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The Administration Building Former Manchester Metropolitan University Campus Wilmslow Road Didsbury Manchester M20 2RR

Granted Manchester 108542/LO/2015/S2 Listed Building 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

Listed building consent for internal and external alterations in association with the refurbishment of building to form 32 residential dwellings (10no. Townhouses and 22no. Apartments) and including the erection of two storey extension to internal courtyard. Refurbishment works to include creation of an internal lift shaft, roof terraces, entrances to dwellinghouses and an underground car park together with associated landscaping, boundary treatment, following selective demolition of internal structures and existing buildings within the courtyard.

As published by the council, reference 108542/LO/2015/S2

Application record

Reference
108542/LO/2015/S2
Type
Listed Building 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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32 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.

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Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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