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Former Godfrey Ermen Playing Fields Land At Ackroyd Avenue Abbey Hey Gorton Manchester M18 8TL

Refused Manchester 112196/FO/2016/N2 Full Application Consent

Works: New dwelling Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Erection of 170 two storey dwellinghouses (Use Class C3a) and the erection of one, 3 storey block of 12 residential apartments (Use Class C3a) together with vehicular access from Ackroyd Avenue with associated car parking, landscaping, boundary treatment, pedestrian link to open space to the south and other associated works following demolition of 10 and 12 Ackroyd Avenue

As published by the council, reference 112196/FO/2016/N2

Application record

Reference
112196/FO/2016/N2
Type
Full Application Consent
Status
Rejected
Decision
Refused
Received
18 May 2016
Validated
18 May 2016
Decided
26 Aug 2016
Ward
Gorton North Ward (2004)
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
M18 8TL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 May 2016

    Received by Manchester

  2. 26 Aug 2016

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1993 · London

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Documents

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36 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Manchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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