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John Rylands Library 148-158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

Granted Manchester 120122/LO/2018 Listed Building Consent

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of a free-standing guardrail system, with curved posts and tension-wired balustrades, to the roofs of the 1912 - 1920's extension, Wolfson extension and Austin Smith Lord extension (associated application 120767/FO/2018).

As published by the council, reference 120122/LO/2018

Application record

Reference
120122/LO/2018
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
14 Aug 2018
Validated
14 Aug 2018
Decided
9 Oct 2018
Ward
Deansgate Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M3 3EH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 3 applications since 2018: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • CDN/26/0317 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Protection Methodology), 4 (Scaffolding methodology and specification) and 5 (Materials) attached to Listed Building Consent 144597/LO/2025.

    Decided 26 May 2026 Conditions
  • 144597/LO/2025 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    Listed Building Consent for replacement of cloister roofs on both the north and south elevations.

    Decided 12 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Aug 2018

    Received by Manchester

  2. 9 Oct 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Agent on file, registered in London

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Documents

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11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 9 October 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

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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