Manchester City Council • 145436/LP/2026
Dwellinghouse proposed as single-child care home with overnight staff
12 Stoneacre Road Manchester M22 1BP
An application has been made to change an ordinary house on Stoneacre Road into a small children's care home providing residential care for one child, with care staff present around the clock.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- other
Summary
The applicant proposes to change the use of 12 Stoneacre Road from a standard family home (Use Class C3) to a children's care home (Use Class C2). The home would care for one child at a time. Staff would work on a rota, with one carer staying overnight. The property sits in a busy residential area in Woodhouse Park ward. Around 94 homes are within a couple of minutes' walk. The Willows Primary School is about a minute's walk away. St Anthony's Roman Catholic Primary School is a few minutes' walk in the other direction. Because only one child would be cared for at a time, the scale of change is small. The main planning questions are likely to be about staff parking, vehicle movements, and whether a C2 use fits the character of an otherwise residential street.
What you can do
You can submit comments on this application using reference 145436/LP/2026 through Manchester City Council's planning portal. Comments must relate to material planning matters — such as parking, traffic, or the character of the area — rather than personal views about care provision. The deadline for representations will be listed on the council's planning website.