Manchester City Council • 145420/JO/2026
Design changes proposed for approved nine-block housing scheme on former day nursery site
Site Of Former Day Nursery Longhurst Road Manchester M9 8NS
A developer has applied to modify the conditions of an already-approved housing scheme on Longhurst Road, proposing solar panels, accessibility improvements, and minor design changes across nine residential blocks.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- other
- Consultation ends
- 2026-04-11
Summary
This application asks to change some of the conditions attached to a planning permission granted in 2023 for a housing development on the site of a former day nursery on Longhurst Road. The proposed changes include adding solar panels to eight of the nine blocks, altering rear garden levels to remove steps, and making various design tweaks to dormers, windows, boundary treatments, and the sizes of trees within the landscaping scheme. The site sits in a residential area with Crab Lane Primary School a couple of minutes' walk away and St Andrew's Church about a minute's walk from the site. Around 89 homes are within 200 metres. The A6104, a busy road carrying over 11,000 vehicles a day, runs a few minutes' walk to the north. Because the original development was already approved, this application does not revisit whether homes should be built here. The council will consider only whether the proposed changes are acceptable compared to what was originally approved.
What you can do
You can comment on this application by searching for reference 145420/JO/2026 on Manchester City Council's planning portal. Comments must focus on planning matters — for example, the design changes, visual impact, or how the proposed alterations compare to the already-approved scheme. The council cannot reconsider whether homes should be built on this site, as that decision was made in 2023.