Changes planned at Longhurst Road homes

Summary

The applicant wants to change approved plans at the former day nursery site on Longhurst Road. Changes include solar panels, gardens, windows, walls, paths and trees.

The plans would remove some steps and air units between homes. They would also change dormers, roof edges, paths and garden boundaries. Tree sizes would be reduced near homes and walls.

The council will decide after the comment period. The homes were approved earlier, but these changes still need a decision.

What the council wrote

Variation of Conditions 2, 7, 9, 12, 21, 22, 30 and 32 attached to planning permission 136721/FO/2023 to revise the drawing numbers to allow PV panels to be installed to Blocks 2-9, changes to the levels to the rear gardens of Blocks 3-9 to allow for the removal of the steps, changes in boundary treatments to respond to existing levels and include facing materials to retaining walls on landscaping plans, lowering of Block 2 eaves to be in line with Block 1, removing external air source heat pumps between houses to provide easier access, changing dormer windows, changing materials to corner dormers to Blocks 3 & 9, increasing cill height of first floor front elevation windows to Blocks 3-9 to accommodate timber frame to parapet roofs below, increase in path width to Block 1, reduce size of trees to the front of houses and apartments, reducing sizes of trees to the rear of the retaining wall to reduce impact of roots on retaining wall and removal of boundary walls to the fronts of houses.

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.