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20 Chapel Road, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6EE

PA/2026/0838Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 26 August 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Demolition of existing garage and erection of new two storey side extension

Submitted
1 July 2026
Ward
Cadishead and Lower Irlam Ward
  1. Received1 Jul
  2. Validated1 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Jul
  5. Decided26 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 20 Chapel Road, IRLAM, MANCHESTER, M44 6EE. Salford has handled 2,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Cadishead and Lower Irlam Ward. We hold 72 applications in total for the M44 postcode area.

88% of full applications at Salford City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The part of Chapel Road in which the application site is located, as well as the surrounding streets, is characterised by mainly semi detached houses some with two storey or first floor side extensions which are stepped back from the front main wall. The proposed development would introduce at first floor a side extension which is set back less than the minimum of 2m from the front main wall. As such the proposal would create the potential to cause a terracing effect that would fail to respect the character and appearance of the parent dwelling and surrounding area, contrary to Policies D1, D2 and D8 of the Salford Local Plan: Development Management Policies and Designations, the House Extensions Supplementary Planning Document, and Policy DP3 the National Planning Policy Framework. Article 35 Declaration The Local Planning Authority offered solutions to the applicant in order to make the development acceptable. The applicant was however unwilling to amend the plans. Without these amendments the development would not improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area and therefore does not comprise sustainable development.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
M44 6EE
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 July 2026
Target decision date
15 July 2026
Application expires
26 August 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Brownfield land register: 25-27 Chapel Road, Irlam, M44 6EERegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Salford

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