Planning application
The Administration Building Former Manchester Metropolitan University Didsbury Campus Manchester M20 2RW
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 (AMENDED SCHEME) for internal and external alterations in association with the refurbishment of building to form 32 residential dwellings (17no. Townhouses and 15no. Apartments) and including the erection of two storey extension to internal courtyard, installation of internal courtyard canopy, creation of an internal lift shaft, roof terraces, entrances to dwellinghouses and associated landscaping, boundary treatment, following selective demolition of internal structures and existing buildings within the courtyard.
As published by the council, reference 111835/LO/2016/S2
Application record
- Reference
- 111835/LO/2016/S2
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 21 Apr 2016
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2016
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2018
- Ward
- Didsbury East Ward (2004)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M20 2RW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2016
Received by Manchester
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27 Feb 2018
Decision issued: Approved
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28 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
134 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 27 February 2018, 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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