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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
Granted As published: 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 5 applications since 2017: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • OTH-2026-001722 Awaiting decision

    John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    Discharge of Conditions 1 (3 Year Limit), 2 (Specified Plans), 6 (Leadwork), 7 (Internal Repair Works) and 8 (Conservation Specification), in relation to Listed Building Consent 144597/LO/2025.

    Submitted 21 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 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
  • 116244/LO/2017 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148-158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Installation of 2 no. deaf alerter transmitters to the kitchen (void) and porters room.

    Decided 27 Sep 2017 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

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Currie & Brown Agent, registered in London

Dissolved · incorporated 2008 · London

47 applications on PlanIndex · across 16 councils · 97% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 148-158 John Rylands Library Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    CDN/19/0059 Submitted 5 Mar 2019 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Ladder Method and Spec.) of application ref: 120767/FO/2018

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

  • John Rylands Library 148-158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    116244/LO/2017 Submitted 2 Aug 2017 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Installation of 2 no. deaf alerter transmitters to the kitchen (void) and porters room.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs

  • John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    OTH-2026-001722 Submitted 21 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~16 Nov

    Discharge of Conditions 1 (3 Year Limit), 2 (Specified Plans), 6 (Leadwork), 7 (Internal Repair Works) and 8 (Conservation Specification), in relation to Listed Building Consent 144597/LO/2025.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs

  • John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 2EE

    122973/LO/2019 Submitted 5 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Internal alterations to the Reading Room within 2007 extension to improve acoustics and privacy

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 13 docs

  • John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 2EE

    125361/FO/2019 Submitted 16 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Installation of framed revolving doors to replace the existing revolving doors within the main entrance to the library extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

  • John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 2EE

    125362/LO/2019 Submitted 16 Dec 2019 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for the installation of framed revolving doors to replace the existing revolving doors within the main entrance to the library extension

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 7 docs

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