Basement planning approval rate in Manchester
88% of 408 decided basement applications in Manchester were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
88%
Approval rate, all years, from 408 decided
408
decided basement applications in Manchester: 358 approved, 50 refused
87%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 112 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example basement decisions in Manchester
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 143576/LE/2025 | 2026 | Refused | Use of basement carpark by both residents and non-residents 15 Dyche Street Manchester M4 4DS |
| 144673/FO/2025 | 2026 | Approved | Internal alterations to create 2no. two-bedroom duplex apartments over the ground and basement floor, resulting in a total of 5no. flats. 119 Palatine Road Manchester M20 3YA |
| 144786/LP/2025 | 2026 | Approved | Use of part of the ground floor and basement mezzanine as a juice bar/cafe (Use Class E). Sunlight House Quay Street Manchester M3 3JZ |
| 140621/FO/2024 | 2025 | Refused | Retention of building conversion to 3no. class E units and landlord office on second floor, and proposed ancillary accommodation at basement level 443 Cheetham Hill Road Manchester M8 0PF |
| 141345/LO/2024 | 2025 | Refused | Listed Building Consent for upgrade of the fire resistance of the ceiling to the basement boiler room and the enclosure of the escape stair from the basement... St Johns Presbytery 1 St Clements Road Manchester M21 9EE |
| 141607/FO/2024 | 2025 | Approved | Creation of a new office campus comprising two office buildings (Use Class E), including: North Building comprising ground plus seven storeys (Use Class E) p... Part Of The Former Central Retail Park Great Ancoats Street Manchester M4 6DJ |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Manchester
- Single-storey rear extension 92%, 1,670 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 87%, 1,345 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 599 decided
- Side extension 90%, 909 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 84%, 346 decided
- Rooflight 92%, 150 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 78%, 121 decided
- Porch 86%, 251 decided
- Garage conversion 86%, 59 decided
- Window and door 92%, 815 decided