Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward planning approval rate
Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward ward in Manchester has a 85.4% approval rate based on 261 planning decisions. Manchester overall: 87.9%.
Last updated: April 2026
85.4%
ward approval rate
261
Decisions
223
Approved
38
Refused
87.9%
Manchester average
Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward is 2.5 percentage points below the Manchester average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward compares
Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward ward
85.4%
Manchester overall
87.9%
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Recent decisions in Gorton & Abbey Hey Ward
Installation of LED lighting to underside of fascia, and LED downlighters to sof · Mon 12 Jan 2026
Change to shopfront new separate entrance to first floor residential accommodati · Fri 09 Jan 2026
Erection of part single, part two storey side and single storey rear extension t · Wed 07 Jan 2026
Conversion of single dwellinghouse into 2 self contained flats (Class C3). · Wed 24 Dec 2025
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 13,750 decisions.