Planning application
Machester Cathedral Victoria Street Manchester M3 1SX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees - proposed removal of 3 no. Downy Birch trees from the North side of the Cathedral
As published by the council, reference 108937/TCA/2015/C1
Application record
- Reference
- 108937/TCA/2015/C1
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 22 May 2015
- Validated
- 22 May 2015
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2015
- Ward
- City Centre Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M3 1SX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2015: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/21/0262 Granted
Machester Cathedral Victoria Street Manchester M3 1SX
Discharge of conditions 15 (SUDS 1) and 18 (d) (Hard Landscaping materials) attached to application ref no 128045
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110959/TCA/2016/C1 Granted
Machester Cathedral Victoria Street Manchester M3 1SX
Works to tree - proposed removal of dead Cherry tree and replanting of replacement tree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 May 2015
Received by Manchester
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30 Jun 2015
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 30 June 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 tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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