Planning application
The Sharp Project Thorp Road Manchester M40 5BJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval for the installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of nondomestic buildings.
As published by the council, reference 130663/P14J/2021
Application record
- Reference
- 130663/P14J/2021
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 1 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Miles Platting & Newton Heath
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M40 5BJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/26/0136 Granted
The Sharp Project Thorp Road Manchester M40 5BJ
Discharge of Condition 4b (external plant) attached to attached to Planning Permission referenced 143112/FO/2025.
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CDN/25/0783 Granted
The Sharp Project Thorp Road Manchester M40 5BJ
Discharge of condition 4a (noise) attached to planning permission referenced 143112/FO/2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2021
Received by Manchester
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6 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approve
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6 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Paul Butler Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 1997 · Manchester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 6 August 2021, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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