Planning application
Princess Street Manchester M2 5DB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees - proposed pruning works to trees adjacent to overhead Metrolink lines incorporating pruning back on overhead lines only
As published by the council, reference 125931/TCA/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 125931/TCA/2020
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 14 Jan 2020
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2020
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2020
- Ward
- Deansgate Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M2 5DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2020
Received by Manchester
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27 Jan 2020
Decision issued: No Objection
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6 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 27 January 2020, 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 tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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