Extension (General) approval rate in Manchester
Manchester approved 86.0% of extension (general) applications, based on 450 decisions analysed.
Last updated: March 2026
86.0%
extension (general) approval rate
450
Extension (General) decisions
387
Approved
63
Refused
87.9%
Manchester overall
Extension (General) applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Manchester average (87.9%).
How extension (general) compares in Manchester
Extension (General)
86.0%
Manchester all applications
87.9%
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Less than one set of revised drawings.
Other project types in Manchester
91.6%
92.1%
87.5%
86.3%
94.8%
84.4%
85.3%
89.8%
88.4%
64.0%
81.8%
93.5%
87.3%
69.1%
86.4%