Contact the planning team
Planning advice
For specific planning advice in relation to a proposal or project, you can use our pre-application advice and guidance service.
You can also find information that may help you on:
Updates on planning applications
If you need an update on the status of your planning application, contact the case officer dealing with your application.
Their details will be on the letter we sent you.
General planning enquiries
To contact us about a general planning enquiry, you can:
call 0161 474 3050 and select option 1
phone lines are open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:30pm
lines are closed weekends and bank holidays
Contact the building control team
We can help with:
- general building control enquiries
- signposting you to an inspector for advice at the start of your build project
To contact us, you can:
call 0161 474 3050 and select option 2
phone lines are open Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3:30pm
lines are closed weekends and bank holidays
Contact the conservation team
Within a conservation area there are extra planning controls over:
- demolition
- minor developments
- protection of trees
There may also be some special planning controls in the form of Article 4 Directions.
For initial advice before starting your project, visit our conservation team contact page: