Planning application
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees - proposed reduction of lateral growth by 1m of an Ivy and 4x Fir trees (T1 - T5)
As published by the council, reference 127596/TCA/2020
Application record
- Reference
- 127596/TCA/2020
- Type
- Works to trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 29 Jul 2020
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2020
- Decided
- 24 Aug 2020
- Ward
- Didsbury West Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M20 2DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 9 applications since 2016: 9 approved, 0 refused.
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143598/LO/2025 Granted
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Listed Building Consent for the installation of radiators and pipework.
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136152/VO/2023 Granted
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
City Council Development - Installation of air source heat pumps within a "living wall" compound
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136153/LO/2023 Granted
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Listed Building Consent for the installation of air source heat pumps within a "living wall" compound; replacement of internal lighting with LED lighting; installation of new radiators to first and ground floors; associated trenching and pipework.
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122582/LO/2019 Granted
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Listed Building Consent for the installation of brass handrail to both sides of the existing rear access ramp
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122583/LO/2019 Granted
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Listed Building Consent for the implementation of fire safety works
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122267/FO/2018 Granted
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Retention of public artwork (Manchester Bee) to front of library.
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117187/LO/2017 Granted
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of 6 no. rainwater downpipes and addition of lead spitters
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114753/LO/2016 Granted
Didsbury Library 692 Wilmslow Road Manchester M20 2DN
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT The installation of a new improved accessible toilet, internal alteration to aid better access including reducing the length of the existing library counter, and alterations to bookshelves in the vicinity of the existing access ramp.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2020
Received by Manchester
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24 Aug 2020
Decision issued: No Objection
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21 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 24 August 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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