Manchester City Council • 145446/LP/2026
Nail and beauty salon proposed on Palatine Road near primary school
327 Palatine Road Manchester M22 4HH
An applicant is seeking confirmation it is lawful to open a nail and beauty salon in a commercial unit on a busy road, a couple of minutes' walk from Northenden Community School.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- other
Summary
The applicant wants to use 327 Palatine Road as a nail and beauty salon. Rather than applying for full planning permission, they are asking the council to confirm the change of use is legally permitted — a process known as a Certificate of Lawful Development. The unit is on Palatine Road, which carries around 14,000 vehicles a day. Northenden Community School is a couple of minutes' walk away. The site sits in Flood Zone 2, which means there is a recognised risk of flooding from nearby rivers. A Flood Risk Assessment has not been submitted, even though it is required for sites in Flood Zone 2. This could be a reason the application cannot be decided in its current form.
What you can do
You can submit comments using reference 145446/LP/2026 on Manchester City Council's planning portal. For a Certificate of Lawful Development, the council can only consider whether the proposed use is legally permitted — not wider issues like noise, traffic, or amenity. Comments are most useful if they address the lawfulness of the use change or the missing Flood Risk Assessment.