Garage conversion planning approval rate in Manchester
86% of 59 decided garage conversion 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.
86%
Approval rate, all years, from 59 decided
59
decided garage conversion applications in Manchester: 51 approved, 8 refused
80%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 15 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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.
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Example garage conversion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 144333/FH/2025 | 2026 | Refused | Retention of single storey extension to existing garage and conversion into summer house/ home office 70 Elizabeth Street Manchester M8 8BQ |
| 142129/FH/2025 | 2025 | Approved | Erection of a single storey front extension and conversion of internal garage to form additional living accommodation 20 Brakenlea Drive Manchester M9 8NU |
| 142841/FH/2025 | 2025 | Approved | Proposed conversion of rear garage building to form ancillary living accommodation (new games room) with associated external alterations Ingleside Glencastle Road Manchester M18 7NE |
| 142870/FH/2025 | 2025 | Approved | Conversion of existing rear garage into ancillary living accommodation with associated external alterations 13 Eltham Street Manchester M19 3AL |
| 138158/LP/2023 | 2023 | Refused | Conversion of integral garage to study and utility room, modification of front elevation to include replacing garage door with window and brickwork 7 Clearwater Drive Manchester M20 2ED |
| 134888/FH/2022 | 2022 | Refused | Proposed conversion of a garage into a habitable room including re-design of the roof. 23 Ashdown Avenue Manchester M9 6PR |
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
- Basement 88%, 408 decided
- Window and door 92%, 815 decided