Manchester City Council • 145427/LP/2026
Family home proposed as residential care home for one or two children
2 Spinney Road Manchester M23 1AB
An operator has applied to convert a family home in Baguley into a small children's care home, housing one or two children with round-the-clock staff.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- other
Summary
The application seeks to change how a family home on Spinney Road is used. Instead of being a normal household, it would provide residential care for one or two children at a time. Care staff would work in shifts, with one staff member sleeping on-site each night. The property sits in a residential street in Baguley Ward, with around 120 homes within a few minutes' walk. Black Carr Wood, an area of ancient woodland, is also nearby. Aviator House, an education facility, is about a five-minute walk away. The key planning question is whether this type of use fits within a residential street and whether the shift-working staff could affect neighbours. The house would look the same from the outside — no major building works are proposed.
What you can do
You can comment on this application using reference 145427/LP/2026 on Manchester City Council's planning portal. Planners can consider impacts on residential amenity, parking, and the character of the area. Comments must relate to planning matters — concerns about the operator's suitability or the welfare of the children involved are regulated by Ofsted, not the planning system.