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John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

Granted Manchester CDN/26/0317 Approval of details reserved by a condition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Discharge of Conditions 3 (Protection Methodology), 4 (Scaffolding methodology and specification) and 5 (Materials) attached to Listed Building Consent 144597/LO/2025.

As published by the council, reference CDN/26/0317

Application record

Reference
CDN/26/0317
Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Status
Final
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Decided
26 May 2026
Ward
Deansgate
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
M3 3EH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Manchester register

This site has had 5 applications since 2017: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • OTH-2026-001722 Awaiting decision

    John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    Discharge of Conditions 1 (3 Year Limit), 2 (Specified Plans), 6 (Leadwork), 7 (Internal Repair Works) and 8 (Conservation Specification), in relation to Listed Building Consent 144597/LO/2025.

    Submitted 21 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • 144597/LO/2025 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    Listed Building Consent for replacement of cloister roofs on both the north and south elevations.

    Decided 12 Jan 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 120122/LO/2018 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148-158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for the installation of a free-standing guardrail system, with curved posts and tension-wired balustrades, to the roofs of the 1912 - 1920's extension, Wolfson extension and Austin Smith Lord extension (associated application 120767/FO/2018).

    Decided 9 Oct 2018 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 116244/LO/2017 Granted

    John Rylands Library 148-158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Installation of 2 no. deaf alerter transmitters to the kitchen (void) and porters room.

    Decided 27 Sep 2017 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Manchester

  2. 26 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 20 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Donald Insall Associates Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1981 · London

202 applications on PlanIndex · across 43 councils · 98% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Manchester granted permission on 26 May 2026, 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    144597/LO/2025 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for replacement of cloister roofs on both the north and south elevations.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs
  • John Rylands Library 148 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    110402/LO/2015 Submitted 12 Aug 2016 50 yards away

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT for proposed new metal handrails with LED light fittings, metal ramp in corridor RDS48.Improvements to light intensity (Lux) of existing light fittings in corridor RDS48.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs
  • John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 2EE

    120767/FO/2018 Submitted 14 Aug 2018 50 yards away

    Installation of a free-standing guardrail system, with curved posts and tension-wired balustrades, to the roofs of the 1912 - 1920's extension, Wolfson extension and Austin Smith Lord extension (associated application 120122/LO/2018).

    Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  • John Rylands Library The University Of Manchester 150 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    CDN/17/0270 Submitted 26 May 2017 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~21 Jul

    Application to discharge conditions 3 and 4 attached to 109650.

    Status unknown Conditions 10 docs
  • John Rylands Library 148-58 Deansgate Manchester M3 3EH

    109650/FO/2015/C1 Submitted 21 Aug 2015 50 yards away

    Works to instate 10no. in-situ concrete pavement lights to the Wood Street elevation of John Ryland's Library alongside instatement of associated 6no. cast iron bollards and 1no. cast iron post and panel railing to provide protection from vehicular traffic.

    Granted Full applications 11 docs
  • John Rylands Library 148 - 158 Deansgate Manchester M3 2EE

    122973/LO/2019 Submitted 5 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Internal alterations to the Reading Room within 2007 extension to improve acoustics and privacy

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 13 docs

In Manchester

  • OTH-2026-001533 Granted

    35 King Street Manchester M2 7AT

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Exposed Bulkhead Concealment) attached to Listed Building Consent PLA-2026-000699.

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-001106 Refused

    Land At Hinchley Road Manchester M9 7FG

    Discharge of Conditions 10a and 10b (Contaminated land) attached to Planning Permission referenced 143085/FO/2025.

    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-000151 Granted

    50 Murrays Mills Bengal Street Manchester M4 6LR

    Discharge of conditions 3 (Scaffold), 4 (Making good methodology) and 5 (Materials) pursuant to Listed Building Consent 144574/LO/2025

    Received 30 Apr, published by the council 20 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-001028 Granted

    Former Apollo Pub Varley Street Manchester M40 7NH

    Discharge of conditions 3 (construction management plan), 10b (contaminated land), 12 (coal activity risks), 20 (surface water drainage) and 34 (local labour agreement) attached to planning permission 143295/FO/2025

    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • OTH-2026-001502 Granted

    Riverpark Trading Estate Riverpark Road Manchester M40 2XR

    Discharge of Condition 41 (Solar Panels) attached to Planning Permission 142464/FO/2025.

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 12 Sep 2026 Conditions