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Former Manchester Metropolitan University Campus And Broomhurst Halls Of Residence Wilmslow Road Didsbury Manchester M20 2RR

Granted Manchester 108541/OO/2015/S2 Outline Consent

Works: New dwelling Extension Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Outline application for development comprising: the erection of 42 no. dwellinghouses, erection of four storey building with basement car parking to form 7 no. apartments following demolition of existing buildings; change of use of the former Main Administrative building to form 32 dwellings (10 no. townhouses and 22no. apartments) and including the erection of a two storey extension to internal courtyard, elevation alterations, creation of underground car park together with associated landscaping and boundary treatments, following the demolition of existing buildings within the courtyard; change of use of The Chapel building to form 10 no. apartments including the erection of a single storey extension, elevational alterations, creation of underground car park, and associated amenity space; change of use of The Lodge building to form a dwellinghouse, erection of two storey side and rear extensions following demolition of attached electricity sub station; change of use of 801 Wilmslow Road to form single dwellinghouse; change of use of 803 Wilmslow Road to form single dwellinghouse following demolition of existing two storey outrigger ; alterations to boundary walls; and provision of associated parking, landscaping, boundary treatments and other infrastructure works with all matters to be considered for the site of the former Manchester Metropolitan University Campus: and; Outline application for the erection of a School building (with a maximum 3,161 sqm of gross internal floorspace) and associated facilities on the site of the Broomhurst Halls of Residence following the demolition of existing buildings on site, with access from Wilmslow Road and all other matters reserved.

As published by the council, reference 108541/OO/2015/S2

Application record

Reference
108541/OO/2015/S2
Type
Outline Consent
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
10 Apr 2015
Validated
10 Apr 2015
Decided
24 Nov 2015
Ward
Didsbury East Ward (2004)
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
M20 2RR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Apr 2015

    Received by Manchester

  2. 24 Nov 2015

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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HOW Planning LLP Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Birmingham

Dissolved · incorporated 2006 · Birmingham

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Documents

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127 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 24 November 2015, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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