Planning application
Firs Experimental Gardens - University Of Manchester Whitworth Lane Fallowfield Manchester M14 6WS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of four steel containers (stacked 2 on 2) for a temporary period of three years to be used as an Atmospheric Testing Station.
As published by the council, reference 120003/FO/2018
Application record
- Reference
- 120003/FO/2018
- Type
- Full Application Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Temporarily Approved
- Received
- 25 May 2018
- Validated
- 25 May 2018
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2018
- Ward
- Fallowfield Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M14 6WS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/18/0912 Granted
Firs Experimental Gardens - University Of Manchester Whitworth Lane Fallowfield Manchester M14 6WS
Application to discharge Conditions 3 (External Equipment) and 4 (Tree Protection) attached to planning permission 120003/FO/2018
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 May 2018
Received by Manchester
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20 Jul 2018
Decision issued: Temporarily Approved
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30 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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