85.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	83.3%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	85.0%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	84.7%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	81.9%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	85.3%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	82.8%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	80.2%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	83.2%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	74.7%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	76.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	77.4%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	76.3%	0.7%	82.1%
2015 Q1	80.6%	4.8%	80.4%
2015 Q2	78.9%	7.5%	80.6%
2015 Q3	78.3%	4.6%	79.2%
2015 Q4	78.7%	4.9%	80.0%
2016 Q1	83.7%	2.1%	78.3%
2016 Q2	79.3%	5.5%	79.8%
2016 Q3	65.9%	12.3%	77.7%
2016 Q4	72.9%	6.9%	78.0%
2017 Q1	78.1%	13.0%	77.3%
2017 Q2	77.0%	13.8%	78.5%
2017 Q3	69.4%	18.4%	76.1%
2017 Q4	78.5%	12.6%	77.1%
2018 Q1	72.3%	16.8%	73.7%
2018 Q2	71.0%	17.8%	74.0%
2018 Q3	73.3%	16.8%	72.7%
2018 Q4	77.9%	17.9%	72.7%
2019 Q1	72.7%	18.7%	69.9%
2019 Q2	69.8%	21.4%	72.1%
2019 Q3	60.9%	32.9%	69.6%
2019 Q4	71.0%	18.2%	71.5%
2020 Q1	63.7%	26.8%	68.4%
2020 Q2	60.3%	27.5%	63.9%
2020 Q3	61.6%	25.5%	63.8%
2020 Q4	65.7%	21.0%	65.3%
2021 Q1	69.4%	24.1%	59.4%
2021 Q2	58.2%	27.3%	58.4%
2021 Q3	57.0%	29.9%	53.1%
2021 Q4	62.1%	25.9%	53.0%
2022 Q1	56.5%	35.3%	51.6%
2022 Q2	66.0%	25.2%	56.0%
2022 Q3	72.6%	16.3%	53.3%
2022 Q4	69.6%	17.3%	54.1%
2023 Q1	62.7%	24.0%	53.5%
2023 Q2	73.5%	13.3%	58.5%
2023 Q3	62.5%	20.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	72.9%	18.6%	59.8%
2024 Q1	78.1%	19.3%	58.8%
2024 Q2	93.5%	4.8%	64.4%
2024 Q3	93.4%	3.5%	64.2%
2024 Q4	88.5%	8.9%	65.6%
2025 Q1	78.3%	15.8%	62.1%
2025 Q2	71.1%	23.0%	65.0%
2025 Q3	65.4%	30.2%	62.5%
2025 Q4	59.4%	39.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	63.8%	35.6%	60.6%
2026 Q2	59.9%	36.4%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Manchester against England

Manchester
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Manchester	England
2008 Q1	90.0%	85.1%
2008 Q2	91.5%	86.1%
2008 Q3	89.4%	86.3%
2008 Q4	90.4%	85.3%
2009 Q1	90.4%	85.9%
2009 Q2	81.8%	86.8%
2009 Q3	90.5%	87.4%
2009 Q4	84.7%	86.9%
2010 Q1	87.3%	87.0%
2010 Q2	87.4%	88.0%
2010 Q3	87.7%	87.7%
2010 Q4	95.5%	87.5%
2011 Q1	85.0%	87.9%
2011 Q2	88.2%	88.5%
2011 Q3	82.4%	88.3%
2011 Q4	87.4%	88.3%
2012 Q1	88.1%	88.2%
2012 Q2	92.5%	89.2%
2012 Q3	91.1%	89.0%
2012 Q4	89.8%	88.9%
2013 Q1	98.2%	89.8%
2013 Q2	92.5%	90.6%
2013 Q3	88.3%	90.3%
2013 Q4	94.2%	89.6%
2014 Q1	92.9%	89.8%
2014 Q2	95.7%	90.5%
2014 Q3	93.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	94.2%	89.2%
2015 Q1	95.2%	89.3%
2015 Q2	91.7%	90.2%
2015 Q3	90.9%	90.0%
2015 Q4	90.9%	89.2%
2016 Q1	89.4%	90.0%
2016 Q2	93.3%	90.3%
2016 Q3	92.2%	90.2%
2016 Q4	91.5%	89.7%
2017 Q1	91.8%	89.9%
2017 Q2	91.7%	90.5%
2017 Q3	95.1%	90.0%
2017 Q4	91.6%	90.1%
2018 Q1	90.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	90.2%	91.0%
2018 Q3	93.9%	91.2%
2018 Q4	92.3%	90.5%
2019 Q1	92.0%	90.3%
2019 Q2	94.4%	91.0%
2019 Q3	94.2%	90.6%
2019 Q4	91.1%	89.8%
2020 Q1	95.2%	89.9%
2020 Q2	93.1%	90.2%
2020 Q3	91.2%	90.6%
2020 Q4	90.5%	90.3%
2021 Q1	91.8%	90.9%
2021 Q2	96.3%	91.2%
2021 Q3	95.3%	91.0%
2021 Q4	94.2%	90.1%
2022 Q1	96.1%	90.0%
2022 Q2	94.3%	90.4%
2022 Q3	94.7%	89.8%
2022 Q4	96.2%	89.4%
2023 Q1	92.6%	89.3%
2023 Q2	92.3%	89.2%
2023 Q3	92.7%	88.6%
2023 Q4	92.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	91.1%	88.2%
2024 Q2	91.4%	89.1%
2024 Q3	84.8%	89.4%
2024 Q4	89.6%	88.6%
2025 Q1	89.5%	89.3%
2025 Q2	95.6%	90.4%
2025 Q3	92.7%	90.1%
2025 Q4	94.1%	90.1%
2026 Q1	95.5%	90.6%
2026 Q2	96.3%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks62.2%
8 to 13 weeks1.3%
13 to 26 weeks0.9%
Over 26 weeks0.3%
Extension of time agreed35.3%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	428
8 to 13 weeks	9
13 to 26 weeks	6
Over 26 weeks	2
Extension of time agreed	243

Appeals

Decided: 15
Allowed: 33.3%
Median wait: 13 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Manchester has published 34 conservation areas.
Manchester has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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