Planning application
Pavilion House Wythenshawe Sports Ground Willenhall Road Manchester M23 0BD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
City Council Development - Refurbishment of existing sports pavilion (Class F2) involving a partial change of use to provide: a weightlifting gym (Class E), ancillary cafe and community room, external alterations, CCTV and lighting, reconfiguration to the existing hard landscaping to enable a widened pedestrian footpath, installation of external plant and enclosure and other associated works.
As published by the council, reference 144600/FO/2025
Application record
- Reference
- 144600/FO/2025
- Type
- Regulation 3 Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Northenden Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- M23 0BD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Manchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH-2026-001007 Granted
Pavilion House Wythenshawe Sports Ground Willenhall Road Manchester M23 0BD
Discharge of conditions 3 (traffic management strategy) and 4 (waste management strategy) attached to planning permission 144600/VO/2025
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144600/VO/2025 Granted
Pavilion House Wythenshawe Sports Ground Willenhall Road Manchester M23 0BD
City Council Development - Refurbishment of existing sports pavilion (Class F2) involving a partial change of use to provide: a weightlifting gym (Class E), ancillary cafe and community room, external alterations, CCTV and lighting, reconfiguration to the existing hard landscaping to enable a widened pedestrian footpath, installation of external plant and enclosure and other associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Manchester
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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20 Jul 2026
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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
19 documents on file for this application
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