Planning application
Former Site Of Irkdale Mill 29-31 Smedley Road Manchester
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Open air storage (Use Class B8)
As published by the council, reference 143647/LE/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 143647/LE/2025
- Type
- Certificate Lawful Development Existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Harpurhey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Manchester
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28 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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20 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Paul Ashton Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Halsall
Active · incorporated 2014 · Halsall
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Manchester refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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