Planning application
Whalley Range 11-18 High School Wilbraham Road Manchester M16 8GW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for the installation of roof mounted Solar PV, with a maximum kWp of 385.48.
As published by the council, reference 143625/P14J/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 143625/P14J/2025
- Type
- Prior approval - PV to non-dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 1 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 1 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 23 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Whalley Range Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M16 8GW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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125581/FO/2019 Granted
Whalley Range 11-18 High School Wilbraham Road Manchester M16 8GW
Erection of 2.4m high weld mesh fence together with vehicular and pedestrian access gates to Wilbraham Road and Princess Road
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Aug 2025
Received by Manchester
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23 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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Barker Associates Agent
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8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Manchester granted permission on 23 September 2025, 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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