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72 Rocky Lane, ECCLES, MANCHESTER, M30 9LY

PA/2026/0867Full planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 17 September 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Demolition of an existing garage and erection of a single-storey rear extension, including the installation of two externally mounted air conditioning units on the rear elevation.

Submitted
31 July 2026
Ward
Eccles Ward
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Aug
  5. Decided17 Sep

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 72 Rocky Lane, ECCLES, MANCHESTER, M30 9LY. Salford has handled 2,261 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Salford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Eccles Ward. We hold 670 applications in total for the M30 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 proposed extension would, by reason of its scale, siting and proximity to the common boundary with 74 Rocky Lane, appear unduly prominent and overbearing when viewed from the neighbouring property's rear garden. The development would introduce a substantial length and mass of built form immediately adjacent to the common boundary, with this significantly increasing the sense of enclosure experienced by occupiers of 74 Rocky Lane when using their private amenity space. In addition, given the siting of the extension to the south of No. 74, there is potential for some additional overshadowing of the neighbouring garden, with this further diminishing the quality of the private amenity space. The development would therefore have an unacceptable adverse impact on the levels of amenity those at 74 Rocky Lane currently enjoy. The development is therefore contrary to the requirements of Local Plan policy D5, Amenity, and Policies L2, Making Effective Use of Land and P3, Living Conditions and Amenity, of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
M30 9LY
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2026
Target decision date
24 August 2026
Application expires
26 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
57 days

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Article 4 direction: 2018 HMO Article 4 Direction
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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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