Planning application
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for works to provide safe access to the roof void above the Grand Hall at the Whitworth Gallery, to enable maintenance of the fire alarm system.
As published by the council, reference 136253/LO/2023
Application record
- Reference
- 136253/LO/2023
- Type
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Status
- Final
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 6 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 28 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Ardwick
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M15 6ER
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 8 applications since 2019: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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CDN/26/0340 Granted
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Wall recording and reinstatement), 4a, b and c (Methodology), 5a and b (Railing Details) attached to Listed Building Consent 138496/LO/2023.
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CDN/26/0271 Granted
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
Discharge of Conditons 3 (Materials) and 5 (Reinstatement Strategy) pursuant to Planning Permission 138495/FO/2023.
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CDN/26/0074 Split decision
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Rainwater Goods), 4 (Schedule of Works), 5 (Mortar specification), 6 (Final methodology), 7 (Spire works), 8 (Samples), and 9 (Internal works) attached to Listed Building Consent 141767/LO/2024.
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CDN/24/0925 Granted
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
Discharge of conditions 3 (Structure) and 4(a) (Hole details) attached to application ref no 138368/LO/2023
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123754/LO/2019 Granted
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of new attic access door hatches and new fire alarm equipment within the kitchen.
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122604/FO/2019 Granted
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
Elevational alterations comprising reinstatement of 9no. Steel Crittal Windows to previously bricked up window openings on South Elevation.
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122605/LO/2019 Granted
Whitworth Institute Oxford Road Manchester M15 6ER
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for elevation alterations comprising reinstatement of 9no. steel crittal windows to previously bricked up window openings on South Elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2023
Received by Manchester
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28 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Approve
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30 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
University of Manchester Agent, registered in Oxford Road Manchester
Dissolved · incorporated 2003 · Oxford Road Manchester
16 applications on PlanIndex · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Manchester granted permission on 28 April 2023, 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.
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